Name: 意大利的 1 美元住房計劃值得嗎？| 真實成本 (Was Italy's $1 Home Scheme Worth It? | True Cost | Insider News)
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Imagine paying as little as €1 for a home like this.

試想一下，只需支付 1 歐元就能買到這樣的房子。

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That's what happened in Italy a few years ago, in parts of Italy, they are practically giving houses away.

這就是幾年前發生在意大利的事情，在意大利的部分地區，他們幾乎是在送房子。

The plan was to inject life and money back into dying towns.

該計劃旨在為瀕臨消亡的城鎮重新注入活力和資金。

But for many foreign buyers, it wasn't smooth sailing.

但對許多外國買家來說，這並非一帆風順。

We met Tamara and Gary Holm in 2019 when they had just bought their home in Sicily, words are failing me.

我們是在 2019 年認識塔瑪拉和加里-霍爾姆的，當時他們剛剛在西西里島買了房子。

The couple had their work cut out for them.

It seemed the house had gone untouched since the 19 sixties.

似乎自 19 世紀 60 年代以來，這所房子就一直無人問津。

We went back to Sicily to see the transformation and find out exactly how much they spent on it.

我們回到西西里島，親眼目睹了改造過程，並瞭解了他們在改造上到底花了多少錢。

Ok, let's talk money because that's what everybody wants to know.

好吧，我們來談談錢，因為這是每個人都想知道的。

So a lot of my friends were saying to me, look, it seems like a scam and it's, it's probably too good to be true.

所以我的很多朋友都對我說，聽著，這似乎是個騙局，可能好得不像真的。

And beyond the one year old price, how much did buyers actually end up spending?

除了一年前的價格，買家最終實際花了多少錢？

我們成功了，我們拿到了鑰匙。

這是 2019 年的塔瑪拉和加里-霍爾姆。

The lock works they began their search for a Sicilian home, like many others.

和許多人一樣，他們開始尋找西西里的家。

After seeing the media hype surrounding the scheme, we heard about it through the uh CNN article.

在看到媒體對該計劃的炒作後，我們從 CNN 的報道中得知了這一消息。

So I think we definitely had some doubts of like, are they really selling houses for a dollar?

是以，我認為我們肯定會有一些疑慮，比如，他們真的是在以一美元的價格賣房子嗎？

The couple narrowed their search to the town of Sambuca in central Sicily, like hundreds of towns across Italy, its population had been shrinking for decades as younger generations left the countryside for bigger cities.

這對夫婦將搜索範圍縮小到了西西里島中部的桑布卡鎮。與意大利全國數百個城鎮一樣，隨著年輕一代離開農村前往大城市，該鎮的人口數十年來一直在減少。

Originally, the local government put up 16 homes in Sambuca on sale for €1.

最初，當地政府以 1 歐元的價格出售了桑布卡的 16 處住宅。

Most sold for that amount, but some in better condition went to auction.

大部分以這個價格售出，但也有一些條件較好的進行了拍賣。

That's what happened in Tam and Garry's case.

他們出價 5000 歐元買一棟房子，結果卻輸了。

I kind of knew that what we ended up buying was the one just in my gut.

我直覺告訴我，我們最後買的就是那輛車。

More than 600 year old townhouse with two bedrooms and a roof terrace with views over the town.

擁有 600 多年曆史的聯排別墅，內設兩間臥室和一個屋頂露臺，可俯瞰小鎮美景。

At first the couple thought they'd just spruce it up and have a place livable.

起初，這對夫婦以為只要把房子裝修一下就可以住人了。

We went in thinking we're just gonna paint it nice.

我們去的時候想，只要把它刷得漂亮就行。

Yeah, just some new new furniture, some new appliances, but a bing.

是的，只是一些新傢俱、新電器，但也是一個 "Bing"。

But they soon realized they'd have to spend a lot more money than planned.

但他們很快意識到，他們需要花費比計劃多得多的錢。

There was definite work that needed to be done on things like repairing a leaking roof that had caused mold throughout the house and moving walls to create a more modern living space.

需要做的工作有很多，比如修理屋頂漏水導致整個房子發黴的地方，移動牆壁以創造一個更現代化的生活空間。

On top of the €19,000 for the house, they paid €4000 for the agent fee.

除了 1.9 萬歐元的房款外，他們還支付了 4000 歐元的中介費。

Then a one bedroom house next door came up for sale at €8000.

後來，隔壁一棟一房間的房子以 8000 歐元的價格出售。

So then we had to buy that, of course, which added another €4000 agency to join the two properties.

是以，我們不得不買下那套房子，當然，這又增加了 4000 歐元的中介費，把兩處房產連在一起。

They needed to tear down a 3 ft stone wall.

他們需要拆掉一堵 3 英尺高的石牆。

The central staircase needed reengineering.

Then we go from here into this room and this room and they put new support beams in place.

然後，我們從這裡進入這個房間和這個房間，他們又安裝了新的支撐梁。

You gotta make sure the place doesn't fall down.

And so that restructuring definitely was a bigger expense than we had anticipated after four years, this is how it's been transformed, refinished walls, new tile in the bathrooms in a refurbished rooftop terrace that will eventually hold an outdoor kitchen.

經過四年的改造，牆壁重新粉刷，浴室鋪上了新瓷磚，屋頂露臺也翻新一新，最終還將建一個室外廚房。

As for the total cost of the renovation, we'll let Tam and Gary do the math later.

至於翻新的總費用，我們稍後會讓 Tam 和 Gary 來計算。

It wasn't just young people moving into the cities that emptied out towns like Sambuca.

