Foreign investment

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Buying a house for €1 in Italy is an unusual but genuine opportunity. It appeals not only to Italians looking to swap city life for a quieter village setting, but also to international buyers who want to experience life in Italy without a huge upfront property cost.

The European property market in 2025 paints a picture of a continent moving at two different speeds. In some countries, housing shortages are driving prices sharply upwards. In others, including Italy, the situation is more balanced, with a wider supply of homes and more moderate growth in values. This is the scenario outlined in the report Housing Insider – European Real Estate Insights 2025, published by REMAX Europe, which examines residential trends across the main European markets.

The Italian property market is attracting a growing number of foreign buyers. This is the finding of our analysis of residential property sales in five major Italian cities: Rome, Milan, Turin, Cagliari and Florence – all destinations already well known and appreciated abroad.

The Italian coastal tourist property market continues to show strong momentum in the first half of 2025, with rising trends across various regions of the country.

The Italian property market in Piedmont is once again on the radar of international investors, boosting transactions and consolidating the sector’s positive trend.

In some of Italy’s most exclusive areas, the majority of demand for luxury villas or apartments (with average prices exceeding one and a half million euros) comes from foreign buyers. This is revealed by a report from idealista/data, which also highlights that the top 10 most sought-after locations among wealthy buyers worldwide for single-family homes consist solely of towns in Tuscany or on Lake Como.

Italy has long been synonymous with elegance, history, and stunning landscapes, making it one of the most desirable destinations for property investments by foreigners and expats.

In the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election, a growing number of Americans are seeking living and investment opportunities overseas, with Italy emerging as one of the most sought-after destinations for property buyers.

The United States and Germany together account for around a third (31.6%) of foreign visits for luxury residential property on idealista, Italy's leading real estate portal.

Italy's 1 euro home initiative is having great success, contributing to the revival of Italian villages, especially those in the south of the country that have suffered from depopulation for years.

The main Italian cities and larger towns on the coast and by the beach are usually the main destinations for property searches among foreigners, but today we are going to focus on the Italian towns with less than 5,000 inhabitants where the interest in buying property is higher from abroad than from

The last two years of pandemic and economic recession have put Italy, Europe, and the world in general under great strain. However, there is one sector that has not suffered at all from this complicated period: luxury real estate.

There is always a segment of the real-estate market in Italy that is comprised of prestigious homes, and inevitably, this segment of the market always attracts the interest of foreign buyers. This demand is fueled by Europeans and Americans, with Germans leading other nationalities in terms of

More and more wealthy professionals from countries such as Great Britain and the United States, but also France and Germany, are deciding to buy property in the most beautiful parts of Italy. According to the Financial Times, there are many aspects that attract this target group to Italy.

In the first half of 2020, those who bought property in Milan brought with them different cultures and geographical origins, as foreign buyers continued to invest in Italy.

With Brexit just around the corner at the end of this month, and a deal that looks to be increasingly less favourable towards Britain than initially announced, there will of course be implications for the European economy; the pressure to buy houses is increasing, generating busi

Buying a home to rent is still one of the most popular investments, both amongst Italians and foreigners.

Even a small amount of money can yield great returns.

In 2018, according to data from Gate-away.com, over a million and a half foreigners searched for a home in Italy.

The real estate research centre Re/Max Italia has produced a report analysing the second home market in Italy.