Clare Speak - clare.speak@thelocal.com

Updated: Wed 10 Jun 2026 12:35 CET

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Residential blocks in the Magliana suburb of Rome. Newer properties remain far more popular among Italian buyers than older homes. Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP

Home sales rose across Italy last year, including a jump of nearly 26 percent in Palermo, confirming a major change for a market that was long the most stagnant in the European Union.