Andrea Poggianti from Gabetti is in agreement with his fellow estate agents: “North Europeans are primarily interested in mid-range properties, either for their own use as a holiday home, often for an extended stay, or to rent out. They are looking for a traditional Tuscan house in the country that has already been renovated”. “Now is a good time to buy as prices are still highly desirable”, adds the estate agent Marco Tedeschi. “The market is buoyant, properties that have already been bought and refurbished are coming back onto the market and the turnover is interesting. Prices range from €1,500 to 3,000 per square metre for fully renovated farmhouses benefitting from large green spaces and close to a town or village”. In an interview with Ville&Casali, Marinella Coppi, who runs her own estate agents of the same name, explained that “Interest in farms and wineries has returned. And the age range of investors has fallen, often families with teenage children who plan to spend several months in a farmhouse in Chianti and to rent it out for the rest of the year. Guaranteed income given that this summer was sold out, with average prices of €150 per day,” adds Marinella Coppi. “We are talking about farmhouses with a pool, three bedrooms and a high quality finish that offer the perfect blend of traditional Tuscan character and modern living”. According to Antonio Lapucci from “Immobiliare Chianti”, based in Radda in Chianti, one of the most popular areas for second homes that is also seeing an upsurge in demand for countryside living, ”For us estate agents, acquisition is currently more important than client research. Demand for relatively small properties under the million euro mark is high but the housing stock is depleted.”
Published on Ville&Casali October 2021
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