Renovita - 1 euro houses in Italy

14/06/2024

Just keep in mind that this renovation price tag is for a 500 sqm (5,381 sqft) home with an elevator!

“My architect did a fantastic job and when I walked in for the first time I couldn’t believe my eyes. It takes a lot of patience but the end result is something I’ll enjoy for years. It’s a Renaissance house."

Massoud and Shelley Ahmadi turned a dilapidated bargain into their dream second home. The abandoned 18th-century townhouse had been advertised for one Euro.

07/06/2024

Sambuca announces another round in their program!

For their 3rd batch of bargain houses, the town is starting the bidding at 3€. Interested buyers can submit an offer for how much they are willing to pay. Previously, houses have gone for anywhere between 2,000€ and 25,000€.

If you are interested in one of these historic homes, please don't email the town asking for more information. Just book a flight and go visit. But HURRY! The deadline to submit your bid is 1:00pm on Monday, August 5th.

Read the CNN announcement here: https://www.cnn.com/travel/sambuca-sicily-cheap-homes-three-euros/index.html
See house details here: https://tinyurl.com/3eurohouses

20/05/2024

A lot of the articles about the describe them as being in "ghost towns". While these programs are typically in smaller villages, they are still full of life, community, and traditions.

These were taken over the last 2 nights in (a town of about 6,000 people) where the 2 weeks' long Madonna festival is happening. Really incredible experience to see the full community come out for this annual celebration (its 449th edition!).

So, don't believe everything you read. Just go visit and see for yourself what these wonderful towns are like.

29/03/2024

"More than 300,000 people around the world have emailed."... and that is just for one town!

My advice... if you are genuinely interested in one of these homes, just go visit. Stay a few days in a couple of the towns and make appointments to view several houses. The towns will prioritize people who make the effort to go.

https://youtu.be/9umeNSIunak?si=H092Mb4cWj5kJ6iY

For many people living in an historic town in Italy seems like an unaffordable dream. But thanks to an ambitious social experiment you can live la dolce vita...

22/02/2024

Delighted to see positive stories about the impact and realities of the programs in the media!

Towns across Italy are selling off abandoned homes for 1 euro. Here’s how much people spent buying and renovating them.

03/07/2023

Interview with an American who bought a couple 'bargain' houses in Sicily.

"I get asked a lot about how much I'm spending on renovations, but it's hard for me to say because there's wants and then there's needs."

Lorrah Minton is leaving California to live in a cheap home in Sicily. She's enticed family members to join her in buying homes there, too.

22/04/2023

Great success story from Sambuca - before and after photos included. (Check out the elevator!).

"I was very impressed by how hospitable the villagers are. They welcomed us with open arms. I made a lot of friends, literally everyone in the village knows us by name.

'I've never really lived in a small village and for me the experience has been exhilarating.

'I walk out my door and everybody says good morning or good evening and everybody wants to buy me a cup of coffee or a glass of w**e. It feels like my second home." 🥰



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-11996205/We-bought-ONE-EURO-Italian-townhouse-transformed-stunning-250k-holiday-home.html?fbclid=IwAR1v4uGk-xhKBTi4mWEMvpffg8Yxj9o_OhKf7av4CPyph2rJoCvmP88eD4Y

The council in the mountain village of Sambuca di Sicilia auctioned 16 abandoned homes in January 2019, with prices starting at a symbolic one euro.

06/04/2023

Great interview with buyers in .

"Buying a one euro house also contributes to the economic development of small towns by reducing the number of dilapidated houses. People in these towns really appreciate the effort."

Massoud Ahmadi and Shelley Spencer are a married couple from Washington who have always wanted to buy a property in Italy. Their dream became reality thanks to the 1 euro houses project promoted by the municipality of Sambuca di Sicilia, in the province of Agrigento. Now an old property of 100 m2 -....

16/03/2023

This is what the programs are about! 🥰

"The influx of new life has led to increased public investment, says Berti. The government is funding municipalities to improve their public spaces. Villages are seeing their old churches, public services and community spaces restored — which in turn helps to attract new inhabitants.

“The €1 home scheme has been a success, because the mayors and public administration saw how important it is to renovate not just the broken houses, but also the public places in the municipality,” he says. “It’s an incredible project that involves people all over the world.”

Over 60 Italian municipalities are selling houses for the symbolic price of a Euro. Meet the people who pursued their Italian dreams

08/01/2023

Now showing on BBC! Have you seen it???

The duo bought their houses in Sicily for BBC1's Italian Job series - for less than the price of an espresso