Investment areas
Micro-market research for foreign buyers: 16 area guides with photos and yield data.
Ancona Property: A 1982 Landslide Still Draws the Map
342 hectares moved in one night in December 1982, taking 280 buildings and two hospitals. The slope is still the first question about any Ancona address.
Bellagio Property: The Dock Is Not in the Deed
Lake Como's shore is public domain. A jetty, mooring or lakeside beach is held under a concession granted by the basin authority, not conveyed with the villa.
Buying a Vineyard Estate in Chianti: What Actually Transfers
Buying an agricultural or vineyard estate in Chianti: which vine rights pass with the deed, where DOCG applies, neighbour pre-emption and buying just the house.
Como Property: The 2023 Agreement Rewrote Who Pays Tax
Law 83/2023 brought the new Italy-Switzerland commuter agreement into force on 17 July 2023. Where you live decides whether it applies to you at all.
Genoa Property: The Public Lift Is the Transport Link
Twelve municipal lifts, two funiculars and a rack railway are part of Genoa's transit network. Which one serves an address matters more than distance does.
Lecce Property: Xylella Obligations Attach to the Land
The whole province sits in the Salento infected zone under EU rules. Felling, monitoring and replanting duties run with the land, not with the seller.
Lucca Property Investment Guide for Foreign in Italy
Lucca walled-city prices €2,800-4,500/m², Garfagnana villas, Versilia coast access, 4-6% yields, STR rules and heritage limits for British and German buyers.
Milan Navigli Property Guide: Buyers 2026 in Italy
Milan Navigli property: €5,000-7,000/m² canal prices, nightlife rental demand, young-professional tenants, and STR rules vs centro caps. Investor guide.
Ostuni Property Guide: Prices & Yields 2026 in Italy
Ostuni property guide: Italy's top foreign-buyer comune, €470k villas, 5-8% yields, trulli and pools near Valle d'Itria and the Adriatic coast.
Palermo Property: Your Building Has an Assigned Category
The 1993 detailed plan for Palermo's historic centre assigns every building a permitted intervention category. It decides what you may do before you buy.
Perugia Property: A Rental Market That Turns Monthly
The university for foreigners enrols by the month, with quarterly cohorts in January, April, July and October. Perugia has no academic-year vacancy.
Portofino Property: Valuing Where There Are No Sales
A comune of 359 residents inside a regional park produces too few transactions to price. Valuation here is a method problem before it is a market problem.
Sanremo Property: The Greenhouses Are the Land Supply
On a coast with no flat ground left, disused floriculture greenhouses are the only meaningful development supply, and they have their own planning regime.
Siena Property Guide: Tuscany Prices 2026 in Italy
Siena real estate: UNESCO centro €2,200-4,500/m², countryside casali from €350k. Yields 3-6% STR/long-term. Investment guide to heritage rules & strategy.
Val Dorcia Property: Prices & Yield (2026) in Italy
Val d'Orcia property guide 2026: UNESCO hills ~€2,500/m², Pienza €2,980/m², agriturismo 4-6% yields, farmhouses from €520k inland Tuscany.
Versilia Property Guide: Coast Prices 2026 in Italy
Versilia property guide: Viareggio €3,500-6,000/m², Forte dei Marmi €8,000-15,000/m², 3-6% yields, British and German beach demand, STR rules.