Guides to Italian property auctions
How judicial auctions work
What a judicial auction is, who runs it, how to participate and which risks to consider before bidding.
Read the guideBuying a home at a judicial auction: a practical guide
From choosing the lot to paying the balance: the steps and checks to buy at auction without unpleasant surprises.
Read the guideThe cost of bidding and winning at auction
What you pay to submit the offer, what is refunded if you lose and what is added to the price if the property becomes yours.
Read the guideMinimum bids at judicial auctions
What happens if you bid below the starting price, when a single bid is accepted and how competitive bidding works.
Read the guideOccupied property at auction: who vacates it, how long it takes and who pays
How to find out who is living there, when a lease remains valid and what the custodian does after the transfer decree.
Read the guideHow to read a judicial auction appraisal
The right order for reading an appraisal report, the sections that may stop a purchase and questions to ask before bidding.
Read the guideWho can bid at a judicial auction, and who cannot
The rules on who may bid, on whose behalf and with which documents, before you find out on the day the envelopes are opened.
Read the guideFailed auction: how much the price drops and when it pays to wait
The rules on price reductions, the time between one attempt and the next, and the risks of waiting for the next round to pay less.
Read the guideSynchronous, asynchronous and mixed online auctions: how to bid online
Three bidding formats, one Ministry form: what you need and where bids go wrong when you bid online.
Read the guideCourt-appointed custodians and property viewings at auction: how to book a visit and what to check
The viewing is the only chance to see the property before bidding: it is requested through the PVP and needs preparation.
Read the guideMortgage to buy a home at auction: timing, banks and how it works
The bank can finance the balance of the price, but the bid deposit is yours to pay and timing waits for no one.
Read the guideUnpaid condominium fees on auction properties: what the winning bidder pays
The transfer decree cancels seizures and mortgages, not two years of condominium fees.
Read the guideNotarial auctions and public asset sales: INPS, INAIL and the Rete Aste Notarili
There is no judge and no transfer decree: public bodies do the selling, with a notary and different bidding rules for each call for bids.
Read the guideMistakes to avoid when buying a home at auction
Many costly mistakes come from a detail in the notice of sale that was read wrong.
Read the guideAuction starting price and market value: how to compare them
Why the auction starting price is not the market value and how to use an estimate to assess an opportunity.
Read the guideHow to value a property: a guide to estimating its value
Methods and factors for estimating a home's market value, from location to energy rating.
Read the guideOMI property values: what they are and how to read them
How to read the Real Estate Market Observatory's values per square meter and use them without mistakes.
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