Presentation of the Cap Ferret - Pyla sur mer agency
Opened in 2011 by Anne-Valérie Colas, formerly known as “Villas & Cabanes Sotheby's International Realty”, the Cap Ferret-Pyla real estate agency is located in Pyla-sur-Mer. Today, it has become a key player in the prestige real estate market in Arcachon and Pyla-sur-Mer.
The agency is ideally located between the Moulleau traffic circle and the Cercle de Voile, just a few meters from the beach. The team consists of three consultants, the branch manager and branch manager Anne-Valérie Colas. With prestigious training and complementary backgrounds in France and abroad, she provides customers with expert advice thanks to her proven knowledge of the business.
Alignment with the high standards of service quality and professionalism instilled by the Sotheby's International Realty network comes naturally. Resolutely international, the team is fluent in English, Italian and Spanish.
An expert in high-end property transactions in the basin, since its creation the agency has carried out notable sales such as “front-line” villas on the seafront, with private access to the beach, and rarer properties such as a charming village hut.
The Bordeaux real estate market
Demand for real estate in the basin is strong, and loan growth is steady every year. During the health crisis, the price explosion of around 40% lasted, then stabilized in the face of the current economic situation. Most of the basin's customers are French, mainly from Paris, and a small proportion are international, from Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and Germany. With the development of telecommuting, the typology of the clientele has changed significantly. In fact, buyers are increasingly young, and are moving in with their families as their main residence. Thanks to the development of the TGV line between Paris and Bordeaux, the area can be reached in just 2h45.
Benefiting from a sunny living environment, the quality of life in the basin is exceptional. In Pyla-sur-Mer, a quiet, family-friendly seaside resort, people come to relax and create unforgettable memories. The most sought-after neighborhoods are often located close to a beach, such as the Cercle de Voile de l'Ermitage district, or near Dune du Pyla and the Co(o)rniche and Ha(a)itza hotels.
In Arcachon, the Moulleau district, ideal for going out, and the Pereire district, with its beach and pine forest, are highly sought-after. The Ville d'Hiver district, with its old houses, and the Abatilles and l'Aiguillon districts, are very popular for their town center. Walking distance to the beach and shops is often sought-after, as is peace and quiet, a view of the basin, or a swimming pool. In the commune of Le Pyla, customers are mainly looking for a second home, whereas in the Arcachon basin, it's the main residence that's more important.
Cap Ferret: history and heritage
Arcachon first became popular thanks to the spa industry: doctors sent their asthmatic patients here, believing that the proximity of pine trees and sea air would cure them. This preoccupation is reflected in the architecture of the villas of the period, designed with numerous east-west openings. Nicknamed the “winter town”, Arcachon then developed around summer seaside tourism, thanks to the Bordeaux bourgeoisie who came to bathe here.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the area around Dune du Pilat, from Moulleau to Plage de la Salie, was still wild. Entrepreneur Gaume decided to turn it into a holiday resort, based on the concept of the “villa under the pines”. He bought hundreds of plots of land and built waterfront villas in neo-Basque and Moorish styles. Less wild than Cap-Ferret and less urbanized than Arcachon, Pyla today reflects Louis Gaume's vision of a relaxing vacation destination. Wishing to extend the Arcachon seaside resort southwards, he created La Co(o)rniche and Ha(a)itza, the finest hotels on the basin.
Arcachon offers all the shops and amenities of a year-round town: cinema, hospital, opera, theater, etc. In Arcachon, a visit to the Hôtel de la Ville d'Hiver and the Plage Pereire club, owned by Olivier Arnoux, is a must. In terms of gastronomy, the Arcachon basin is renowned for its oysters, which can be tasted in typical oyster huts, and beach restaurants such as Bar de l'Oubli and Bikini.
When on vacation in Arcachon, a drink at the Co(o)rniche, renovated in 2010 by Philippe Starck, is a must. Manager William Téchoueyres is a local figure, as is its owner, a Gaume heir.
The Cap Ferret-Pyla real estate agency, inheriting the values of the Sotheby's International Realty network, serves a prestigious clientele with the utmost attention to quality of service and absolute respect for legal rules.
