Arasì
Nella Frazione di Arasì, zona collinare della Città Di Reggio Calabria, piccolo borgo, ricco di tradizioni e costumi, proponiamo in vendita una Casa Autonoma su due livelli con piccola corte – giardino e garage, composta al p.t. ingresso-cucina e bagno; piano 1° ulteriore ingresso autonomo, due camere, bagno, balcone,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €25,000 for 105 sqm, the ask is €238/sqm, but assuming habitable condition at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €438/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €286/sqm in Calabria villas. The price looks cheap upfront, but after likely works it is not a discount to baseline, and 310 days on market is a clear negative.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: it has functioning bathrooms, a kitchen, bedrooms and a garage, so you could live here with modest refreshing. The wow comes more from the low price and the little fruit-garden/courtyard than from beauty, because the exterior is plain and the interiors are simple and dated. It feels like a practical village home with some charm, not a dreamy showstopper.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €12,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Exterior is very plain and somewhat rough
- Interiors are habitable but basic and dated
- Some visible wear/damp staining and unfinished details
- No proven sea or panoramic view in the photos
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising inland within about 15 km. The Costa Viola begins to the north along the Tyrrhenian side of the metropolitan area, but the immediate setting here is urban fabric on the strait rather than open coastal landscape. Aspromonte National Park lies inland in the mountain area above the city. Reggio Calabria is the nearest city of size and has major urban services, the seafront, the port connections across the strait, and the National Archaeological Museum housing the Riace Bronzes. The area is known for views across the strait to Messina and Sicily and for bergamot cultivation in the wider Reggio area.