{"id":34876,"date":"2026-10-31T08:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T08:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/?p=34876"},"modified":"2026-10-31T20:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T20:17:29","slug":"buy-a-villa-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buy-a-villa-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy a villa in Italy: an architect&#8217;s guide for foreign buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34876\" class=\"elementor elementor-34876 elementor-34875\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab2a3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ab2a3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:30666,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany-gravel-road-to-a-farmhouse-with-cypress-trees-in-val-d-.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:33708,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/lake-como-real-estate-lake-como-seen-from-above-towards-bellagio-between-the-mou.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:33871,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/villas-for-sale-on-lake-garda-the-town-of-torri-del-benaco-above-the-lake-with-m.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a6d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3a6d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELRE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc1f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fc1f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buy a villa in Italy: an architect's guide for foreign buyers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8383cd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8383cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buy a villa in Italy: territories, prices, taxes and the seven steps of the purchase, read by architects and backed by official sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ddc14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b6ddc14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#guida\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9546c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d9546c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87189c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87189c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1936b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b1936b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"guida\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buy a villa in Italy: where to start<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9057c7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9057c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyone who wants to <strong>buy a villa in Italy<\/strong> usually opens a portal and faces thousands of listings sorted by price. But Italy is not one market. It is a set of landscapes, with different rules, climates and ways of living. A villa on Lake Como and a farmhouse in the Val d&#8217;Orcia share a cadastral label and not much else.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d106b35 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d106b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This guide is written by architects and does one thing: it helps you decide where to look and what to check before making an offer. Each territory links to its own detailed guide, tax figures come from official sources, and prices are declared for what they are. We have no listings to offer you on these pages. This is a technical reading, to use alongside the work of your agent and your notary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acfb12 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2acfb12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buy a villa in Italy: the essentials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e383b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e383b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>The territory comes before the house:<\/strong> Tuscany, the lakes, the Venetian coast and the Veneto hills are different purchases with different checks.<\/li><li><strong>Published average prices<\/strong> almost always refer to apartments and are asking prices: a villa needs a valuation and real comparable sales.<\/li><li><strong>Purchase taxes depend on the seller:<\/strong> 9% registration tax from a private seller, VAT from 10% to 22% from a company.<\/li><li><strong>Villas registered as A\/8<\/strong>, like A\/1 and A\/9, get no \u00abfirst home\u00bb relief.<\/li><li><strong>Conformity<\/strong> between project, reality and cadastre must be checked before the offer, not on the eve of completion.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fff5f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fff5f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f989b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22f989b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a767c47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a767c47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2e404 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a2e404\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fcac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"44fcac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Luxury villas in Tuscany<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">An architect's guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/lake-como-real-estate\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Lake Como real estate<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">An architect's guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buy-property-in-sardinia\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Buy property in Sardinia<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">An architect's guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-house-in-sicily\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Buying a house in Sicily<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">An architect's guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/rome-real-estate\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Rome real estate<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">An architect's guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/investing-in-jesolo-luxury-real-estate\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Investing in Jesolo<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">The Venetian coast<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Preliminary reading<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Understand a villa before you buy it<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">The method<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Three checks, declared sources<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Signature Architecture<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Design or renovate a villa<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Luxury villas for sale<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">International selection<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Real estate FAQ<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Questions with sources<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Contact<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Write to us<\/span>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f091a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f091a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a; padding:25px; border-radius:4px; margin-top:20px;\">\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#999; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Service<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:16px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Consultation<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#aaaaaa; font-size:13px; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:20px;\">Are you choosing a villa in Italy?<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center; border:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:12px 20px; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase;\">Contact us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c19d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1c19d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f3f08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57f3f08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6efafb9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6efafb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best places to buy a villa in Italy: territories compared<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc83d27 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc83d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The table sums up the territories we follow closely. It is not a ranking: each landscape asks something different of those who live in it, and the right question is not which is best but which suits the life you want.