Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic ADVERTISEMENTIn 2019, the southern Italian village of Sambuca di Sicilia went viral for selling off homes for as little as \u20ac1.\u00a0Schemes like this have become a popular way for rural towns with dwindling populations to boost their number of residents and prevent disused houses from falling into disrepair.\u00a0But while the initiatives flopped in some places, Sambuca\u2019s sellers were met with floods of requests.\u00a0Buyers came from as far away as the US and the Middle East. The sales injected some \u20ac20 million into the local economy.\u00a0Now, the Sicilian village is putting more houses under the hammer.\u00a0As with last time, however, there are a few stipulations potential buyers should be aware of – plus the price has gone up.\u00a0Italian village puts more cheap houses on the marketAfter successful sales in 2019 and 2021, Sambuca di Sicilia is auctioning off another lot of cheap houses.\u00a0This time, ten homes are available at the starting price of \u20ac3.\u00a0The structures are located in the town\u2019s old Saracen district and are reportedly as structurally sound as those sold under previous schemes.\u00a0The houses, which were abandoned after an earthquake in 1969, belong to the local authorities so the process of selling is smoother than in places where councils have to liaise between buyers and private owners.The properties on offer are two to three-bedroom houses no bigger than 80 metres squared built in honey-hued stone.\u00a0The buildings have two or three floors and some have terraces.\u00a0So what\u2019s the catch?The houses are sold via auction to the highest bidder so the buying price will likely be considerably more than the symbolic sum of \u20ac3 – previously most have gone for between \u20ac5,000 and \u20ac10,000.A few of the homes on offer boast internal courtyards with pretty lemon trees and bright majolica tiled floors.\u00a0But most of the properties are far from being ready to live in. As with the previous cheap homes, buyers will have to undertake extensive repair work.\u00a0New owners should expect to pay at least \u20ac30,000 for a basic revamp rising to over \u20ac200,000 for a full makeover.\u00a0Renovation work must be completed within three years of purchase otherwise buyers lose their \u20ac5,000 deposit required during the bidding process.Interested applicants can find information in English and photos of the properties available as well as application forms on the town council\u2019s website.ADVERTISEMENTHow have \u20ac1 houses schemes changed Italy\u2019s small towns?Sambuca\u2019s \u201chouses for the price of an espresso\u201d have brought in much-needed income with important contracts for local builders, architects and designers.\u00a0It has also prompted the opening of new tourist accommodation and shops and there are now remote-working spaces to encourage digital nomads to stay in the town.\u00a0The scheme has changed the town\u2019s demographic too. It has been particularly popular with buyers from the States leading to the town being dubbed \u201cLittle America\u201d because of the large expat community.\u00a0While the initiative has revitalised Sambuca, those looking for an immersive experience surrounded by locals might want to look elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic ADVERTISEMENTIn 2019, the southern Italian village of Sambuca di Sicilia went viral for selling off homes for as little as \u20ac1.\u00a0Schemes like this have become a popular way for rural towns with dwindling populations to boost their number of residents and prevent disused houses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-129348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129350,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129348\/revisions\/129350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}