#71 How to buy Real Estate in Lugano and Ticino, Switzerland as a foreigner with Viola Benasso

https://www.hallocasa.com the international real estate marketplace Stories, ebooks and content for various countries on http://blog.hallocasa.com  Today I talked to Viola Benasso from Lugano, Switzerland.  Viola is real estate Sales Advisor at SIT Studio Immobiliare Ticino and has been operating in the Swiss real estate market based in Lugano since 2013.  During that time, she has obtained a thorouh knowledge of the local market. Her experience is complemented by several years in real estate activity as a real  estate agent in central Milano where she has operated since 2008 which continues to feed the business in the Swiss real estate market.  0:00 Introduction 3:15 Overview of Ticino  4:33 Real estate in  Ticino and Lugano 7:10 Real estate investors in Ticino and Lugano 8:35 Restrictions and possibilities for foreigners to buy real estate in Switzerland 13:02 Real Estate Buying Process for a foreigner in Switzerland 17:55 Real Estate Buying Transaction Costs 19:22 Development of Real Estate Projects and Real Estate Prices in Ticino 21:22 Rental and Buying price examples for real estate objects in Lugano and ROI 24:45 Service Offerings by SIT Studio Immobiliare Ticino 27:39 Legislation for short term rentals for foreig residents in Ticino 29:00 Short term rentals in Ticino and Switzerland 30:50 Tips when it comes to buying real estate in Lugano and Ticino 32:00 Contact Details of Viola Benasso You can reach out to Viola via:  HalloCasa: https://www.hallocasa.com/profile?id=736&lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viola-benasso-ba037416/ Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.sitimmobiliare.ch/it/index.aspx I hope you liked the discussion as much as I did!