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“The listings were too elite.”
Response from European Listings
Thank you for your review, and I'm sorry the listings felt too high-end for what you were looking for. We contacted you via email to learn more about your search and will send you some suitable options!
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Response from European Listings
Hi, this seems to have been an isolated issue. We emailed you about it but haven't heard back yet - please let us know if this problem persists!
“I enjoyed European listings however have decided to rent and not purchase at this time so I didn’t want to be tempted any longer ! Thanks”
“Always very interesting insights of the market. I enjoyed paging through the regular mewsletter.”
“It’s not user friendly. I’m sorry. .. it’s a great concept but it’s not easy to immediately get a hold of the agent to express interest & to put in an offer sight unseen. 🤪”
Response from European Listings
Thank you for the feedback. European Listings is designed to help you discover properties, rather than a buying service, so you will still need to contact the listing agent and manage the purchase process. However, we do offer additional support, including property viewings on your behalf in certain areas, and you’re always welcome to contact us if you need more hands-on help.
“Interesting quality property listings”
“I’m primarily looking for cheaper bargain listings no more than 100k euros and would prefer greater frequency of listings as well as a way to click through to the website search bar directly from your emails”
Response from European Listings
Thank you, this is really helpful feedback. We’re working on featuring more properties under €100,000 more frequently, and we’ll also look at making it easier to go directly from our emails to the website search.
“Poor selection of properties”
Response from European Listings
We’re sorry we didn’t have what you were looking for. Please feel free to email us with your preferred location, budget and property type, and we’ll be happy to see if we can find some more suitable options.
“Many secondary locations and entry level properties. The upper end destinations and properties are few and far between.”
Response from European Listings
Thank you for the feedback! Our main focus is finding more affordable homes, whether by the coast or in the countryside or in a village, and that often means looking just outside the best-known locations, where even 10 minutes can make a huge difference in price. We also feature higher-end properties in prime destinations and are continuing to expand that side of our curations.
“Really great selection of properties.”
“The service has helped me to understand better what I want and what I don't want.”
“Great information that has inspired me to buy a home in Europe.”
“It is easy and nicely picked up houses, makes my process less stressful, more joyful.”
“It's always an email to look forward to.”
“I love the variety of places from around the world. Also, the site gives you the details of each home.”
“It's an effective way to explore the real estate market. The first newsletter I received has resulted in a purchase of my dream house.”
“I'm interested in buying some nice sea view property and live there 3 to 6 months out of the year, and you make it easy to look at all options.”
“Interesting opportunities in real estate.”
“Love all listings but cannot afford most, usually look at bargain properties. I like the fact that you provide exhaustive and accurate info about the properties and the area.”
“I love the amount of amazing listings.”
“Saw it on Instagram and thought it was a great tool.”
“Beautifully displayed opportunities. I like the range of cheap/affordable/luxurious houses.”
“Good bargains, high quality locations at reasonable prices.”
“Great finds. Easy to read the infos.”
“Curated list of properties sent to me weekly makes my search much easier.”
“I've tried other subscription services but haven't found the quality home we are wanting.”
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Write a reviewYes. European Listings is a real, operating membership for people buying homes in Europe - mainly Italy, France, Spain, Greece and Portugal. It collects reviews directly from paying members and publishes them, which is where every review on this page comes from. Reviewers consistently mention the quality of the curation and the level of detail given on each property and the area around it.
European Listings is a membership that does the property hunting for you. Every Saturday morning the team sends members 18 new hand-picked European homes, chosen by people who know these markets and vetted for foreign buyers. Alongside the weekly email, members get a portal to see exactly what their budget buys - filtering by price, pool, sea view, bedrooms and region - a calculator that reveals the hidden taxes, notary and agent fees on top of the asking price, and a place to save favourites, compare homes and track the agents they've contacted. You can also paste any European listing link and have it analysed, or ask the virtual assistant anything about a property or neighbourhood.