<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Territory<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">What you buy<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">The design question<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Our guide<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Tuscany<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Hilltop farmhouses, period villas, estates with vines and olives<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The landscape governs everything: gravel roads, cypresses, stone walls, water<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\">Luxury villas in Tuscany<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Lake Como<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Period villas with parks, villas on the slope, village houses<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Slope, winter sun, retaining walls, jetties and the lake&#8217;s public domain<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><a href=\"\/en\/lake-como-real-estate\/\">Lake Como real estate<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Lake Garda<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Villas with olive groves, contemporary villas, residences with pools<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Three regions, wind, seasonality, rock on the northern shores<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Italian guide: <a href=\"\/ville-in-vendita-lago-di-garda\/\">Lago di Garda<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Venetian coast and Jesolo<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Seaside residences and new towers by well-known architects<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Recent construction, shared costs, management and letting<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><a href=\"\/en\/investing-in-jesolo-luxury-real-estate\/\">Investing in Jesolo<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Veneto hills and Verona<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Bespoke contemporary villas and building plots<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Light, volumes, envelope: this is where the studio works<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">Signature Architecture<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6367a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6367a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1644043465  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/typical-farmhouse-in-the-val-d-orcia-near-san-quirico-d-orcia-tuscany.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30670\" alt=\"Typical farmhouse in the Val d&amp;apos;Orcia near San Quirico d&amp;apos;Orcia, Tuscany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/typical-farmhouse-in-the-val-d-orcia-near-san-quirico-d-orcia-tuscany.webp 1920w, 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Home, Dueville (Vicenza)<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29dffb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29dffb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Metra glazing, Viabizzuno and OTY lighting, infinity pool: design and site direction by the studio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a4f09 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a8a4f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/projects\/villa-av-home-vicenza-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d308e45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d308e45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3b08a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e3b08a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387f99a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"387f99a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuscany: the landscape is the first project<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267950d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"267950d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Tuscany the house is part of a larger design: the gravel road, the row of trees, the proportion between building and hill. Buying here means accepting strict landscape rules and running costs tied to the land. Our guide <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\">Luxury villas in Tuscany<\/a> explains the areas and the twelve checks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30d684 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f30d684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Como: the slope and the shore<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622116d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"622116d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Lake Como a villa is born from a steep slope and nearby water: terraces, retaining walls, hours of winter sun, concessions for jetties and boathouses. These decide long-term value more than the view does. Our guide <a href=\"\/en\/lake-como-real-estate\/\">Lake Como real estate<\/a> takes them one by one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4652b49 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4652b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lake Garda: three regions and a different climate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7f566 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a7f566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Garda has moraine hills and olive groves in the south, rock walls and wind in the north, and it touches Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige. Rules change with the shore, and tourism shapes daily life in summer. It is the lake closest to our studio, and an English guide is on its way; the Italian one is online.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2e1b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c2e1b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a83e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a83e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1283093351  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mountains-above-lake-como-with-bellagio-on-the-shore-3.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33722\" alt=\"The mountains above Lake Como with Bellagio on the shore\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mountains-above-lake-como-with-bellagio-on-the-shore-3.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mountains-above-lake-como-with-bellagio-on-the-shore-3.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mountains-above-lake-como-with-bellagio-on-the-shore-3.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mountains-above-lake-como-with-bellagio-on-the-shore-3.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a85e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a85e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=71483456  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panorama-of-the-maremma-regional-park-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30685\" alt=\"Panorama of the Maremma Regional Park, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panorama-of-the-maremma-regional-park-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panorama-of-the-maremma-regional-park-tuscany.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panorama-of-the-maremma-regional-park-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panorama-of-the-maremma-regional-park-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549a31f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"549a31f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1023051 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1023051\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7151eb8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7151eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Venetian coast and Jesolo: the contemporary seaside home<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97d47c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d97d47c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the Venetian coast buyers mostly choose recent residences, often by international architects, with shared services and a second-home market. Build quality, service charges and management matter most. We cover it in <a href=\"\/en\/investing-in-jesolo-luxury-real-estate\/\">Investing in Jesolo<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee5540 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ee5540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Veneto hills: building instead of buying<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d18bf5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d18bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between Verona and Vicenza the market for top-level contemporary villas is small, and for many clients the answer is to design one. If that is your case, the way is <a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">Signature Architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09a596 