A Home for the Price of an Espresso
“You ain’t seen nothing yet!”
That was my exclamation back in March when I first wrote about the impact of the COVID crisis.
I was talking about the “free house” trend that’s been gaining traction in Italy and Spain over the past number of years.
You’re probably familiar with the offer by now…
To summarize: Italy and Spain have adapted a strategy of offering houses for free (€1 to be more exact) in an effort to re-energize depopulated hill towns. These are often historic, beautiful towns in stunning places, but there’s no work for the young. And many of the homes now sit empty.