People who have always wanted a home in Europe and want to see what their budget actually buys. That usually means one of three things: a holiday or second home - a family villa in Tuscany, a coastal apartment on the French Riviera, somewhere near Lake Como; a rental-income property with a proven short-let track record; or a new life abroad through relocation, retirement or remote work, in expat-friendly areas with solid infrastructure and reliable internet. Members write in from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Türkiye and across Europe.
The core coverage is Italy, France, Spain, Greece and Portugal - the five markets most international buyers, expats and retirees look at when buying a home in southern Europe.
Reviewers who get the most out of it are people actively searching, often across more than one country, who value having vetted homes and honest area notes brought to them weekly instead of trawling portals themselves. Several describe it as making the process less stressful and more joyful, and one member reported that the very first email they received led to buying their dream house. Buyers on very tight budgets sometimes note that not every listing is affordable for them, so it depends on your price range.
There is a standard Membership and a Membership Pro tier for people buying within the next 12 months, each available monthly, annually at a lower monthly rate, or as a one-off lifetime payment. Pricing moves with promotions, so check the current plans on europeanlistings.com rather than relying on a figure quoted elsewhere.
Everything in the standard Membership, plus new homes 48 hours before the wider member base, due-diligence checks with red-flag detection and pricing analysis, rental-yield forecasts and filters for homes with rental licences, and ask-us-anything buying support on monthly live calls.
No. It is a subscription membership with published, member-submitted reviews and a public review form that anyone who has used the service can complete. The reviews on this page include the critical ones, not only the five-star ones.
Those are national or regional portals you search yourself. European Listings works across several European markets at once, filters for foreign-buyer friendliness, and hands you a vetted shortlist with honest notes each week - a curation and analysis layer for cross-border buyers rather than another portal to browse.
They are syndicated directly from the reviews European Listings collects from its own members and publishes on its homepage. Nothing here is written by us - reviews appear as members submitted them, with their first name, country and rating.
Yes. If you are a member you can submit a review through the review form on europeanlistings.com, and it will appear here once it is published.
We take every complaint seriously and handle every customer case directly. For billing, subscription or product issues, email hello@europeanlistings.com. We also read and respond to feedback on open review platforms like Trustpilot, where posts may appear without the full context of a member's account or support history.
We take every complaint seriously. Whether it is a billing question, a subscription concern, or product feedback, our team handles every customer case directly and works to make it right.
We are continuously improving the platform. Some earlier members were on legacy subscriptions that only included the newsletter, and that difference was not always clear. We have since added a new tier and made plan details much easier to understand before joining.
You may also see European Listings reviews on Trustpilot. Trustpilot is an open review platform, so posts can appear without the full context of a member's account, subscription history, or the support conversation that followed. We read and respond to every complaint there, and many of the negative reviews relate to the subscription misunderstanding we have already addressed.
For any questions or issues, the official support email is hello@europeanlistings.com.
A membership for people who have always wanted a home in Europe.
A small, human-led team that reads through thousands of European listings every week so you don't have to. Homes are chosen by people who understand these markets - not an algorithm pushing whatever was listed most recently.
Anyone who has said "I'd love to buy a house in Italy one day" and doesn't know where to start. Buying this year, saving for later, or planning to retire abroad, you see what your budget really buys in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Greece - before you book a single viewing.
Where you are in your search changes what is useful. Find yourself below.
You have the deposit or the cash and you are already viewing. You get vetted homes available to foreign buyers, early red flags (unregistered extensions, missing habitability certificates, agricultural land), and the true all-in cost with notary, agent and purchase tax.
You are saving and narrowing down countries. Watching real prices every Saturday beats guessing from headlines: what 200,000, 350,000 or 600,000 EUR buys in Tuscany versus Andalusia versus the Algarve, and what renovations really cost.
The house matters less than the life around it: hospitals nearby, an airport for the grandchildren, a town that is alive in February. Compare single-storey homes, low-maintenance apartments and year-round villages, plus running costs on a fixed income.