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c09a596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much does it cost to buy a villa in Italy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42f9cb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f42f9cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no reliable average price for luxury villas in Italy. The most recent public figures we have verified are <em>asking<\/em> prices for apartments of one to five rooms, collected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casa.it\/casait\/press-room\/comunicati-stampa\/CS_Casa.it_PrezziCaseAlLago_21maggio2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa.it in May 2026<\/a> (in Italian):<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Area<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Average asking price, \u20ac\/m\u00b2<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">What it measures<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Lake Garda (average)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">4,768<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Apartments of 1 to 5 rooms, Casa.it, May 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Lake Como (average)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">3,765<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Apartments of 1 to 5 rooms, Casa.it, May 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Torri del Benaco, Garda<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">7,072<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The highest town in the Garda survey<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Menaggio, Como<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">5,461<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The highest town in the Como survey<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Read them with three cautions: they refer to apartments, not villas with gardens; they are sellers&#8217; requests, not sale prices; and a villa with a shoreline, park or view normally sits above the town average. They show the gap between places, not the value of a house.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb772cb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb772cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For an official reference use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quotations of the Italian property market observatory<\/a> (OMI), which give ranges by zone and condition. Then ask the agent for completed sales of truly comparable houses and have a surveyor value the villa. For unique houses, value is built, not read from a table.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206ad8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"206ad8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0f696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af0f696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=6264403  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture-villa-with-pool-at-lugana-bay-on-lake-garda.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28448\" alt=\"UHNW luxury villa architecture: villa with pool at Lugana Bay on Lake Garda\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1707\/h:1138\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture-villa-with-pool-at-lugana-bay-on-lake-garda.webp 1707w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture-villa-with-pool-at-lugana-bay-on-lake-garda.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture-villa-with-pool-at-lugana-bay-on-lake-garda.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1707\/h:1138\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture-villa-with-pool-at-lugana-bay-on-lake-garda.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61352d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61352d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fd7e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04fd7e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore our projects<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710624e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"710624e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/projects\/villa-md-home-verona-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1783328104  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/md-home-the-studio-s-villa-in-verona-with-garden-and-large-glazing.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27277\" alt=\"MD Home, the studio&amp;apos;s villa in Verona with garden and large glazing\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/md-home-the-studio-s-villa-in-verona-with-garden-and-large-glazing.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/md-home-the-studio-s-villa-in-verona-with-garden-and-large-glazing.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/md-home-the-studio-s-villa-in-verona-with-garden-and-large-glazing.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/md-home-the-studio-s-villa-in-verona-with-garden-and-large-glazing.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f449c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f449c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/projects\/villa-md-home-verona-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MD Home, Verona<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda082a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cda082a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sch\u00fcco glazing, Minimal Cucine and Modulnova kitchen, Poliform and Baxter furniture, Occhio lighting, MAFI wood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fefe8e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2fefe8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/projects\/villa-md-home-verona-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a1b28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6a1b28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf1032 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbf1032\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a579c5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a579c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is happening at the top of the market<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27095f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27095f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knightfrank.co.uk\/research\/article\/2026\/9\/europes-luxury-housing-squeeze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knight Frank on 25 September 2026<\/a>, prime residential transactions in Italy rose 140% in the first eight months of the year compared with 2025. That figure refers to the firm&#8217;s own activity, so it is a signal rather than a measure of the whole market. In 2025 about 80% of its completed sales were in Tuscany and the Lakes; in 2026 activity has spread to Rome and Milan. Its reading is that Italy is increasingly chosen as a longer-term base rather than only a holiday home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764eb0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"764eb0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=772442111  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33716\" alt=\"Lake Como real estate: a villa on the shore of Lake Como seen through the vegetation\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-a-villa-on-the-shore-of-lake-como-seen-through-the-vegetat.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a854456 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a854456\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b44c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05b44c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1243595541  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33720\" alt=\"Lake Como real estate: panorama of the Tremezzina and the lake from Pian delle Alpi\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/lake-como-real-estate-panorama-of-the-tremezzina-and-the-lake-from-pian-delle-al.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0657f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b0657f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18b3ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c18b3ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26003c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26003c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/partner-network-uhnw\/\">Luxury Real Estate Partner Network: Agencies and Local Professionals<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7306dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7306dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elite Luxury Real Estate partner network: luxury real estate agencies, developers and local\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5f6dd elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ad5f6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/partner-network-uhnw\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b454bd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b454bd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe24a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fe24a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c55d4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38c55d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to buy a villa in Italy: the seven steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-001bf16 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"001bf16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sequence is the same everywhere; only the weight of each step changes. Our most frequent advice is to move the technical work towards the start, when choices are still free and checks are cheap:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Define the life before the house.