Scandinavian snow, Dolomite rock, Mediterranean sun We are not talking about three different places 2000 km away from one another but we are talking about one single place: the “Gran Sasso” mountain in Abruzzo, central Italy

You have some spare money and you want to invest it You have already considered all the opportunities in finance but you have decided this is definitely not the right moment to give your money, your precious savings, to someone who, probably, with some magic trick, will make it disappear

All televisions from all over the world have been broadcasting reality shows of all types, shapes and contents, showing how anonymous singers would start a successful career, or how celebrities would survive in a tropical island or simply living in a luxurious flat with all sort of comforts doing just nothing until people vote you out

Foreign property buyers have been buying homes in Italy for more than 30 years, they started from Tuscany buying farmhouses and old stone houses that had been left falling apart by farmers who had fled the countryside to move to big cities to find a better job and a better life They restored those homes and now are worth millions

During the last months we have seen a lot of articles talking about the price decrease of property markets all over the world Also the prices of homes in Italy have decreased in the last months, after decades of slow but steady growth

The Italian property market is not an exception in the economic crisis that has hit the world and it is now facing a negative trend The picture has been taken by the intelligence company Nomisma that has presented their latest study “The Property Market in Italy 2009”

The first to think about it and to obtain enough success was the Canadian entrepreneur Peter Gatien, better known as the king of night clubs in New York His discotheque, the “Limelight” in the Big Apple, was opened in 1983 in a deconsecrated church on the Sixth Avenue

On Wednesday April 1 the new Berlusconi's Home Plan, containing actions aimed to boost the market of Italian homes for sale and also the Italian economy, has been presented to the presidents of the Italian regions The Home Plan will be approved by decree, said the Prime Minister, which would make the plan effective immediately

A new study conducted by the Gate-awaycom intelligence department has revealed where and what foreign buyers are willing to invest on in Italy by comparing the data collected from the enquiries received so far in 2009

One of the main reasons why people choose Italy when deciding to buy a property abroad is because there's plenty of good options for homes in Italy It is possible to choose a home in one of the many gorgeous and famous cities that Italy features, or to decide to live in an area still to be discovered by foreigners, or choose to buy a property to restore so that can be customized as you prefer