Last week my sister suggested that I post a few pictures of our house for those who have never been here and to refresh the memories of those who have. Rather than doing exactly that here is some information about our progress trying to sell our house including a link to a web listing with eight pictures.
About a year ago we decided to try to sell our house in Partigliano and relocate to a spot closer to Lucca. Much as we love our village, house and land, since we moved to acreage on Whidbey Island we have learned that two part-time houses with lots of work is an exhausting proposition. After trying to care for both places for two years we decided we needed one place that was lower maintenance. Thus, we decided to simplify our Italian life.
Last spring we began to market the house in earnest. Since there is no multiple listing system in Italy, we contacted a number of real estate agents and eventually listed the property with five of them. While there has been some interest and the house has been shown several times no one has shown serious interest. Recently we decided to try splitting the house and barn into two listings. Today we spoke with the agent from whom we bought the house and set a price of €220,000 for the house and most of the land and €50,000 for the barn and small part of the land. Actually, the land split is totally negotiable depending on what a buyer wants.
As of today, our web listing with Italy magazine has not yet been updated but soon will be. Click here to view pictures of the interior and land.
The market here in Italy is much the same as that in the U.S. There are lots of properties available and not many buyers. Luckily, we are not desperate to sell immediately.
In the meantime, we are content to enjoy our house while we still have it. We are particularly pleased that we have an excellent olive crop this year and are enjoying the wine we made the past two years.
About a year ago we decided to try to sell our house in Partigliano and relocate to a spot closer to Lucca. Much as we love our village, house and land, since we moved to acreage on Whidbey Island we have learned that two part-time houses with lots of work is an exhausting proposition. After trying to care for both places for two years we decided we needed one place that was lower maintenance. Thus, we decided to simplify our Italian life.
Last spring we began to market the house in earnest. Since there is no multiple listing system in Italy, we contacted a number of real estate agents and eventually listed the property with five of them. While there has been some interest and the house has been shown several times no one has shown serious interest. Recently we decided to try splitting the house and barn into two listings. Today we spoke with the agent from whom we bought the house and set a price of €220,000 for the house and most of the land and €50,000 for the barn and small part of the land. Actually, the land split is totally negotiable depending on what a buyer wants.
As of today, our web listing with Italy magazine has not yet been updated but soon will be. Click here to view pictures of the interior and land.
The market here in Italy is much the same as that in the U.S. There are lots of properties available and not many buyers. Luckily, we are not desperate to sell immediately.
In the meantime, we are content to enjoy our house while we still have it. We are particularly pleased that we have an excellent olive crop this year and are enjoying the wine we made the past two years.
1 comment:
Blogging is new to me. I hope this gets to you. I love the new blog and check it regularly for an "Italy" fix. You've done a beautiful job of making me feel right there with you. The picture of the patio and view on the realtors site just about made me cry. Thanks for the effort you put into this and I'm looking forward to more.
Arlene
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