There are so many reasons that make now a great time to invest in Italian properties. The first one is that the real estate market in Italy seems to be stabilizing and 2014's statistics show the first indicators of recovery since the economic crash. In fact, a recent report by PwC and the Urban Land Institute suggests that Italy can offer some of the best property opportunities in Europe. At the moment it...

Bedroom looking a little bland? These 11 snazzy projects take less than an hour. 1. Wooden Tray A wooden tray is a must-have for in-bed snackers. Load it up with snacks, coffee, and books, and it's a handy way to bring your morning essentials into the bedroom with you. All you need is some wood, hardware, and stain, and you'll be lazing around in bed in no time! 2. Gilded Sconce Need a light? A...

The process of buying a hotel is quite long and complicated, but if you scrupolously follow a few rules, it will be easy and fast. The negotiation begins when the parties, one in front of the other, show a will to buy/sell the property. If you have reached this stage, it is time to lay your own cards on the table, without hiding important details for the purchase process: if the buyer really wants to buy...

Confidence in Euro Zone Is Prompting Bets on Weaker Markets Foreign investors are showing a growing appetite for Italian commercial real estate, a sign that the gradual improvement of the European economy is being felt in some of the Continent’s weaker property markets. From January through early October, the volume of Italian cross-border transactions totaled €2.75 billion ($3.71 billion), or about...

Making Decisions Before You Buy a Home Sometimes it may seem difficult to find the perfect property for you: you are unique and you have desires and needs, hopes and dreams for your new home. So how can you define your ideal home? First of all: don’t look throughout all the real estate portals, if you don’t have a clear idea of what you are looking for. This is the easiest way to get confused and...

One spring afternoon in the early 1980s Giancarlo Dall’Ara, an Italian hotel marketing consultant, was wandering the streets of a tiny village near Maranzanis, in Friuli, a rural mountainous region in the northeast corner of Italy. There was an eerie, dreamlike feeling to the remote town. Many of its two dozen or so houses had been destroyed by a devastating earthquake that shook the region in...

Stretching for around 100 miles along the Adriatic coast, with hilltowns to rival those of Tuscany and Umbria, Le Marche is a gorgeous and affordable region to explore. If Le Marche seems like one of Italy’s least known regions, that’s probably because we’re looking at it from the outside. Because “the Marches” – the historic borderlands of the Papal States – more than pull their weight in...

Creating a perfect lounge: 6 ideas for a practical, beautiful and functional space for everyday life, relaxation and family moments. The living room is the most used area in our home, where we spend time watching TV, relaxing or receiving our guests. To furnish the best possible way our living room there are necessary elements that you can not renounce: a comfortable sofa, a bookshelf, a coffee table and...

Buy a Hotel in Italy: legal aspects of investing in a hotel business in Italy There is a plethora of laws, regulations and codes to consider before becoming or for that matter being a hotelier. There is a minefield of bureaucracy to understand, ranging from licensing rules to food hygiene and fire regulations. Ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law if something goes wrong. The cost to remedy...

Based on prices, mortgage rates and soaring rents, there may have never been a better time in real estate history to purchase a home than right now. Here are four major reasons purchasers should consider buying. 1. Competition is about to Increase Every spring a surge of prospective purchasers enter the housing market. Like you, they will want the best home available in the best location at the best...