Foreign Demand Shifts Towards Sardinia
Italy’s real estate market is benefiting from strong international demand, with foreign buyers spending €5.5 billion in 2025, the highest level in a decade and 10% above 2024.
Increasingly, that demand is moving beyond Italy’s traditional tourist centres towards villages, rural areas and less-crowded coastlines. Sardinia is one of the clearest beneficiaries of…
Residential Momentum Remains Strong
Italy’s housing market entered the second half of 2026 with solid momentum. House prices increased 5.2% year-on-year in Q1 2026, supported by stronger transaction activity and improving demand.
New-build prices rose 6.7%, while existing homes gained 4.8%. Residential sales also increased 4.4% year-on-year, with total transactions forecast to grow by approximately 8.4% across 2026.
Price growth…
