What’s behind Monaco’s record-breaking resale boom and property trends in 2025?

Monaco’s property resale market shattered records in 2025, crossing the €3 billion barrier for the first time with 429 transactions worth €3.2 billion. The 49.1% surge in value represents the strongest performance in the sector’s history, but the real story lies in the details: which districts drove the boom, which buildings entered the market, and how newly delivered developments reset price expectations across the Principality.

According to IMSEE’s 2025 Real Estate Observatory published on Monday, the resale sector now accounts for the majority of Monaco’s total property transaction value, marking a fundamental shift in how the Principality’s real estate market operates.

Larvotto’s fivefold surge

The most dramatic growth occurred in Larvotto, where resale values surged nearly fivefold to €851.9 million despite just 13 transactions. This was fuelled by newly built properties in Mareterra hitting the resale market for the first time.

When early buyers decided to resell, the transactions established price points that fundamentally altered the district’s valuation. Larvotto’s price per square metre reached €71,167 in 2025, crossing the symbolic €70,000 threshold for the first time and cementing its position as Monaco’s most expensive district.

Mareterra property resales have fuelled the price per square metre surge in the district. Photo credit: Cassandra Tanti

Monte-Carlo breaks the billion euro mark

Monte-Carlo recorded 164 resales in 2025, the highest level since 2014. More significantly, the district’s resale value exceeded €1 billion for the first time, reaching €1.1 billion. The €331.6 million annual increase marks a significant milestone for the district.

Unlike Larvotto, Monte-Carlo’s surge was not driven by 2024 deliveries. The district’s most recent major completions were One Monte-Carlo (40 units) and 26 CarrĂ© Or (9 units), both delivered in 2019. Instead, the record year reflects the sheer volume of transactions and Monte-Carlo’s enduring premium positioning.

The district saw 164 resales in 2025, accounting for 38.2% of all resales and approximately 35% of total resale value in the Principality, with its price per square metre standing at €54,009.

La Rousse and recent deliveries

La Rousse recorded 100 resales worth €433.3 million, benefiting from the 2025 delivery of Bay House (Testimonio 2 Socle) with 56 units and Villas Bay House n°1 to n°5 with 5 units. These 61 new properties provided fresh resale inventory as early buyers from the Testimonio development exited their positions.

The district’s price per square metre reached €51,265, with recent construction commanding €54,209 per square metre.

 

To the right, Bay House villas in the Testimonia II develoment, which drove up property prices in the district in 2025. Photo credit: Cassandra Tanti

The shifting price of space

Demand for Monaco’s largest homes reached new heights in 2025, with the average resale price of properties with four or more bedrooms climbing to €29.0 million — a jump of more than €10 million in a single year and a 54.1% rise that outpaced every other category.

At the other end of the scale, studios remained a popular choice, with their average resale value rising 5.5% to a new record of €2.0 million. One-bedroom apartments also reached a peak, up 9% to €4.0 million.

The middle of the market told a different story. Two-bedroom apartments fell 6.5% to an average of €5.5 million, while three-bedroom properties dipped 9.1% to €10.2 million — though both remain at historically high levels.

IMSEE notes that villas are excluded from its price indicator due to the low number of resales in this category, with just five recorded in 2025.

Homes with four or more bedrooms are now in high demand across the Principality. Photo credit: Cassandra Tanti

Twenty-two sales exceed €20 million

The mean resale price in Monaco reached a new record of €7.6 million in 2025, up €1.6 million in a single year. The median hit €4.0 million, meaning more than half of all resales now conclude above this level — a figure that would have seemed extraordinary in most markets, but in Monaco increasingly represents the floor.

Twenty-two resales exceeded €20 million during the year. A decade ago there were 18 such transactions in a year when the average resale price stood at €4.3 million. That average has since risen by €3.3 million — roughly 77% growth in ten years — with each wave of major development deliveries pushing the baseline higher.

The share of resales concluding below €5 million has fallen steadily, from around 80% of all transactions a decade ago to under 65% today. The market has not transformed overnight, but the direction is consistent and the gap between Monaco and everywhere else continues to widen.

The bottom line

Monaco’s 2025 resale market was ultimately shaped by one underlying force: the arrival of a new generation of high-end developments on the secondary market. From Mareterra’s first resales pushing Larvotto’s values to unprecedented levels, to Bay House inventory refreshing La Rousse, to Monte-Carlo breaking the billion-euro barrier on volume alone, the data points consistently in the same direction. Prices are rising, transaction sizes are growing, and the profile of what sells in Monaco — and for how much — is being reset with each major delivery cycle. With limited new supply expected in the years ahead, the conditions that drove 2025’s record performance show little sign of reversing.

