Thinking of buying property in Italy?
Independent market data, legal essentials and free valuations — for international buyers, professionals and homeowners. Published from South Tyrol, written in plain English, reviewed by Italian commercialisti and notaries.
Why RealEstate.IT
Independent. We don’t sell listings and we don’t take agency commissions. Our recommendations are not influenced by who pays us — because nobody does.
Cited. Every number is sourced. Our valuations are built on official OMI data from the Italian Tax Authority (Agenzia delle Entrate). Our tax explanations are reviewed by an Italian commercialista. Our legal explanations are reviewed by Italian property lawyers and notaries.
Multilingual. We publish in Italian, English and German — written separately for each audience, never machine-translated.
The buyer’s guide
Everything an international buyer should know about owning property in Italy. Each guide is bylined, expert-reviewed, dated, and updated annually with the legge di bilancio cycle.
Buying Property in Italy: The Complete 2026 Guide
The pillar overview: who can buy, the all-in cost, the typical timeline, regional choice, the five legal traps foreigners miss, and what “well-bought” actually means. 13 minutes.
The True Cost: Taxes, Fees and Hidden Charges
Registration tax, VAT, IMU, TARI, notary fees, agent commissions, capital gains. With a worked all-in cost calculator. 10 minutes.
The Italian Notary: How the Process Works
The civil-law notary, the three-step contract process (proposta → compromesso → rogito), and the cadastral conformity issues that can stop a sale. 6 minutes.
Italian Residency and Visas for Property Buyers
EU vs non-EU paths, the elective residency visa, the 2024 digital nomad visa, citizenship by descent, and the accidental tax-residency trap. 8 minutes.
Estimate any Italian property in seconds
Free, no registration, no lead capture. Powered by official OMI data from the Agenzia delle Entrate, with proprietary local-market enrichments where available. Try it with an address you’ve seen on a listing.
Explore by region
Each region of Italy has its own market dynamics, tax wrinkles and buyer profile. Regional guides for Tuscany, Lake Como, Puglia, Sicily, the Dolomites, and Lake Garda are publishing through May and June 2026.
Want early access? Subscribe to the English Osservatorio below — regional briefings ship to subscribers a week before they go public.
The English Osservatorio
Monthly market data, policy updates, and regional briefings — written for international buyers, investors and professionals interested in Italian real estate. No advertising, no sponsored content, no listings.
Get started
Three ways to begin, depending on where you are in the journey.
Curious about a specific property? Run a free valuation on any Italian address.
Researching the market? Read the buyer’s guide — the complete walkthrough for international buyers.
Following the market over time? Subscribe to the Osservatorio above for monthly updates.
About RealEstate.IT
RealEstate.IT is operated by Real Estate Information Technologies Srl (abbreviated form: REALESTATE.IT Srl), an Italian company based in Laion (BZ), South Tyrol. We build editorial and software products for the Italian real estate market, including the VALE.IT valuation tool, the Stack.RE developer platform, the PropTech.IT ecosystem directory, and ACDAT.IT BIM hosting.