<\/strong> How many months a year, with whom, how far from an airport and a hospital. The answer sets the region, the type of house and the running budget.<\/li><li><strong>Choose the territory in the low season.<\/strong> A villa is measured in January: light, damp, open roads, closed shops. The same house in August tells only half the story.<\/li><li><strong>Have the villa read before you offer.<\/strong> A surveyor compares approved project, actual state and cadastre, and looks at structure, systems, restrictions and what can be changed. This is when a check costs little.<\/li><li><strong>Get an Italian tax code.<\/strong> You need a codice fiscale to sign any deed. Non-residents normally appoint someone to file the request at the Revenue Agency in Italy; consulates step in only in limited cases, and procedures differ from one to another (<a href=\"https:\/\/consedimburgo.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dal_consolato\/2025\/03\/new-procedures-for-the-aollocation-of-the-tax-code-codice-fiscale-for-foreign-citizens-not-residing-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">example: Consulate in Edinburgh<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Make a written offer.<\/strong> The proposta is a written commitment, often backed by a cheque held as a guarantee. Have it read before you sign: it can bind you without any further document, and it should carry the conditions that protect you, such as the outcome of the checks.<\/li><li><strong>Sign the preliminary contract and consider registering it.<\/strong> It sets price, timing and deposit. It can be registered if drawn up as a public deed or an authenticated private deed: that protects the buyer, but the effects lapse if the final deed is not registered within three years (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brocardi.it\/codice-civile\/libro-sesto\/titolo-i\/capo-i\/art2645bis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art. 2645-bis of the Civil Code<\/a>, in Italian).<\/li><li><strong>Complete with the notary.<\/strong> The notary draws up the deed, runs the searches and collects the taxes for the State. Ask early how the deed will be explained to you if you do not read Italian, and whether you will sign in person or by power of attorney. If the house is a listed cultural asset, the transfer must be notified to the Ministry, and the State normally has 60 days to exercise its right of first refusal; the deed stays suspended until then (<a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/sezione-i\/art59.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art. 59<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/sezione-ii\/art61.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art. 61<\/a> of Legislative Decree 42\/2004, in Italian).<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9372f42 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9372f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taxes when you buy a villa in Italy: verified figures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252d677 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252d677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taxes depend on who sells. The table shows the values given by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/acquisto-di-una-casa-le-imposte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency<\/a> for a purchase without \u00abfirst home\u00bb relief:<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">You buy from<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Registration tax<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">VAT<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Mortgage tax<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Cadastral tax<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Private seller or VAT-exempt company<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">9% (minimum \u20ac1,000)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u2014<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac50<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac50<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Company with VAT, ordinary home<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">10%<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Company with VAT, categories A\/1, A\/8, A\/9<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">22%<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac200<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8df75 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a8df75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you buy from a private seller as an individual, the 9% can generally be charged on the cadastral value rather than the price: that value is the cadastral income multiplied by 1.05 and by 120. The Agency&#8217;s example is an income of 900 euros, which gives a value of 113,400 euros and a tax of 10,206 euros. Your notary confirms whether this applies to your case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f934b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f934b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u00abfirst home\u00bb relief, with registration tax at 2%, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/aree-tematiche\/casa\/agevolazioni\/agevolazioni-per-acquisto-della-prima-casa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">does not apply to A\/1, A\/8 and A\/9 homes<\/a>: upscale homes, villas, and castles or palaces of outstanding value. For other categories it has precise conditions, including residence in the municipality within 18 months.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d326716 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d326716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be careful: a house called a \u00abvilla\u00bb in a listing may be registered differently, and the category changes the taxes. A\/1, A\/8 and A\/9 homes also pay IMU, the municipal property tax, even as a main residence, at a base rate of 0.5% that the municipality may vary (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finanze.gov.it\/export\/sites\/finanze\/.galleries\/Documenti\/Varie\/tabella-aliquote-IMU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Finance<\/a>, in Italian).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff0a41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ff0a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8a1ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af8a1ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6149e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6149e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1a9800e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828afd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"828afd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296bd9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"296bd9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213ad78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"213ad78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/investing-in-jesolo-luxury-real-estate\/\">Investing in Jesolo: The New Venetian Luxury Hub<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a654e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a654e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why invest in Jesolo in 2026: Richard Meier architectural brand, growing demand and rental yields\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c3d9b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46c3d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/investing-in-jesolo-luxury-real-estate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631d1a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"631d1a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bf471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3bf471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9f162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf9f162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">The ELRE Method in 3 Checks: Architectural Assessment of a Luxury Villa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8a399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8a399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architectural