Start by watching real Italian property prices for 6 to 12 months before you travel. A European Listings membership sends curated homes in Italy every week with the asking price, the estimated renovation cost and the true buying costs, so you learn what your budget actually buys in Puglia, Abruzzo, Tuscany, Le Marche or Sicily. By the time you fly out for viewings you already know the towns, the price levels and the questions to ask a local agent or geometra.
In Portugal, budget roughly 6 to 10 percent on top of the purchase price for IMT transfer tax, stamp duty, notary and registration fees, and lawyer fees. A 150,000 EUR house in the Silver Coast or central Portugal therefore lands closer to 160,000 to 165,000 EUR all-in, before any renovation. Every European Listings pick includes an honest note on the total cost of buying, not just the headline listing price.
Under 200,000 EUR you can still buy near the sea in parts of Murcia, the Costa Cálida, inland Costa Blanca, Almería, Galicia and Asturias, and in village houses across Andalucía within a short drive of the coast. Prices rise sharply on the Costa del Sol and the Balearics. We surface affordable coastal Spanish property every week and flag which homes are walkable to a beach and which need a car.
Yes - Greece remains one of the most affordable places in Europe to retire, and non-EU retirees often use the Financially Independent Person (FIP) visa, which requires a proven passive income. Stone houses on the mainland and less-touristy islands still trade between 60,000 and 150,000 EUR, with low property taxes and modest running costs. We highlight single-storey homes, year-round villages and proximity to hospitals and airports for retirement buyers.
Italy usually wins on price per square metre, character properties and renovation upside, while Spain wins on ease of purchase, English-speaking services, year-round sunshine and resale liquidity. Italian purchase costs are higher (roughly 9 to 12 percent with taxes and notary), Spanish costs sit around 10 to 13 percent depending on the region. Our weekly picks let you compare Italy and Spain side by side before you commit to either.
In France the big one is notaire fees, around 7 to 8 percent on an older property, plus agency commission that is often built into the price. Then come taxe foncière and taxe d'habitation on second homes, insurance, and the diagnostics required before sale. Rural renovations also need budget for roof, septic (fosse septique) and electrical rewiring. We flag these costs on every French home we send.
Americans and Canadians can buy property in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Greece with no residency requirement - owning a home does not grant a visa, but it does not stop you buying either. You will need a local tax number (codice fiscale, NIE, NIF or AFM), a local bank account in most cases, an independent lawyer and a currency plan for the EUR transfer. Members get plain-English guidance on each country's process alongside the homes.
For pure entry price, southern Italy, inland Portugal, rural Greece and inland Spain are the cheapest places to buy a holiday home in Europe, with habitable village houses often between 40,000 and 120,000 EUR. Bulgaria and Croatia's interior go cheaper still. The right answer depends on flight access and running costs, so we publish the asking price, the honest condition note and the yearly cost to hold each property.
It can, in the right location - coastal and heritage towns with a long tourist season often produce 4 to 8 percent gross yield on short lets. But licensing is tightening in Portugal, Spain and parts of Italy and Greece, so the rules matter as much as the location. We note which regions still allow tourist rental licences and which homes realistically suit short-let income versus personal use.
Rarely, for most buyers. Italy's 1 EUR house schemes come with binding renovation commitments (often 20,000 to 60,000 EUR within one to three years), a deposit, and properties in depopulating villages that are hard to resell. In the same towns you can usually buy a habitable house for 20,000 to 50,000 EUR with no obligations. We show you those real alternatives instead of the headline.
Get a local survey, confirm the property is legally registered and habitable-classified, and assume renovation costs of roughly 600 to 1,500 EUR per square metre depending on the country and the state of the roof, wiring and plumbing. Add permits, an architect or geometra, and a 20 percent contingency. Every renovation project we feature carries an honest note on what the work will realistically involve.
European Listings is a weekly members' service that hand-picks homes in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Greece specifically for international buyers, with the asking price, an honest condition note and true all-in costs. Instead of scrolling local-language portals, you get a short, curated shortlist in your inbox and can see exactly what your budget buys in each country.
If that sounds like your search, a European Listings membership is the shortcut: curated homes, honest notes and true costs across Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Greece, delivered every week.