taxes and fees to pay when buying real estate in Italy

The IB International Real Estate team has been witnessing an increase of US demand: requests from American buyers are up by 30% this year. Experts indicate that among the factors propelling Americans to buy property in Italy are a strong dollar, prohibitive property prices in the US, and ongoing political tension. While Italy is popular with American buyers, some of them are finding that relocation...

The demand for luxury properties is growing: from Milan to Lake Como, Liguria to Tuscany and Rome, requests have recently grown by 30% thanks to the “flat tax”. First introduced in 2017, the flat tax has only just begun to have a dramatic influence on the market which is evident in the numbers from 2021.   What is “flat tax”? The flat rate tax of 100.000 euros is basically a "flat tax"...