On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, the new host of the show “Recherche appartement ou maison,” set to replace Stéphane Plaza, departed from the channel M6, officially announcing his upcoming takeover of the program.
It’s official! On May 18, 2026, the show “Recherche appartement ou maison” will make its grand return on M6, without its historical host Stéphane Plaza who was removed from the channel following a first-instance conviction for domestic violence in February 2025. The channel assigned the reins of the program to a real estate agent based in Perpignan, located between the “sea and mountains,” as he described it on his Instagram account.
The new host of “Recherche appartement ou maison” for the next three years is Mickaël Martin, also known as Mika, a high-end real estate specialist at DV Immobilier agency. With over 20,000 followers on Instagram, this bearded brunette who calls himself the “ambassador of treasures”, expressed his joy in a lengthy post on social media on April 1, 2026, stating, “After numerous media appearances over the past few years and hours of shooting in recent months, I am fortunate and honored to have been chosen by the M6 group to become the new host of the show for a period of three years.”
Martin further added, “It’s a great pride for me and a definite accomplishment in my work. I sincerely thank Romain the casting director, my clients for their trust, and also those who played along behind the cameras in recent weeks, discreetly.” He concluded with gratitude, “Thank you for keeping the secret until the end!” Last week, another real estate agent well-known to fans of the show hinted at his presence on set, without specifying his role: Thibault Chanel. Meanwhile, Stéphane Plaza has been back in the spotlight as he recently filed a lawsuit against the state on March 30, 2026, for “gross misconduct” in connection to his conviction last year. He is set to be judged in this matter on appeal starting June 26, 2026.
*Context: This article covers the announcement of a new host for the show “Recherche appartement ou maison” on the French channel M6. *Fact Check: The note at the end reveals that the earlier announcement was part of an April Fool’s joke.
