LOOK TO THE FUTURE
It’s been a turbulent time for us all, and the fallout from the global pandemic has destabilised not only our personal lives but commercial sectors right across the board, not least the international property market. With so much up in the air, in conditions that are constantly adapting to the ‘new normal’, we asked five Italian property experts for their views on how the pandemic has affected the market in Italy for overseas buyers looking to invest. Read on to find out what they say, how it is still possible to pursue a purchase, and where the property hotspots are in this beautiful country we all know and love.
Taking a Realistic View
KEVIN GIBNEY
Kevin has lived and worked in Italy for over a decade and is Managing Director at his Italian estate agency. With top-to-bottom experience in finding, buying, selling and restoring property, clients value his reality-based approach in Le Marche and beyond.
“In terms of the pandemic’s effects on the market here, it’s amazing how busy we were during lockdown with enquiries, and now, as travel conditions permit, we’ve seen buyers immediately setting up trips and viewings. Italy’s admirable reaction to the pandemic and the results of its strict lockdown are known worldwide, which makes it an even more desirable place today than it was seven