assessment of a villa before buying: three checks, declared sources, what is 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a374f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a374f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c742c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4c742c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">Luxury Villas for Sale \u2014 An International UHNW Selection<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d8ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d8ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury villas for sale in Italy, the Dominican Republic and Dubai, read with an architect&#8217;s method\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8a5bf elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa8a5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67e9c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a67e9c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd893e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd893e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f54ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f54ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">Luxury Off-Plan Property: 6 Checks Before Buying a New Development<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371986e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"371986e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury off-plan property in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar and Dubai: risks\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c183d90 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c183d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5175cb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5175cb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b779e04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b779e04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9c88a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e9c88a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can foreigners buy a villa in Italy? Reciprocity and residence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c807e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c807e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area face no limits. The same goes for non-EU citizens living in Italy with a regular permit for work, family or study. For others the condition of reciprocity in art. 16 of the preliminary provisions to the Civil Code applies, unless a bilateral investment treaty covers real estate: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_giuridica\/condizreciprocita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a> publishes the list of countries and treaties, and the notary carries out the check. Americans and British buyers should ask the notary to confirm their position at the start, using that list.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c968c38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c968c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For those who truly move their residence there is the regime for new residents: a fixed tax on foreign income, which since 2026 has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscal-focus.it\/quotidiano\/il-quotidiano\/articoli-fisco\/neo-residenti-la-manovra-2026-alza-l-imposta-sostitutiva-sui-redditi-esteri-a-300-000-euro,3,180603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">300,000 euros a year<\/a> (in Italian) for up to 15 years. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knightfrank.co.uk\/research\/article\/2026\/9\/europes-luxury-housing-squeeze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knight Frank<\/a> about 5,000 people use it, up from 3,000 two years ago. It is a personal tax decision that does not depend on the house you buy: discuss it with a tax adviser, because the rules have changed several times.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cebdbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cebdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=158667706  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:575\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-waterfront-of-torri-del-benaco-on-lake-garda-with-historic-houses-on-the-wat.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20575%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22575%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22575%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33875\" alt=\"The waterfront of Torri del Benaco on Lake Garda, with historic houses on the water\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1078\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-waterfront-of-torri-del-benaco-on-lake-garda-with-historic-houses-on-the-wat.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-waterfront-of-torri-del-benaco-on-lake-garda-with-historic-houses-on-the-wat.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:862\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-waterfront-of-torri-del-benaco-on-lake-garda-with-historic-houses-on-the-wat.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1078\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-waterfront-of-torri-del-benaco-on-lake-garda-with-historic-houses-on-the-wat.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00eb471 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00eb471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a03f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53a03f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1670647809  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/contact-elite-luxury-real-estate-lugana-bay-residences-with-pool-on-lake-garda.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28229\" alt=\"Contact Elite Luxury Real Estate: Lugana Bay, residences with pool on Lake Garda\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1707\/h:1138\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/contact-elite-luxury-real-estate-lugana-bay-residences-with-pool-on-lake-garda.webp 1707w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/contact-elite-luxury-real-estate-lugana-bay-residences-with-pool-on-lake-garda.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/contact-elite-luxury-real-estate-lugana-bay-residences-with-pool-on-lake-garda.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1707\/h:1138\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/contact-elite-luxury-real-estate-lugana-bay-residences-with-pool-on-lake-garda.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87fb26d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87fb26d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c70688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c70688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16abe0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16abe0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">Luxury Interiors for Villas 2026: The Complete Guide to The Villa Edit<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01e13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d01e13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury interiors for villas: the 12 systems of The Villa Edit, from passive house to furniture\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ce6b5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f2ce6b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ce725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8ce725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1219252380  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-val-d-orcia-seen-from-pienza-unesco-world-heritage-site.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30691\" alt=\"Sunset over the Val d&amp;apos;Orcia seen from Pienza, UNESCO World Heritage Site\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-val-d-orcia-seen-from-pienza-unesco-world-heritage-site.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-val-d-orcia-seen-from-pienza-unesco-world-heritage-site.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-val-d-orcia-seen-from-pienza-unesco-world-heritage-site.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-val-d-orcia-seen-from-pienza-unesco-world-heritage-site.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7068688 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7068688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71fd58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e71fd58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2532d2b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2532d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conformity and restrictions: where the real problems start<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09312c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09312c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most surprises come from the paperwork, not the walls. The deed of sale must declare that cadastral data and plans match the actual state of the property: the rule is art. 29, paragraph 1-bis, of Law 52\/1985. Cadastral conformity is not the same as building regularity, though; they are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavoripubblici.it\/news\/conformita-catastale-regolarita-edilizia-compravendita-38835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two separate tracks<\/a> (in Italian). A veranda may appear on the cadastral plan and never have been authorised.