Who Pays the Real Estate Agent’s Commission in Italy?
Unless agreed otherwise, both parties owe the agent's commission in Italy: when the right arises, how much it is and Trevi Elite's residential terms.
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Gabriele Grimaldi
Director of Operations, Trevi Elite
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Profile
Gabriele Grimaldi is Director of Operations at Trevi Elite, the Rome luxury real estate advisory founded in 2006. He has worked alongside real estate investors since 2011, starting in after-sales support, and his background also spans diplomacy and client relations. Away from work, he plays padel and tennis, skis, dives and rides off-road enduro.
- 2006
- Trevi Elite founded in Rome
- 2011
- Working alongside real estate investors
- 37
- Articles published in English
Published writing
Articles
AXA and Casal Palocco: Living and Buying in Rome’s Garden District
AXA and Casal Palocco: two separate consortia, 2026 contribution rules, access via the GRA and Metromare, prices, and what to verify before buying.
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How to Choose a Luxury Real Estate Agency in Rome
The documents to check before granting a Rome agency a mandate: registration, insurance, conflict of interest, and how exclusivity terms should work.
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The Italian Preliminary Contract (Compromesso): A Buyer’s Guide
Learn when to register a compromesso in Italy, what tax applies to your deposit, and why notarial trascrizione protects buyers before the rogito.
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Buying a Home in Prati, Rome: Prices, Buildings and Checks
Prati is quoted anywhere from about 4,163 to about 5,838 euro per square metre depending on the boundary used. What the figures mean before you buy.
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Mistakes to Avoid When Selling a Luxury Property in Rome
The pricing, exposure and paperwork mistakes that slow down a prime Rome sale, and what to fix before the property is shown.
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How Is a Luxury Property in Rome Actually Valued?
How Rome valuations really work: OMI's own limits, the three ABI methods advisors use, and why price per square metre alone misleads in this market.
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Selling a Luxury Home in Rome: Timeline, Paperwork and Discretion
How long a prime Rome sale really takes, the documents to fix before viewings, how to control exposure, and the tax that applies when you sell.
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Aventino: Rome’s Quiet Luxury Address
The Aventine is Rome's quietest prime address: villini, embassy calm, an average of 9,157 euros per sqm in its own micro-zone, and almost nothing for sale.
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A €280 Million Vote of Confidence: What the Four Seasons Bet Says About Rome
DeA Capital closed a 280 million euro green loan for Rome's first Four Seasons at Palazzo Marini. Why institutional hotel capital signals prime property.
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