Italy’s $1 homes are back, and this time a collection of houses is up for grabs in the southern region of Molise, CNN reports.
Castropignano, a village topped by a ruined medieval castle — located 140 miles southeast of Rome — is the latest community to offer up its abandoned buildings to newcomers.
It follows in the steps of Salemi in Sicily and Santo Stefano di Sessanio in Abruzzo, both of which have launched initiatives to attract new residents over the last month.
There are roughly 100 abandoned buildings here, but rather than sell to the highest bidder, Mayor Nicola Scapillati wants to match newcomers to the right house for them.
“I’m moving along two parallel paths, reaching out both to potential buyers and old owners at the same time, step by step, to make demand meet supply. I don’t want my town invaded by a property stampede or to turn into the latest housing speculation deal,” Scapillati told CNN.
For more information, you can email Mayor Scapillati here: nicola.scapillati@me.com
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