Var department Property Prices, Rents & Rental Yields

About Var department

Var department combines Mediterranean coastline, inland hill towns, and a long-established appeal for holiday and year-round living. That mix gives the area a broad identity, with apartments often reflecting both coastal convenience and the quieter pace of the hinterland.

August 2026 brings the clearest signal in the apartment market: prices are easing rather than accelerating, while rental levels remain steady enough to shape a modest income case. The average sale price now stands at €255,000, after a monthly decline of 0.4% and a year-on-year fall of 1.5%. On a square-metre basis, the market is at €4,250, also down 1.4% over the month and 1.5% from a year earlier. That points to a market moving slightly softer on pricing, not to a sharper correction.

The tension for investors is that rent has not moved with the same downward pressure. The average rent is €700, unchanged over the year, even though it slipped 2.1% month on month. Against the current pricing level, the implied yield is 3.98%, which suggests returns are present but not expanding through rent growth. In other words, August is less about chasing quick appreciation and more about weighing a stable income stream against gently improving entry prices.