After a polarizing cycle of the presidential elections, many Americans fantasize about how to leave the United States and escape in another country. Ollolai, a mountain town quite on the island of Sardinia, capitalizes this walk with an offer impossible to resist: now you can buy a space here for only € 1 (which is transformed from $ 1. 06).
“Are you [worn out] through global politics?” Ask the New Village website, which was presented thinking about US voters. “Are you looking to adopt a new way of life while you get new opportunities?” It is time to begin the construction of its European escape in the magnificent Paradise of Sardinia. “
The message is clear: Ollolai extends a warm Italian welcome to other people in fed up with the existing state of the Chamber. The mayor of the city. Francesco Columbu is even more direct. “We need and we will concentrate on Americans especially,” Columbu told CNN. “We bet on them to help us relaunch the town, they are our winning card. “
Ollolai’s impulse to attract new citizens is only a reaction to the elections, that is, a component of an current crusade in Italy to combat or opposite the decrease in the population. In 2022, the island of Sardinia presented new citizens of $ 15,000 to move there, while Tuscany presented to pay $ 32,000 to move to some of its maximum captivating villages. The cities have also given loose houses or almaximum.
The reason? The Italian Ministry of Environment published an exam in 2016, appearing that approximately 2,500 cities were so depopulated that they would not be more than 25 years.
Although Ollolai offers an undeniable and quiet way of life in one of the blue spaces in the global (where other people live more), the village figures have been reduced, other young people looking for greater opportunities in other places. He left this town of Sardin with aging population and empty houses.
To instill a new life in the town and attract a diversity of expatriates, Ollolai offers a 3 -level program. The maximum raffle agreement is the space of $ 1. These are old houses that require significant renewal, with estimated prices ranging from $ 21,000 to $ 52,800. Buyers have interaction in renewal within 3 years and possibly have to pay guarantee rates to produce their dedication.
For expatriates who wish to omit the Reveling of Fixer, Ollolai also has houses in a position to move in costs of $ 105,000.
The necropolis of Madou, an archaeological in Ollolai, in Sardinia.
And if you are a virtual nomad that dreams of running from a distance from an Italian island, Ollolai also gives a transitional house loose to some determined candidates. In return, these virtual nomads give a contribution to the community, either through the creation of art, through leading workshops or participating in other projects.
What also distinguishes Ollolai’s offering is the point of being offered to newcomers. Unlike many relocation patterns, it includes a compromised team to help all facets of the transition: visuine visits and renewal recommendation to navigate the complex bureaucracy of Italy.
Although the concept of having a $ 1 space in a lovely Sardinian people seems like a dream, it is to weigh monetary considerations. Renewal prices, legal prices and taxes can rise rapidly. According to the reports, the genuine position of renewing one of those spaces of $ 1 in Italy can diversity from $ 35,000 to $ 446,000.
However, this may decrease that living in the United States, where the average value for a space is $ 440,000, according to a new redfin report. In addition, the investment is also accompanied through the useless merit of abandoning the United States and living the dolce vita in Italy.