Orta, tourism drives the second homes and buyers are largely foreign On my 29th birthday my interview with L’Informatore, on foreign tourism on Lake Orta. A modest opinion on how our house market is going. The article is in Italian,…
Predictions for 2017: What Will Happen to Italy’s Property Market? The new year, time to plan the future. Haven’t you found your dream home for sale in Italy yet? Don’t panic, you are still in time to take advantage of…
How to deduct the commission paid to the real estate agency This time I’ve prepared for you an article that will help you to deduct your agents’ commissions from income denunciation. In Italy, the deduction under consideration was introduced with…
The most beautiful homes sold in 2016 I think it is only right to pay tribute to the most beautiful houses that were sold in 2016 by my agency, I have chosen only 5 to present you. They are those…
Registering a preliminary contract for the property purchase Very often, the preliminary contract the first step the house purchase (usually also called “compromise” in Italian). It is essentially an agreement between seller and buyer with whom they are bound to each other…
10 things to know on rent to buy (in Italy) In this last period of the year I found myself selling some properties with formulas called “help to buy” or atypical sales contracts, which have proved an excellent solution for…
The Italian home’s tax (Imu) Italians know well what is the IMU. So I am writing this article for my foreign clients who bought a house in Italy, but they still do not know exactly how to quantify and pay…
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION TO BUY A HOME IN ITALY PURCHASE PROPOSAL (in Italian PROPOSTA DI ACQUISTO) The first step is the signing of an irrevocable offer to purchase, at our offices. When you will sign it, you will pay a deposit…
TAXES ON BUYING A HOUSE IN ITALY The topic “taxes” in Italy is always tricky and hard to understand. We can say, however, that the purchase of a real estate property taxes are quite transparent and that the Inland Revenue…