Or you can buy a resale property, with four-bedroom villas typically just under $4 million.

However, buyers are only eligible to purchase resale properties older than five years; a typical three-bedder costs $350,000-$500,000.

Resale properties incur a real-estate transfer tax of 3% of the sale price.

In resale properties, the description at the registry should coincide with the one in the contract.

She says there's been an oversupply of resale properties and you can get an apartment for less than €50,000.