Italian village offers $1.50 homes to Americans upset by the US election result
While many communities around the world have been wondering what to make of Donald Trump's presidential re-election, a village on the Italian island of Sardinia has sniffed a potential opportunity.
Like many other places in rural Italy, Ollolai has long been trying to persuade outsiders to move in to revive its fortunes after decades of depopulation.
It's been selling dilapidated houses for as little as one euro — just over a US dollar or $AU1.60 — to sweeten the deal.
Properties on offer include dilapidated homes at giveaway prices to ready-to-occupy buildings for up to $105,000.Mandatory Credit: Roberto Tangianu/Sardegna Live via CNN Newsource (CNN)
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