Big cities drive the real estate market. According to data from the Observatory created by the Revenue Agency, in the first quarter of 2017 home sales increased by 8,6%, but narrowing the focus to the eight major cities, the growth was 10 percent.
The best result was achieved by Florence (+ 16,5%), followed by GenoVa (+ 15%), Milano (+ 13,8%) and Roma (+10,2%). More moderate growth for other cities: Torino marks a +4,6%, Napoli a +4,8% and Bologna a +4,4%. Bringing up the rear is Venezia, which stops at +2,3%.
A more sustained growth was seen for the market relating to cellars and attics, which gained 17%, while for garages and parking spaces there was an increase in line with that of homes (+8,7%). Exchanges in the tertiary-commercial sector (+10,8%) and in the production sector (+12,2%) are growing.
In the first quarter of this year, homes sold or bought totaled 122, almost 10 more than in the same period of 2016, with a growth of 8,6%. Showing a higher rate of variation, albeit referring to a lower number of exchanges, were the islands, with a +11,9%. In the areas of the north, increases were close to 10%, close to 8% al center, While at the South trading rose 5,1%.
The exchanges of cellars and attics (appurtenant warehouses) were approximately 13.700, up 2016% compared to the first quarter of 17, with an average surface area of 14,5 m25,3. In the eight main cities the percentage of growth is higher and equal to +72%; 8,7 garages and parking spaces were sold, up by 21%, with an average surface area of XNUMX mXNUMX.
Il tertiary-commercial sector, which mostly includes offices, credit institutions, shops, commercial buildings, commercial warehouses and garages, shows an increase of 2017% in the period January-March 10,8, exceeding 20 thousand real estate units. Geographically, the growth rates are quite similar in the various areas of the country, with the exception of the islands, where the increase is close to 15%. In particular, there were 2.363 offices exchanged, up 19,2%, shops and laboratories 6.216 (up 3,2%), commercial warehouses and garages 10.867, up 11,5% .
The productive sector (sheds and industries), even if the growth is reduced compared to the previous three quarters. Finally, there were 582 productive real estate units connected to agricultural activities subject to the transaction, an increase of approximately 35% compared to the same period of 2016.
