Archive for March, 2009
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
The Italian property market has seen a marked drop in prices and sales volumes as a result of the global economic crisis.
However, as mentioned in a previous blog, Italians still view property as a relatively safe haven given the turbulence in financial markets. Now the prediction is that faith will ...
Posted in Property | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 26th, 2009
If you’re planning on visiting or perhaps investing in property in Sardinia, the good news is that it’s going to be cheaper to do so, thanks to plans unveiled by new governor Ugo Cappellacci. The small print, however, is that his plans will benefit you primarily if ...
Posted in News from Italy, Property, Sardinia | 1 Comment »
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Technorati Tags: Real estate,Italy,Real estate in Italy,property for sale in Italy,Apartments in florence,Property in Italy The market for property and apartments in Florence is slowly stirring again – thanks to the reduction in prices over the past year. With banks and the financial markets no longer the sure-fire ...
Posted in Florence, Property, Tuscany | 4 Comments »
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Technorati Tags: Real estate italy,real estate,homes for sale in italy,property in italy,property for sale in italy,kitchens Is the idea of the traditional Italian kitchen about to become as passé as last week's pastaciutta? Increasingly, many affordable new-build homes for sale in Italy are dispensing with a ...
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Technorati Tags: Economy,Italy,Italian business,Italian economy Immigrants now account for 9.2 per cent of Italian GDP, official figures show. And nearly five per cent of the 3.5 million foreigners legally residents in Italy owns their own business. Although the figure is half that of native Italians, the trend is sharply upwards, ...
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