Palermo province · report
Renovation in Palermo province
In 2025, 3% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 3%
Homes authorised in Palermo province: new buildings and existing ones
Dwellings granted a permit each year: in new residential buildings, and by extending existing ones. ISTAT.
- Existing buildings
- New buildings
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| Year | New buildings | Existing buildings | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 615 | 22 | 637 |
| 2024 | 520 | 29 | 549 |
| 2023 | 602 | 23 | 625 |
| 2022 | 584 | 21 | 605 |
| 2021 | 624 | 52 | 676 |
| 2020 | 583 | 34 | 617 |
| 2019 | 500 | 28 | 528 |
| 2018 | 596 | 31 | 627 |
| 2017 | 623 | 29 | 652 |
| 2016 | 524 | 30 | 554 |
| 2015 | 632 | 26 | 658 |
| 2014 | 856 | 52 | 908 |
| 2013 | 618 | 49 | 667 |
| 2012 | 1,006 | 58 | 1,064 |
| 2011 | 1,405 | 94 | 1,499 |
| 2010 | 1,868 | 80 | 1,948 |
ISTAT counts the dwellings that permits create, so renovation that adds no dwelling, including the works of the Superbonus, is not counted. A permit is permission to build, not a finished home.
Other reports for Palermo province
Figures for Sicilia: Palermo province has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €84,420. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €343 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.
- Payment, two incomes
- 8%
- Payment, one income
- 17%
Figures for Italy: Palermo province has no reliable figures of its own.
1.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 53,036
In 2025 the population fell by 3,431 while 615 new homes were granted a permit.
- Homes permitted, 2025
- 615
- Population change, 2025
- −3,431
32.1% of the 736,386 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 32.1%
- Empty homes
- 236,075