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An analysis of current market trends reveals that Portofino, the exclusive Ligurian coastal town, holds the highest property values among Italy’s vacation destinations. For a medium-sized apartment, peak prices can reach an extraordinary €22,900 per square meter. In second place is Madonna di Campiglio in Trentino-Alto Adige at €14,000 per square m...

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The Italian property market is attracting a growing number of foreign buyers. This is the finding of our analysis of residential property sales in five major Italian cities: Rome, Milan, Turin, Cagliari and Florence – all destinations already well known and appreciated abroad. In the first six months of 2025, we have in fact seen the number of home...

In 2024, the total net wealth of households across Europe reached €70.2 trillion, marking a 4.4% increase from the previous year. Italian families hold about 16% of that amount, placing them third in Europe behind Germany and France. A large portion of Italian household wealth comes from owning residential real estate. Additionally, Italian familie...

A group of more than 4,500 residents of Venice chipped in to buy a “haunted” island that once housed an asylum and a hospital for quarantined plague victims — to keep tourists away. The local investors are now due to take over the 18.5-acre island of Poveglia on Aug. 1 with a 99-year lease that will turn it into an urban park for Venetians that is...

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Tuscany is renowned for its natural beauty, exquisite wines, and rich historical heritage, but also for its villages, towns, and small cities facing depopulation, causing damage not only to local administrations but also to tourism. With the "1 euro houses in Tuscany 2025" initiative, Italian and foreign investors are offered the opportunity to pur...

Palermo is one of those places that refuses to be pinned down. With a population circling 650,000, Sicily’s capital is all about contrasts. Grand faded palaces, raucous street markets, peeling paint next to golden Baroque domes, and the whiff of panelle frying somewhere nearby.  It’s a city that looks a bit wild at first—gritty, noisy, and glorious...

Italy is making significant headway toward meeting the European Green Homes Directive’s 2030 energy-efficiency goals. According to the report “Italy’s Path to the Green Homes Directive”, the country has already cut residential energy consumption by 9.1%, leaving just 6.9% to reach the 16% reduction target set for 2030. To close this gap, Italy must...