American Meredith Tabbone bought a house “for one Euro” in a sparsely populated city in Sicily and told about how much housing cost. She responded to an ad for houses in Italy since her great-grandfather lived in the commune of Sambuca di Sicilia. Many Italian cities do not have enough residents, so the authorities regularly offer tourists to buy h...
READ MOREA brief introduction: my name is Paolo and I am a realtor in the US (Maryland and DC). I also bought a property by financing it in Bolsena, Italy and a know a thing or two about mortgages. When I applied for the mortgage (2007), lending regulations where pretty relaxed, but that is not the case anymore. However right now, after the pandemic, you...
READ MOREIt is the dream of many: becoming the owner of a beautiful home in Italy. An apartment in the center of Rome, a townhouse in mesmerizing Milan, a rooftop pad in artistic Florence: but how much would that cost us? We’ve recently looked into real estate prices in Italy’s largest cities, finding out that, unsurprisingly, Rome and Milan are the most ex...
READ MOREOcean Drive, (formerly Ocean Dreams) the latest ‘Miami-inspired’ double tower apartment complex in Coney Island at 3514 Surf Avenue, will have a D’Agostino supermarket on the ground floor. Plans are in place for the store to open by the Fall, developer and CEO of Red Apple Group, John Catsimatidis tells us. “We are going to have a staff meeting in...
READ MORECasa Travella was founded in 1987 by Linda & Pietro Travella to make buying property in Italy easier and more accessible. It was one of the first companies to offer a full after sales service to its clients. The company is run by Linda Travella, Linda speaks and teaches Italian and has been involved in the Italian way of life for over 25 years, sh...
READ MOREThe global pandemic has put a halt to many travel experiences, including the rush to snap up Italian homes at bargain prices, but now that some places are emerging from restrictions, the country's one-dollar home bonanza seems to be back on. And the deals seem to be better than ever. Cinquefrondi, a community in the southern region of Calabria, cal...
READ MOREWhen Italian towns began offering houses for sale for little more than $1, they inspired legions of dreamers to take a gamble on moving to a remote corner of Italy. Although spending a few thousand dollars extra on renovating the property was usually part of the deal, it was sweetened by the prospect of a new life in an idyllic spot in a beautiful...
READ MORENew York City restaurants haven’t stopped innovating in the wake of ongoing pandemic restrictions. And as New Yorkers head out east for the warmer months, New York’s new ways of high-end dining will follow. A new spin-off of Manhattan’s Michelin starred Marea, Marea in the Hamptons, will allow Manhattanites and Hamptonites alike to enjoy chef Micha...
READ MOREGreat Estate is an International real estate agency network based in Italy specialized in the sale and purchase of farmhouses, villas, farms, hamlets and luxury castles towards an international clientele, as well as for the Italian real estate investment field in general. The international market prefers regions like Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Liguri...
READ MOREThe global pandemic is definitely having a huge effect on Italy’s real estate market, but house-hunters shouldn’t expect to see the market flooded with cheap properties just yet. Italy’s property market has ground to a halt, as have the vast majority of sectors in a country that up until a few days ago was the worst hit by this global pandemic (now...
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