Over the past couple of years, a growing number of quaint Italian towns have ... ended up buying an abandoned 18th century townhouse in the village for just $10,500 at the sale and immediately ...

Meredith Tabbone: Holy moly. Narrator: Over 20 towns across Italy have started selling abandoned homes for a single euro, or about $1.10. For the sake of this video, we'll call them dollar homes.

For years, small towns in Italy like Mussomeli and Sambuca di Sicilia have garnered attention ... The initial launch of the program resulted in the purchase of six of the abandoned homes for sale.