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Marco Basile

Mortgage Advisor · works with Christina Carey · Annecy, France

🇮🇹 Italian, from Turin 5 languages · EN · FR · IT · ES · AR Lived and worked on every continent Annecy, near Geneva

About Marco

I was born in Turin and I hold two degrees, one in languages and one in international relations. I have lived and worked in many countries, across every continent, so I know first-hand what it means to find your way through unfamiliar systems, paperwork and customs far from home. That experience shapes the patience I bring to every client.

I speak five languages — English, French, Italian, Spanish and Arabic — and I can relate to the challenge of arranging financing in another country, particularly when the banking system and its requirements are new to you. Working alongside Christina, I explain the Italian process in plain terms, so you are never left guessing about requirements, timelines or obligations.

Buying a home in Italy is as much an emotional step as a financial one. My job is to make the journey smooth, transparent and reassuring: personalised support and a professional, client-focused approach at every step.

I am based in Annecy, in the French Alps, about forty minutes from Geneva — close to many of the French and Swiss-based buyers Christina and I work with. The practice at christinacarey.it is Christina's: every file is set up and followed with her.

By the numbers

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Languages — English, French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic

Your questions answered in your own language, with the Italian terms explained rather than translated.

40
Minutes from Geneva — based in Annecy, France

On the same side of the border as many French and Swiss-based buyers of Italian property.

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Process, explained in plain terms

Requirements, timelines and obligations, step by step — no guessing, no surprises at the notaio.

Regulatory status

In Italy, credit mediation is reserved to companies enrolled in the OAM Elenco dei Mediatori Creditizi; individuals cannot hold a mediator number of their own. Marco Basile advises as a collaborator of Facile.it Mutui e Prestiti S.r.l. con socio unico, enrolled with the OAM under no. M23 — C.F./P.IVA 02959700168, registered office Via Sannio 3, 20137 Milano. Individuals who deal with the public on behalf of an enrolled intermediary must pass the OAM professional examination and are recorded in the OAM public register of collaborators, where Marco Basile can be verified by name.

Open the OAM record of Facile.it Mutui e Prestiti (M23) and search “Basile Marco” under Dipendenti e Collaboratori attivi.

Contract, fees and payment rules are the same whoever follows your file — see regulatory status and fees on Christina's profile.

Languages

I work in five languages, from the first call to the notaio signature. Italian is my mother tongue; the other four come from years of living and working abroad.

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Italian
Native
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English
Fluent
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French
Fluent
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Spanish
Fluent
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Arabic
Fluent

Who I work with

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French & Swiss cross-border buyers
Buyers based in France or Switzerland, in French, from first call to the notaio. Based near Geneva myself.
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Gulf & Arabic-speaking buyers
Expats in the UAE and the wider Gulf buying in Italy, in Arabic or English — see the From Dubai guide.
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Spanish-speaking buyers
Buyers from Spain and Latin America, followed in Spanish.
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Italians abroad (AIRE)
As an Italian who has lived abroad for years, I know both sides of an AIRE file — the Italian bank's and yours.
First-time foreign buyers
The Italian process explained in plain terms: requirements, timelines and obligations, before you commit to anything.

Guides & Resources

In-depth guides on Italian mortgages, tax regimes, and buying in Italy as an expat — written in English and French.

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