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Main photo credit: Cassandra Tanti, Monaco Life

 

UK rejoins Erasmus+ programme from 2027

French students will once again be able to use the Erasmus+ programme to study, intern or train in the United Kingdom from 1st January 2027, following a political agreement between the European Union and London concluded on 17th December 2025.

The UK had been excluded from Erasmus+ since 2021 as a consequence of Brexit, ending what had been one of the programme’s most popular student destinations for French participants. The return was negotiated as part of a broader rapprochement between the EU and the UK government.

The full terms of the reintegration — including which types of exchanges will be available, funding conditions and the implementation timetable — will be confirmed in forthcoming association agreements with EU member states.

What French students need to know

Erasmus+ is open to pupils, students, apprentices, teachers, trainers, job seekers and adult learners enrolled in a participating institution, whether a school, university, CFA apprenticeship centre, association or NGO. Scholarships are available, with amounts varying by activity type and destination, and may include a contribution towards travel costs. Students already in receipt of a scholarship may also be eligible for International Mobility Assistance.

Those interested in planning a UK placement from 2027 are advised to contact their institution’s international relations department for details as they become available.

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Faith Kipyegon confirmed for 2026 Herculis EBS Meeting in Monaco

Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon will compete at the Herculis EBS Meeting at Stade Louis-II on 10th July, organisers have confirmed.

The Kenyan middle-distance runner will race over 3,000 metres, marking her return to Monaco track competition after taking part in the Monaco Run Gramaglia road race earlier this year.

A familiar setting for record-breaking

Kipyegon, 32, holds world records over the 1500m and the Mile. It was at the 2023 Herculis EBS Meeting that she set her Mile world record on the Monaco track, a performance that reinforced the venue’s reputation as a stage for elite distance running.

Her debut on the roads in the Principality also produced a notable result. Running her first competitive 10km, Kipyegon clocked 29’47, placing her among the top 15 women of all time over the distance for an opening attempt on the road.

3,000m target for July

For the 2026 edition, Kipyegon will step up to the 3,000m, a distance at which she recorded 8’07″04 at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia in 2025, one of the leading performances in the world over the distance.

The Herculis EBS is part of the Wanda Diamond League circuit, which comprises 15 meetings across 13 countries on four continents. The 2026 season opens in Doha on 8th May and concludes with the two-day final in Brussels on 4th and 5th September.

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Football: PSG seize control of Champions League play-off against Monaco

Zakaria contests a ball with Neves at the Stade Louis II

AS Monaco threw away a two-goal lead against Paris Saint-Germain, who seized the upper hand in the Champions League play-off with a win at the Stade Louis II on Tuesday night (2-3).

At the 27-minute mark, Monaco were in the driving seat. Two goals up thanks to a brace from Folarin Balogun, lady luck was shining on the Principality club, too, with Philipp Kohn saving a penalty from Vitinha, and Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ©, named the best player in the world back in September, forced off with an injury. So for SĂ©bastien Pocognoli to say that Monaco can “consider [themselves] lucky to have defended so well in the second half to be just one goal behind, leaving [them] with lots of ambition” for the return leg is a sign of how dramatically this game switched on its head.

As it would transpire, DembĂ©lĂ©’s exit in the 27th minute would prove to be a blessing in disguise for PSG, the reigning European champions. It was his replacement, DĂ©sirĂ© DouĂ©, who grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and helped PSG seize control of the tie. He needed only two minutes to get his first, driving a left-footed shot off the inside of Philipp Kohn’s post.

Golovin handicaps his Monaco teammates once again

He had a hand in the second, too. His curled effort was well-saved by Kohn but palmed straight into the path of Achraf Hakimi, who accepted the invitation to level the scores. Forget a game of two halves, it was a half of two halves. “We know that if PSG accelerate, the danger will come,” said Pocognoli. His players found that out the hard way. Les MonĂ©gasques would have gone in at half-time deflated to let their advantage slip, but the situation would worsen upon the return from the dressing room.

Aleksandr Golovin would quickly be back in said dressing room, given his marching orders for raking his foot down the shin of Vitinha just seconds into the second half. It was Balogun who had netted within 60 seconds of the start of the game and who gave Monaco such hope, and a red card within 60 seconds of the second that left them on the back foot and clinging on. “I am frustrated,” admitted Pocognoli post-match. It wasn’t a rousing defence of his player, but Golovin arguably didn’t deserve such treatment. It is the second time in the space of a matter of days that the Russian international has been sent off, after he suffered a similar fate against FC Nantes on Friday. His red against PSG makes him the most red-carded player for Monaco in the 21st century (six).

