itv News. Rachel Younger. 31 January 2022 It starts with an online advert or two. It’s a more hopeful time when no one’s heard of a virus called Covid. Cheap flights are making weekend trips to the sun more and more popular. But getting on the UK property ladder is becoming harder than ever. So the ads promising an Italian house for one euro sound far too good to be true.That doesn’t stop hundreds...
EU Observer. Silvia Marchetti. 31 December 2021. In recent years, dozens of depopulating rural towns across Italy - from the Alps to Sicily - have started selling crumbly old properties for just one euro, less than the cost of an espresso. The goal is to breathe new life into their dying communities and revamp the local economy. As villagers flee in search of a brighter future elsewhere there is...
EU Observer. Silvia Marchetti. 31 December 2021 In recent years, dozens of depopulating rural towns across Italy - from the Alps to Sicily - have started selling crumbly old properties for just one euro, less than the cost of an espresso. The goal is to breathe new life into their dying communities and revamp the local economy. As villagers flee in search of a brighter future elsewhere there is...
Weekend Australian. Tim Moore. December 3, 2021 It seemed like a pretty good deal,” says Rafael Solorzano, leaning against an ancient whitewashed wall. A half smile settles across his young, bearded face, a look of understated satisfaction that might most convincingly relate to a discount secured on the acoustic guitar propped up by his bedside table. But the 28-year-old from Miami is referring to the...
For Rubia, everything has gone just as she hoped with the purchase of her 1 euro homes in Mussomeli.
The Telegraph. Tim Moore. October 24, 2021 ‘It seemed like a pretty good deal,’ says Rafael Solorzano, leaning against an ancient whitewashed wall. A half smile settles across his young, bearded face, a look of understated satisfaction that might most convincingly relate to a discount secured on the acoustic guitar propped up by his bedside table. But the 28-year-old from Miami is referring to...
iNews. James Imam. September 17, 2021. A house in dreamy Sicily could still be yours for the price of an espresso and a croissant. But be warned: the prices have doubled. In 2019, you could pick up a dilapidated abode in Sambuca di Sicilia for as little as €1. In the second batch of 20 houses to be auctioned from November, the bidding starts at €2. Even so, buyers get a lot for their money. The...
CNN. Julia Buckley. May 13, 2021 When Alexandra Stubbs heard a friend had bought one of Italy's infamous €1 houses, she felt a little rattled." I did the usual kind of thing -- what the hell's that all about, how is that going to work? I'm really skeptical," she says.But underneath the skepticism, there was something else, too." I absolutely loved Sicily from visits in my 20s and...
News.com.au. The Sun. Jacob Bentley-York. May 5, 2021 A US woman who bought three of Italy’s €1 houses has warned of the real price of renovating the bargain-priced properties. Solar consultant and business owner, Rubia Daniels, took up the fantastic offer in Mussomeli, Sicily – but quickly realised rather than just €1 ($A1.50) that it would total a massive €60,000 ($A93,000). The...
Travel+Leisure. Julia Buckley. May 2, 2021 No, they're not scams, but yes, you need to play it carefully. Do you read all those stories of homes being sold for just €1 ($1.20) in Italy and figure they must be too good to be true? According to one woman who bought one, they're the real deal. Rubia Daniels, a California resident, was one of the first people to buy a house...