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e83f5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7e83f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In older villas it is common to find extensions, pools, pergolas and changes of use made at different times. They must be reconstructed by comparing the approved project with what you see. Then come the restrictions: the 300-metre belt along coasts and lakes, areas of landscape interest, declarations of cultural interest. The reference text is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.normattiva.it\/uri-res\/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2004-01-22;42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape<\/a> (in Italian); the territory guides explain how it applies place by place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3df85 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb3df85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What an architect looks at in a villa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4b6ca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b4b6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before an offer we look at six things, always in the same order. <strong>The place:<\/strong> orientation, winds, shadows from the mountains, noise, what can be built next door. <strong>The structure:<\/strong> cracks, retaining walls, roofs, rising damp. <strong>The envelope:<\/strong> windows, insulation, thermal bridges, because they decide comfort and consumption.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b5299 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b5299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The systems:<\/strong> often added in phases, to be read with diagrams and declarations of conformity. <strong>The plan:<\/strong> whether the rooms still follow the way you live, or whether changing them means touching the structure. <strong>The margin for change:<\/strong> what the land-use plan and restrictions allow. A beautiful house that cannot be altered is worth less than it seems to someone with a clear idea of how to live in it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc6466 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc6466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This reading is what we do with the <a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">preliminary reading<\/a>: a written opinion on what the project shows, what is missing, and what to check with a surveyor on site and with the notary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-915d5a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"915d5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=450242192  fetchpriority=\"high\" 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https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1229\/h:1536\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/av-home-the-studio-s-villa-in-dueville-vicenza-with-infinity-pool.webp 1229w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1280\/h:1600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/av-home-the-studio-s-villa-in-dueville-vicenza-with-infinity-pool.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb28c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fb28c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d1ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39d1ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=5988343  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-landscape-near-radda-in-chianti-vines-and-hills.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30678\" alt=\"Chianti landscape near Radda in Chianti: vines and hills\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-landscape-near-radda-in-chianti-vines-and-hills.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-landscape-near-radda-in-chianti-vines-and-hills.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-landscape-near-radda-in-chianti-vines-and-hills.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-landscape-near-radda-in-chianti-vines-and-hills.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d906731 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d906731\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070ff41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070ff41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47d756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d47d756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/lake-como-real-estate\/\">Lake Como Real Estate: 12 Checks Before You Buy a Villa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfe675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cfe675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lake Como real estate and luxury villas: five areas, asking prices, the 300-metre landscape belt\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585c556 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"585c556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/lake-como-real-estate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05144c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05144c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8020c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa8020c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179985f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"179985f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">Buying a Luxury Villa: the Preliminary Reading in 5 Points Before You Sign<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f32af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f32af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before buying a luxury villa in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar or Dubai: send us the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef26f27 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ef26f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3ae64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d3ae64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f635db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f635db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5edf61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5edf61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">UHNW Luxury Villa Architecture: Bespoke Villas by Studio Cappellina<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90685b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90685b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UHNW luxury villa architecture designed and supervised by Federico Cappellina&#8217;s studio since 2002\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4657aa elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f4657aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb29f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcb29f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b4dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b4dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f2495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f2495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\">Dominican Republic Real Estate FAQ: 16 Answers with Sources<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d3d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47d3d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dominican Republic real estate FAQ: buying as a foreigner, title, taxes, CONFOTUR, sourced yields\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffd708 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0ffd708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734ee96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"734ee96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=845264682  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-sirmione-waterfront-with-its-historic-hotels.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33878\" alt=\"The Sirmione waterfront with its historic hotels\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-sirmione-waterfront-with-its-historic-hotels.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-sirmione-waterfront-with-its-historic-hotels.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-sirmione-waterfront-with-its-historic-hotels.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-sirmione-waterfront-with-its-historic-hotels.