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by Carla Passino | Tue, 09/22/2009 - 03:48
Words by Carla PassinoThe Italian property market is showing the first signs of recovery. The news comes from two of Italy's most established estate agents…
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by Ian Morley | Wed, 09/16/2009 - 04:13
If the Tango is the lover’s dance then a house in Italy is the lover’s dream. I fell in love with Italy nearly 50 years ago as a precocious baby boom young…
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by Gillian Drury | Tue, 09/01/2009 - 04:11
Words and Pictures by Gillian DruryLike many people, the draw of la dolce vita was firmly in our minds as we embarked on our first property search in Italy last…
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by Barbara Mchanon | Tue, 08/25/2009 - 05:11
Letting your property is a way of recovering some of the cost of buying and restoring your house, but to be successful you need to ensure that your property is…
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by Carla Passino | Wed, 08/05/2009 - 03:30
Words by Carla PassinoA cobalt sea pushes deep inside the bay, lapping the foot of rugged white cliffs, almost like a Mediterranean fjord. Guarding one end of…
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by Carla Passino | Thu, 07/30/2009 - 03:23
Words by Carla PassinoSituated just 50m from the beach, this cream-coloured villetta affords far-reaching views over the turquoise waters and palm-lined…
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by Carla Passino | Tue, 07/28/2009 - 03:55
Words by Carla PassinoThough the market has slowed down, seaside resorts in the two southern Italian regions are stable year on year.The property downturn has…
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by Carla Passino | Mon, 07/20/2009 - 12:21
Words by Carla PassinoThe small Ligurian village saw record house values, which are ten times higher than the Italian average and up to 124 times higher than…
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by ITALY | Thu, 07/16/2009 - 07:01
When Italian politician and art critic Vittorio Sgarbi became the mayor of Salemi and subsequently announced that he would be offering abandoned houses in…
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by Carla Passino | Tue, 07/14/2009 - 10:15
Words by Carla PassinoValpolicella’s hills rise and fall in a sinuous cascade of foliage. Oak and chestnut trees crowd the summits, lording it over peach, fig…