And whilst Golovin’s red didn’t prove costly for Monaco against Nantes, with Pocognoli’s men seeing out the 3-1 win without him, it did on Tuesday. PSG dominated the ball throughout, but the numerical disadvantage allowed the visitors to assert greater territorial dominance, and it told just after the hour mark when DouĂ© netted his second of the night from the edge of the box.

Pocognoli bemoans penalty decision

“This week, everyone has criticised and killed DouĂ©. He was sensational. He showed his personality. He helped the team at the best time,” said his manager, Luis Enrique. The young Frenchman has not been at his electric best in recent weeks, but benched, he had the aura of a man with a point to prove, and he did so emphatically.

Thereafter, it became a question of damage limitation, and the damage was limited. Monaco claimed a penalty when the ball struck the arm of Marquinhos, and Pocognoli believes that it should have been awarded, but the hosts were grateful to be just one goal down heading to the Parc des Princes for the return leg, and grateful specifically to Kohn, who saved a late Bradley Barcola shot.

“It allows us to have a return leg with everything to play for,” said Pocognoli. The hope of qualification remains alive, but instead of heading up to Paris next week with a lead to protect, they do so with a deficit to overcome. Chasing the game, Monaco will be the underdog, just as, admittedly, they always were.

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Prince Albert presents medals as Princely Family attends Cortina events

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene, accompanied by Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, attended two events at the XXV Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Sunday 15th February.

The Princely Family began the day at the Olimpia delle Tofane course in Cortina, where they watched the women’s giant slalom in alpine skiing. Italy’s Federica Brignone claimed Olympic gold on home snow, winning the race before her home crowd.

Medal presentation at Sliding Center

Later in the day, the family attended the mixed team skeleton event at the Sliding Center in Cortina. At the conclusion of the competition, Prince Albert had the honour of presenting the medals.

Great Britain’s T. Stoecker and M. Weston took gold, while Germany claimed both silver and bronze. S. Kreher and A. Jungk finished second, with compatriots J. Pfeifer and C. Grotheer taking third place.

The appearance marks the second Olympic event the Princely Family has attended during the Milano Cortina 2026 Games, following their visit to the curling tournament the previous day.

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Princess Charlene and twins join Prince Albert at Winter Olympics curling event

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Monte-Carlo Opera presents Debussy’s PellĂ©as et MĂ©lisande

The OpĂ©ra de Monte-Carlo is staging a new production of Claude Debussy’s PellĂ©as et MĂ©lisande, a cornerstone of French lyric repertoire, at the Salle Garnier across four performances from 22nd to 28th February.

Under the musical direction of Kazuki Yamada, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra and Monte-Carlo Opera Chorus bring to life this emblematic work where Maurice Maeterlinck’s poetic text meets the delicate and mysterious light of Debussy’s music.

The international cast features unanimously acclaimed voices: Huw Montague Rendall as Pelléas, Lea Desandre as Mélisande, Gerald Finley as Golaud, Laurent Naouri as Arkel, Jennifer Courcier as Yniold, and Marie Gautrot as Geneviève.

The production reunites Jean-Louis Grinda for staging, Laurent Castaingt for sets and lighting, and Jorge Jara for costumes. Stefano Visconti serves as chorus master.

Dream, destiny and the unknown

Pelléas et Mélisande, a major work of 20th-century French repertoire, reveals a universe where the unfathomable meets musical transparency, offering audiences a lyric experience of rare depth suspended between dream, destiny and the shadow of the unknown.

Debussy’s only completed opera, premiered in Paris in 1902, broke with conventional operatic forms through its use of continuous music, spoken prosody and orchestral subtlety. The work’s impressionistic score creates atmosphere through suggestion rather than statement, perfectly complementing Maeterlinck’s symbolist libretto about forbidden love, jealousy and fate in a timeless medieval setting.

The production marks another significant presentation of French lyric repertoire at the Salle Garnier, continuing the venue’s tradition of showcasing masterworks that demand both vocal excellence and theatrical sophistication.

Performance schedule

Performances take place Sunday 22nd February at 3pm, Tuesday 24th February at 8pm (gala performance), Thursday 26th February at 8pm, and Saturday 28th February at 8pm at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.

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