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed6071 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bed6071\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773f2de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"773f2de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8948e73 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8948e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buy or build a villa in Italy: when designing makes sense<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bc8aa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4bc8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the best places the supply of quality villas is scarce, and many houses for sale were built for another way of living. For some clients it makes more sense to buy a plot, or a house to demolish and rebuild where the rules allow it, and design from scratch. You gain orientation, light, efficiency and a tailored plan; you accept longer timescales and a building site to manage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03249c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f03249c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The comparison must rest on real numbers: land price, construction cost, fees, timing, charges. The founder of ELRE, architect Federico Cappellina, leads a studio designing contemporary villas across Veneto and Lombardy: a separate activity, with its own client commissions. AV Home in Dueville, pictured, is one of its works. For the starting costs, the studio has published <a href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/building-a-villa-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">building a villa in Italy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/architect-fees-for-a-villa-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">architect fees for a villa in Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43dedb9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43dedb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we read the market: the ELRE method<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072fa5f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072fa5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every assessment goes through three checks, always in the same order: the architectural reading of the project, the check on the ground by people who work in that market, the comparison with declared sources. The real estate work is done by the Real Estate team; the founder guarantees the method, described on the <a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">method page<\/a>. When we hold a mandate, the property appears in the <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">selection of villas for sale<\/a>; we do not propose any in these guides.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff062b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ff062b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400fd25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"400fd25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1194334995  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/view-of-montalcino-among-the-olive-groves-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30680\" alt=\"View of Montalcino among the olive groves, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/view-of-montalcino-among-the-olive-groves-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/view-of-montalcino-among-the-olive-groves-tuscany.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/view-of-montalcino-among-the-olive-groves-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/view-of-montalcino-among-the-olive-groves-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1a77c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a1a77c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9c5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e9c5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccb674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ccb674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/hotels-for-sale-in-italy\/\">Hotels for Sale in Italy: Exclusive Investment (2026)<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7206bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7206bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hotels for sale in Italy: Milan, Sardinia, Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo and Venice. Teaser data, ELRE\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df88799 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df88799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/hotels-for-sale-in-italy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbe904 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adbe904\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9aa098 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9aa098\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea32ed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ea32ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions: how to buy a villa in Italy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1aafd3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"a1aafd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1690\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1690\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can an American buy a villa in Italy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1690\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdcd70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bdcd70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae889b7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae889b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Foreign nationals can generally buy, subject to the reciprocity check or a treaty covering real estate. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_giuridica\/condizreciprocita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a> publishes the references and your notary confirms your position. You will need an Italian tax code.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1691\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1691\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does a luxury villa cost in Italy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2166cc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2166cc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1682bb9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1682bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no reliable average: value depends on territory, view, land, condition and restrictions. Public figures concern apartments: in May 2026 Casa.it gave average asking prices of 4,768 euros per square metre on Lake Garda and 3,765 on Lake Como. A villa needs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMI quotations<\/a>, comparable sales and a technical valuation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1692\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1692\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the best place to buy a villa in Italy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f011b0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f011b0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ced6a1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ced6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It depends on how you will live there: Tuscany for landscape and countryside, the lakes for water and proximity to Milan, the Venetian coast for the sea and simple management, the Veneto hills if you want to build.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1693\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1693\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are the \u20ac1 homes a way to buy a villa? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2d5ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d2d5ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-976d85b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"976d85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Those are schemes run by single municipalities for buildings needing restoration, with their own conditions and obligations. They are a different thing from the villa market this guide covers: read the municipality&#8217;s notice before planning anything.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1694\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1694\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What taxes do I pay when buying a villa in Italy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1694\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6c30a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e6c30a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9588e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9588e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From a private seller, 9% registration tax with a minimum of 1,000 euros, plus 50 euros of mortgage tax and 50 of cadastral tax. From a company charging VAT, 10%, or 22% for categories A\/1, A\/8 and A\/9, plus three fixed taxes of 200 euros. