fromSlate Magazine
2 days agoIt's an Offer Irresistible to Many Young Americans. Unfortunately, I Looked Into It.
Jayla never thought she'd buy a house pretty much sight unseen, much less one off the coast of Italy. The 25-year-old Florida native, who asked to use only her first name, had first come across an offer for a "1 euro house" in Europe in November 2024, shortly after Donald Trump won reelection. She was naturally skeptical, but sent some emails anyway. At first, it didn't go anywhere: "I kind of forgot about it because no one responded," she told me.
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