Saturday, 16 March 2013




Italian real-estate market down to 1985 levels

Prices dropped in nearly all major cities except Verona

14 March, 15:53
 
 
(ANSA) - Rome, March 14 - Italy's housing market dropped to 1985 levels last year, with only 444,000 units being sold throughout the country, the Italian tax agency, Agenzia delle Entrate, said Thursday.

Fourth-quarter sales for 2012 fell across the country 29.6% by volume, the worst figure since 2004. Mortgages were also down by 38.6%. Real-estate prices are down in the country's 12 largest cities by population, with the exception of Verona where sales were up 0.2%.