Financial Overview: Square Metre Prices - Italy Compared to Continent

Residential square metre prices published by the Global Property Guide are based on in-house research, using a simple method we systematically scan web advertisements, looking at offers for sale, and offers for rent, of resale apartments and houses.

(http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Europe/Italy/square-meter-prices)

House prices in Italy stable at pre-crisis levels

Unlike most countries in Europe, Italy did not experience sharp house price falls with the global financial crisis. After rising more than 70% from 1998 to 2008, the house price index has largely been unchanged since the crisis, falling 0.3% y-o-y to H1 2010 (the most recent data available), according to the Bank of Italy.

(http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Europe/Italy/Price-History)