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☆ He visited Italy for the first time and bought a house within 24 hours
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I had been to various countries in the European Union on several occasions but never Italy, though it was on my list. Millet says that he began planning to travel to Italy to buy a house back in 2019, but was thwarted by Covid-19. “The prices of the houses were super-attractive, especially coming from the Los Angeles area, and the Latronico properties were for the most part in good shape. “At the end of the day, I bought my place and began thinking about renovations and the future,” he adds. Sunset cocktailsThe house Millet bought has only one bedroom but came with two large basements.

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☆ The American who bought a home in Italy and found ‘big surprises’ inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Buyers from all over the world are snapping up charming old houses in isolated villages in Italy. Chicago-based saxophonist Joshua Shapiro, 48, embarked on the quest for la dolce vita as the first step toward a change of life. Many empty homes featured on the local website where owners meet buyers are sold or rented with furniture, but what eventually ends up being left inside is usually negotiated between parties. Courtesy Joshua ShapiroThere was also a bizarre encounter when he first went to take a peek inside the house he had just bought. Accompanied by Castellano, the deputy mayor, Shapiro says he was surprised to find it had tenants inside – a group of elderly nuns.

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☆ This family bought a cheap house in Italy because the US is too expensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Cost of living impactChris and Jennifer Tidroski purchased a €26,000 home in a building in the village of Latronico, Italy after becoming frustrated with life in the US. The couple say that the cost of living in the US has become too high, especially when it comes to healthcare. Chris explains that the political polarization in the US has been a contributing factor in their decision to relocate to Italy. Although the costs were slightly more than they estimated, the Tidroskis say they couldn’t have afforded a similar house in the US. While his mother was Italian, Chris’ father was Polish-Lithuanian.

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☆ I'm a Black woman who grew up hearing about the American dream. Here's why I'm moving to Italy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ashley Blanc was born in Trinidad & Tobago but moved to the US when she was a baby. Last year, Blanc bought a house in Latronico, Italy, and said she can't wait to move there. In the fall of 2021, I came across an article about cheap homes for sale in Latronico, Italy. Latronico, Italy, taken during a visit to the town. But here in America, it's moreso, "We don't like you because you're Black and you're beneath us."

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☆ This family is moving to Italy because they’ve had enough of the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In 2019, the Dawkins family – Nadine, 59, her husband, Kim, 61, and their children Lorenzo, 29, and DeNae, 27 – bought a charming home in the town of Latronico. Reading the article at her home in El Paso, Texas, Nadine Dawkins, a retired former soldier and businesswoman, felt the pull of her ancestry. The family will be shortly moving to Panama before taking the final leap across the Atlantic to Latronico. Clint Jeffrey was Dawkins' Italian ancestor. Nadine DawkinsOnce in Italy, Nadine hopes to be able to start tracking down the real identity and origins of her Italian ancestor.

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