RealHunt Research

Studies and guides built from the homes on RealHunt.

• Bali, Phuket, Tulum or Batumi? 400 new builds scored side by side Median price, price per m², distance to the sea and facilities for 400 new-build projects. Batumi is the cheapest by far; Tulum is the furthest from the beach.
• Best new builds in Bali, scored: price, beach and facilities (2026) We scored the 100 projects in our Bali Top 100 from 0 to 100 on price, beach, facilities and seven more things. Median price €153,555; 41 are within 1 km of the sea.
• Best new builds in Phuket, scored: price, beach and facilities (2026) We scored the 100 projects in our Phuket Top 100 from 0 to 100 on price, beach, facilities and seven more things. Median price €159,134; 50 are within 1 km of the sea.
• Best new builds in Tulum, scored: price, beach and facilities (2026) We scored the 100 projects in our Tulum Top 100 from 0 to 100 on price, beach, facilities and seven more things. Median price €146,927; 6 are within 1 km of the sea.
• Best new builds in Batumi, scored: price, beach and facilities (2026) We scored the 100 projects in our Batumi Top 100 from 0 to 100 on price, beach, facilities and seven more things. Median price €48,630; 73 are within 1 km of the sea.
• What €50,000 Buys in 2026: 140 Checked Homes, Country by Country We sorted every home on RealHunt by price. 46 of 140 cost €50,000 or less, and almost all of them are in three countries.
• How Many Months of Rent Would Buy You a Whole House? We divided the median price of homes on RealHunt by three monthly rents. At €1,200 a month, a typical Italian village house costs less than three years of rent.
• Cheap Houses in Sweden: What €22,000 to €99,000 Gets You 41 Swedish homes under €100,000, most of them red wooden houses on big plots near a lake. Where they are, what they cost to buy, and what to check.
• Not Every Cheap House in Japan Is an Abandoned Akiya Stories about free houses in Japan usually show wrecks. These 18 homes start at €18,400 and you could move into them.
• Italian Homes Near the Sea for Under €50,000: Where They Actually Are Cheap Italian houses are usually in inland hill towns. A few are close to the water. Here is where they are and what the catch is.
• Move-In-Ready Houses in the US for Around $100,000 We published 13 US homes that cost under €100,000 and do not need gutting. They start at $75,000. Here is where they are.
• Why We Say No to Most Cheap Houses A cheap house that needs €80,000 of work is not a cheap house. The rule we use to decide what goes on RealHunt, and why we turn most listings down.