不僅僅是年輕人搬進了城市，像桑布卡這樣的小鎮也變得空蕩蕩的。

An earthquake shook Sicily in 1968 reducing thousands of properties to rubble and leaving many more, too unsafe to live in devastation in Sicily where earthquakes have obliterated old towns and villages south of Palermo, the capital.

1968 年，西西里島發生地震，數以千計的財產化為廢墟，更多的人因不安全而無法生活在滿目瘡痍的西西里島。

Now more deaths and injuries have brought about a mass exodus to the Italian mainland.

現在，更多的人員傷亡導致大批人逃往意大利本土。

有些房屋多年來一直無人居住。

New settlements were built outside but the old town centers were neglected.

新居民點建在外面，但老城中心卻被忽視了。

Italy was also hit hard by the global economic crisis.

意大利也受到了全球經濟危機的沉重打擊。

In 2008, many residents left the country altogether.

2008 年，許多居民完全離開了這個國家。

So the more people come the better we are.

Italy's first one year home scheme started in semi a town in western Sicily.

意大利的首個一年期住房計劃始於西西里島西部的一個小鎮 semi。

In 2008, the town had around 4000 old crumbling homes.

2008 年，該鎮約有 4000 棟破敗不堪的老房子。

At the time, many owners couldn't afford the cost of renovations or the tax they had to pay on a second property.

當時，許多業主無力承擔裝修費用或第二套房產的稅費。

So they simply handed them over to the city to sell the scheme spread across Sicily and to the mainland.

於是，他們乾脆把這些東西交給了城市，讓他們在西西里島和大陸上銷售。

And by 2019 headlines were attracting buyers from around the world, but as quickly as news spread about the one year old homes, so did reports that the scheme might be too good to be true.

到 2019 年，"頭條新聞 "吸引了來自世界各地的購房者，但就在一年前有關這些住宅的消息迅速傳播開來的同時，也有報道稱該計劃可能好得不真實。

On top of the purchase price, home buyers face added costs like legal expenses and agent fees that can range from 2000 to €5000 to make sure buyers actually stick around and invest in the property.

除購房款外，購房者還需支付法律費用和中介費等額外費用，這些費用從 2000 歐元到 5000 歐元不等，以確保購房者能夠堅持購買並投資房產。

Some schemes also ask for a deposit of several €1000 which will be returned if the renovation work on the facade is completed within three years.

有些計劃還要求交納幾千歐元的押金，如果外牆翻新工程在三年內完成，押金就會退還。

But there was also the state of these homes while some homes could be restored and made livable for between €45,000.

不過，這些房屋的狀況也令人擔憂，而有些房屋只需花費 4.5 萬歐元就可以修復，並使其適合居住。

Danny mcgovern bought a one year old house in the Sicilian town of Mussa Meli in January 2020.

2020 年 1 月，丹尼-麥克格文在西西里小鎮穆薩-梅利（Mussa Meli）買下了一棟屋齡一年的房子。

Now, I wanted to live somewhere that was quiet and tranquil.

現在，我想住在一個安靜祥和的地方。

I guess the antithesis of London cos I'd been there for 23 years.

我想這是倫敦的對立面，因為我已經在那裡生活了 23 年。

Danny spent several months looking at more than two dozen homes before settling on this one which he bought for €1.

丹尼花了幾個月的時間，看了二十多套房子，最後選定了這套房子，並以 1 歐元的價格買下。

But then the pandemic struck, Danny was stuck in London and the property suffered.

但後來大流行病襲來，丹尼被困在倫敦，房產也受到了影響。

And then when I returned to Muss Mali, there was a lot of extra damage that had been done to the house.

然後，當我回到穆斯馬裡時，房子又遭到了很多額外的破壞。

A leaky roof in the house next door caused a massive amount of water damage in Danny's home.

隔壁房子的屋頂漏水，造成丹尼家大量水漬。

The cost to renovate it went were doubled.

So this was the original €1 house that I bought.

這就是我最初買的 1 歐元的房子。

You can see though because it hasn't been looked after.

但你可以看到，因為它沒有得到保養。

Danny sold the house back to the agency for €1.

丹尼以 1 歐元的價格把房子賣回了中介公司。

So even though you might find one, that's a €1 you've gotta be really careful to look at, you know, what are the houses next door?

所以，即使你可能找到一個，那也是 1 歐元，你必須非常小心地看，你知道，隔壁的房子是什麼？

What he eventually found was this house I got this house for under 10 grand.

他最終找到了這棟房子，我花了不到一萬塊就買到了這棟房子。

You know, I still need to do quite a bit of work on it.

你知道，我還需要做很多工作。

The bathroom needs to be totally renovated.

The house was also furnished, which is amazing.

房子裡還配有傢俱，真是令人驚歎。

The main things for me and what you need to look out for is are the foundations good.

對我來說，你們需要注意的主要是地基是否良好。

Are there people living in the houses next door?

Um it seemed to be fine and perhaps the best part of the house, the stunning view over the Sicilian countryside.

嗯，看起來還不錯，也許這所房子最棒的地方就是西西里鄉村的迷人景色。

Before buyers like Danny started snatching up homes in Mussel, the population had fallen to about 10,000.

在丹尼這樣的買家開始搶購貽貝鎮的房子之前，這裡的人口已經下降到大約 1 萬人。

But if you counted all the empty homes, there was enough space for 40,000.

但如果把所有的空房子都算上，空間足夠容納 4 萬人。

This is Tati Negrelli, the deputy mayor of Mussel.

這位是貽貝鎮副鎮長塔蒂-內格雷利。

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