Italy: real estate market suggestions and tips

Italian real estate market is huge. As regards the internet, it definitely provides websites with rich databases, whereby a collection of all kinds of properties, available for both rent and purchase, can be found. Such platforms are useful as they provide a large-scale understanding of the market, by offering a variety of distinct options at one place. Some of them may also comprise videos or presentations of the properties in order to make the visualization easier, especially for potential clients who, coming from abroad, might not be able to physically visit the property. In order to ensure a fruitful and efficient search in them, however, you have to narrow down your options by choosing the parameters that correspond to your needs. Most platforms would typically provide the option to select a desired city or region, a given location within that place, type of property, number of rooms, size of the property area, and budget. More specific searches might also involve marking whether or not the property is to be furnished, on which floor shall it be, what is its preferred heating and cooling system, the desired geographical orientation of the property, amenities, etc. Among the most popular such websites are casa.it, tecnocasa.it, idealista.it, immobiliare.it.

Another option is to start your search by looking at a more focused platform, something closer to your needs, from the beginning. This would include choosing a website that specifically lists properties, suitable for a given purpose or target audience, or properties only in one specific region. In that way the search has already been narrowed and there is the possibility that you are looking at properties which are more likely to correspond to your specific needs and are the best for that distinguished category. Examples for such would be platforms, offering properties for short-term stays, such as Airbnb, or looking at rooms and units, suitable for students, such as StudentsVille. In addition, such websites would also typically give you additional information, useful for the given target – for example, tourist rides and experiences on Airbnb, or articles about the university culture and lifestyle on Studentsville. 

Finally, if you already know which your dream Italian region is, carrying out your property search on websites focused on that specific region might be a good idea. This way, in fact, you can rely on professionals, who have a very good knowledge of the local market and its perks and trends, and can be helpful throughout your search with their network of contacts and expertise. Proficient in their field the agents can help you though the different phases that follow the finding of the right property – such as drafting of a due diligence report, examination of all required documents, closing of the deal, provision of taxation advice, construction and furnishing. An example of such a website is Apartments in Florence, which offers a great variety of properties in Tuscany Italy, for both purchase and rent in Florence and the Tuscany region. The site’s search engine offers properties, divided by categories, including holiday apartments, student apartments, luxury apartments, long-term stays, apartments with view, Tuscan villas, and family apartments. Man are the real estate opportunities in Tuscany. The search can be furthermore narrowed down to a specific location, budget, number of rooms, required amenities, or keywords. Finally, the site also contains a guestbook of short-term stays, where people who have previously rented this property can provide their comments on it.