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New homes in Italy

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
Per 1,000 residents
0.9

Homes licensed for construction in Italy

Dwellings in new residential buildings granted a permit over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.

  • Italy
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodItaly
Jun 202653,036
Mar 202652,021
Dec 202551,908
Sep 202550,939
Jun 202551,301
Mar 202552,850
Dec 202455,256
Sep 202455,484
Jun 202455,417
Mar 202455,859
Dec 202355,309
Sep 202355,363
Jun 202355,512
Mar 202358,202
Dec 202259,904
Sep 202261,871
Jun 202263,819
Mar 202261,792
Dec 202159,839
Sep 202158,224
Jun 202156,236
Mar 202151,387
Dec 202049,100
Sep 202049,394
Jun 202050,297
Mar 202053,880
Dec 201955,262
Sep 201955,136
Jun 201955,545
Mar 201955,729
Dec 201855,596
Sep 201854,397
Jun 201852,870
Mar 201853,067
Dec 201752,027
Sep 201750,822
Jun 201748,810
Mar 201745,949
Dec 201644,231
Sep 201642,310
Jun 201642,152
Mar 201642,255
Dec 201542,879
Sep 201544,483
Jun 201544,452
Mar 201545,760
Dec 201444,971
Sep 201445,713
Jun 201448,201
Mar 201449,402
Dec 201351,777
Sep 201358,339
Jun 201362,638
Mar 201369,347
Dec 201277,337
Sep 201284,830
Jun 201291,710
Mar 201298,970
Dec 2011104,225
Sep 2011105,336
Jun 2011108,127
Mar 2011109,923
Dec 2010110,386
Sep 2010115,182
Jun 2010119,181
Mar 2010131,636
Dec 2009141,587
Sep 2009155,872
Jun 2009170,074
Mar 2009177,317
Dec 2008191,783
Sep 2008208,945
Jun 2008223,055
Mar 2008239,750
Dec 2007250,271
Sep 2007252,290
Jun 2007254,814
Mar 2007259,838
Dec 2006261,455
Sep 2006264,330
Jun 2006270,194
Mar 2006276,887
Dec 2005278,602
Sep 2005281,599
Jun 2005277,029
Mar 2005271,777
Dec 2004268,385
Sep 2004257,312
Jun 2004248,698
Mar 2004235,392
Dec 2003229,526
Sep 2003224,181
Jun 2003219,936
Mar 2003215,447
Dec 2002209,228
Sep 2002201,386
Jun 2002195,505
Mar 2002193,339
Dec 2001189,025
Sep 2001189,852
Jun 2001190,333
Mar 2001184,534
Dec 2000184,424

Homes authorised each year in Italy

Dwellings authorised by building permits, each year since 2010. SDES Sitadel.

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YearHomes licensed
202551,908
202455,256
202355,309
202259,904
202159,839
202049,100
201955,262
201855,596
201752,027
201644,231
201542,879
201444,971
201351,777
201277,337
2011104,225
2010110,386

Building permits, Italy against the EU

Dwellings in residential building permits, seasonally adjusted, index 2021 = 100. Eurostat.

  • Italy
  • EU
  • 2021 = 100
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PeriodItalyEU
Q2 202688.289.6
Q1 202685.087.6
Q4 202592.585.3
Q3 202587.485.4
Q2 202581.578.5
Q1 202583.878.4
Q4 202487.278.5
Q3 202490.375.7
Q2 202490.877.4
Q1 202498.979.1
Q4 202389.679.4
Q3 202390.274.2
Q2 202392.878.8
Q1 202395.481.5
Q4 202290.582.6
Q3 202291.192.8
Q2 2022109.3105.5
Q1 2022107.5106.0
Q4 2021103.1101.5
Q3 2021104.298.8
Q2 202196.8100.5
Q1 202196.099.2
Q4 202092.193.6
Q3 202088.886.7
Q2 202066.375.8
Q1 202081.788.5
Q4 201993.793.9
Q3 201994.391.8
Q2 201988.890.2
Q1 201991.687.5
Q4 201893.389.6
Q3 201897.088.5
Q2 201889.490.1
Q1 201890.891.1
Q4 201786.088.2
Q3 201786.688.3
Q2 201789.888.4
Q1 201783.784.6
Q4 201678.285.0
Q3 201672.779.8
Q2 201671.678.8
Q1 201672.373.0
Q4 201565.371.3
Q3 201571.768.2
Q2 201572.066.6
Q1 201577.564.4

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. ISTAT counts permits for Italy as a whole by quarter; provinces and regions are published by year only, so their pages show Italy's quarters.

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Affordability

At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €134,190. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €546 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.

Payment, two incomes
10%
Payment, one income
21%

Past cycles

Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more once since 2010. That fall began in Q2 2011.

Deepest fall
−24.9%
Recovery from the low
Not yet

People and new homes

In 2025 the population fell by 636 while 51,908 new homes were granted a permit.

Homes permitted, 2025
51,908
Population change, 2025
−636

Empty homes

26.8% of the 35,597,857 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.

Empty, 2023 census
26.8%
Empty homes
9,555,902

Renovation

In 2025, 6% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
6%

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €255.1M of housing works here in 2025, and €3.1B since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€255.1M
Per resident, 2025
€4