If you're planning on moving to Italy, it's important to do your research in order to decide where you want to live. This might include which areas are the cheapest to buy, the most expensive and even the most popular places to live in Italy. So, what are the most expensive and most sought-after locations in Italy to buy property? To answer this question, idealista/data has drawn up a report to rank the 100 municipalities generating the most leads (email contacts and shares) per listing and those where the average final sale price is highest. Let's find out more about the most expensive and most popular places to buy a house in Italy in 2022.
Where are the most expensive houses in Italy?
The top step of the podium of the most expensive locations in Italy for those looking for a home to buy in the first quarter of 2022 is occupied by Pietrasanta in Versilia (which also takes first place in the top 100 most expensive places to rent in Italy). This includes the prestigious area of Forte dei Marmi, where the average selling price of a house is over half a million euros (541,351 euros).
The top 20 most expensive places to buy a house in Italy
Two other exclusive locations complete the podium. Second place is occupied by Alassio, on the splendid Ligurian coast in the provinceyy of Savona, where on average it was necessary to part with 467,019 euros to purchase a residential property in the first quarter of 2022. Venice completes the top 3. In this municipality the average asking price on the listings published on idealista is 433,640 euros.
Generally speaking, in the top 10 of the most expensive places to buy a house in Italy in the first quarter of 2022 there is a large representation of tourist resorts, a favourite destination for both Italians and foreigners looking for a second home in an exclusive location. Among the towns that fit this description are Lerici, Riccione, Desenzano del Garda, Camaiore and Cervia. The cities of Florence and Milan, where average sale prices exceed 350,000 euros, also make up the top 10 positions.
Taken into consideration by the report are those municipalities that have an average asking price of over 900 euros/m2 and for which there are more than 1,000 property listings posted on idealista. The study also shows that the average price of a property for sale on idealista is 273,341 in Rome.
The most popular locations to buy property in Italy
Where is the most common place to live in Italy? idealista has compiled an indicator that summarises the pressure of demand on supply in each area of Italy for the segment of homes for sale. The indicator is based on the number of leads (email contacts and shares) received per listing.
The top 20 most popular places to buy a house in Italy
Bologna is the municipality with the highest number of contacts per listing (4.7) of house for sale published on idealista. This is followed by Cagliari (3.8 contacts per advert) and Milan (3.4 contacts per advert). Cities such as Trieste, Naples, Rome, Salerno, Brescia, Verona and Lecce also entered the top 10.