Paolo Petrini

Rock Protection Law: what will change for selling or buying in Monaco-Ville

Passed on 12 October 2026 under the urgent procedure, Bill No. 1134 will give the State, from the day it is published, a right of pre-emption over sales on the Rock (Monaco-Ville) and will regulate how every property in the district is used and altered. A factual analysis, with worked examples and points to watch for owners and buyers.

Property listings in the age of AI: the end of the photograph as proof

Artificial intelligence can now furnish, renovate and enlarge an apartment without anyone lifting a finger. The real risk is not that people will believe the fake images. It is that they will stop believing the real ones.

Buying Into an Old Building in Monaco to Own Tomorrow's New One

In Monaco, an old building is sometimes worth less for what it is than for what it will become. An analysis of a discreet investment strategy built on reconstruction and on the in-kind exchange known as “dation”.

Property confidentiality in Monaco: what should never be published

In a country of 2.08 km², nobody needs a name to point to someone. That is why an estate agency's discretion is best judged by what it chooses not to publish, and why it pays to check before signing a mandate.

State housing in Monaco: inside the system that houses Monegasque nationals

One apartment in five in Monaco belongs to the State and is let only to Monegasque nationals. For anyone arriving from abroad, it is the most overlooked key to understanding the Principality's property market.

Should I buy a house in Monaco?

Monaco is a capital market, not an income market. Eighteen years of official price data, the tax questions that come before the property question, and how the Principality actually compares with the other places international buyers shortlist.

Monaco property: the buying cycle has begun

After three years of record rents, demand is shifting towards purchase. Resales at an all-time high in 2025, more purchase files in 2026: why we believe a new buying cycle has begun in Monaco, and why the statistics will take several quarters to confirm it.

Mortgage Costs in Monaco: The Expense Buyers Discover Too Late

When a bank requires a mortgage as security, roughly 0.92% of the registered amount is added to the acquisition budget. On a €10 million registration, that is €92,000, a sum many buyers discover at the point where they can no longer withdraw.

Bradley Cooper and Margot Robbie film in Monaco: Port Hercule restored to 1962

From 23 to 28 August 2026, the Ocean's Eleven prequel turns Port Hercule and the Casino square into a 1960s Grand Prix set. What is being filmed, where, and what this week really says about the appeal of Monaco.

Filming in Monaco: the Series and Movies Shooting in the Principality

White Lotus, Emily in Paris: global fiction has an appointment with the Principality this year. The story of a country that reads every script before opening its doors, never pays to be filmed, and of what the screen actually changes in its property market.

The Casino de Monte-Carlo, the beating heart of the Principality since 1863

The founding monument of Monte-Carlo, national property and gaming legend: what the visitor sees, what the resident knows, and what the monument reveals about Monaco's most coveted district.

Princess Grace of Monaco, from Philadelphia to the Rock

An Academy Award, a liner docking in April 1956, and a principality that woke up famous. What Princess Grace truly left Monaco, and what the archives decline to confirm.