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/acquisto-di-una-casa-le-imposte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1695\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1695\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I need to live in Italy to buy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1695\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec18c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dec18c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba4782 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ba4782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. You can buy without residing in Italy, and you can usually sign by power of attorney. Residence matters for the \u00abfirst home\u00bb relief, which villas registered A\/1, A\/8 and A\/9 cannot get anyway.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1696\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1696\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How do I get an Italian tax code from abroad? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1696\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a70b5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a70b5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bdb9b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53bdb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You normally appoint someone to file the request at a Revenue Agency office in Italy. Consulates step in only in limited cases, and procedures differ, so check with yours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1697\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1697\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the State's right of first refusal? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1697\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896e09a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"896e09a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8f8e9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a8f8e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the house is a listed cultural asset, the transfer must be notified to the Ministry, which normally has 60 days to buy on the same terms, or 180 if the notice is missing or incomplete. Until then the deed stays suspended.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1698\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"9\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1698\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I need an architect before making an offer? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1698\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f952c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f952c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb801ca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb801ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not compulsory, but it is the check that costs least compared with the risk it covers. With the <a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">preliminary reading<\/a> we tell you in writing what the project shows, what is missing and what to check.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can an American buy a villa in Italy?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Foreign nationals can generally buy, subject to the reciprocity check or a treaty covering real estate. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes the references and your notary confirms your position. You will need an Italian tax code.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How much does a luxury villa cost in Italy?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"There is no reliable average: value depends on territory, view, land, condition and restrictions. 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src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33877\" alt=\"An olive grove with a gate near the lake, in Sirmione\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/an-olive-grove-with-a-gate-near-the-lake-in-sirmione.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/an-olive-grove-with-a-gate-near-the-lake-in-sirmione.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/an-olive-grove-with-a-gate-near-the-lake-in-sirmione.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/an-olive-grove-with-a-gate-near-the-lake-in-sirmione.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c319cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c319cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1475570132  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33731\" alt=\"The Bellagio promontory seen from above, with the houses on the slope and the lake\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-bellagio-promontory-seen-from-above-with-the-houses-on-the-slope-and-the-lak-2.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c3117 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9c3117\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c7f86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6c7f86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad0434 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cad0434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have you found a villa in Italy you like?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782667c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"782667c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send us the listing or the dossier: we tell you what the house shows, what is missing and what to check before you decide. If you are still choosing the territory, start from the guides on <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/\">Tuscany<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/lake-como-real-estate\/\">Lake Como<\/a>, or from the <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">contact page<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c19f75 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c19f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><small>Sources: taxes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/acquisto-di-una-casa-le-imposte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/aree-tematiche\/casa\/agevolazioni\/agevolazioni-per-acquisto-della-prima-casa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first home relief<\/a>; reciprocity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_giuridica\/condizreciprocita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>; asking prices, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casa.it\/casait\/press-room\/comunicati-stampa\/CS_Casa.it_PrezziCaseAlLago_21maggio2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa.it<\/a> (21 May 2026, apartments of 1 to 5 rooms); quotations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMI<\/a>; market, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knightfrank.co.uk\/research\/article\/2026\/9\/europes-luxury-housing-squeeze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knight Frank<\/a>; new residents regime, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscal-focus.it\/quotidiano\/il-quotidiano\/articoli-fisco\/neo-residenti-la-manovra-2026-alza-l-imposta-sostitutiva-sui-redditi-esteri-a-300-000-euro,3,180603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fiscal Focus<\/a>; right of first refusal, <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/sezione-i\/art59.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art. 59<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/brocardi.it\/codice-dei-beni-culturali-e-del-paesaggio\/parte-seconda\/titolo-i\/capo-iv\/sezione-ii\/art61.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art. 61<\/a> of Legislative Decree 42\/2004; preliminary contract, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brocardi.it\/codice-civile\/libro-sesto\/titolo-i\/capo-i\/art2645bis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art. 2645-bis Civil Code<\/a>. Data consulted on 31 October 2026. This guide does not replace the advice of a notary or tax adviser.<\/small><\/p><p><small>Photos: AV Home, a project by the studio; the others from Wikimedia Commons: kuhnmi \u00b7 CC BY 2.0; Luca Trombetta \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Auge=mit \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Enrico Pighetti from Civitanova Marche, Italia \u00b7 CC BY 2.0; Graziano Cannoletta \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0; Kry\u0161tof Jel\u00ednek \u00b7 CC0; Awaxi \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0.<\/small><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1572019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1572019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a preliminary 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elementor-element-4033ed2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4033ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Preliminary reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5cd58 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d5cd58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/tutte-le-proprieta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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