In recent years, the evolution of housing models in Italy has shown a growing demand for flexible solutions that can be adapted to people's changing needs.
Italy continues to see more and more 1 euro houses for sale in 2024. It is an initiative that has spread very rapidly with the aim of combating the phenomenon of abandonment and decay of houses in certain rural or urban areas across the country.
As buying a home becomes more difficult, rental needs are becoming more varied, from residential to tourist and student use. Parliament and the government are introducing rules for short-term rentals but there are no changes to medium-term leases.
Complicated times for those looking for a house to rent. Inflation on the one hand, and falling housing stock in the rental market on the other, are making the search for an affordable rental property a real challenge.
The average rental cost in Italy rose by 1.4% in August to 13.7 €/m2, according to the monthly report on rents compiled by the research department of idealista, Italy's leading real estate portal.
Once the holidays are over, the topic of high rents is more topical than ever. University students and out-of-town workers are already hunting for houses to rent at a favourable price.
Short-term rentals are one of the most popular alternatives to hotel accommodation, specially given the debate triggered by the new rules of the Ministry of Tourism to regulate the sector.
In the second half of 2023, rents in Italy increased by an average of 10 per cent and, on average, rental property advertisements in 9 per cent of cases remain online for just 24 hours.
Italy recorded a 0.5% increase in rental prices in July compared to the previous month, according to recent findings by the research department of idealista, Italy's leading real estate portal.