Housing

4+4 free-rent, 3+2 agreed-rent, transitional and student contracts; mandatory registration with the Agenzia delle Entrate, deposit capped at three months, flat 'cedolare secca' tax for the landlord. Foreigners can buy, non-EU nationals subject to reciprocity.

Italy

Each year the Comune publishes the call for the rent contribution: in 2026 applications were online only, with SPID, CNS or CIE, from 31 August to 29 September. Public housing in Sardinia is managed by AREA, the regional housing agency.

Sassari

Public-housing information goes through the AREA Sardegna website (head office in Cagliari), with sections on contracts and homes, grants and concessions, forms and FAQ. The pages consulted do not describe the application procedure or give the Oristano office's contact details. Rents and prices are in the data.

Oristano

Public-housing information goes through the AREA Sardegna website (head office in Cagliari), with sections on contracts and homes, grants and concessions, forms and FAQ. The pages consulted do not describe the application procedure or give the Nuoro office's contact details. Rents and prices are in the data.

Nuoro

Castello and Marina for those who want the historic centre and accept stairs and tourists; Villanova and Stampace the most sought after; San Benedetto and Bonaria residential with services; Poetto for the sea; Pirri, Is Mirrionis and the hinterland to spend less. Public housing run by AREA Sardegna; ERSU university residences.

Cagliari

Public housing is managed by IACP Trapani (piazzale Falcone Borsellino 15), which offers appointment booking and access to services with SPID or CIE. For those renting to tourists, the municipality has announced the CIN requirement. Rents and prices are in the data.

Trapani

Public housing in the province belongs to the Istituto Autonomo Case Popolari di Siracusa, on via Augusto Von Platen, which handles leases, transfers, sales and maintenance. Those moving to Ortigia, inside the limited-traffic zone, must request the permit as residents, tenants with a lease or owners. OMI rents and prices for the central area are in the data.

Syracuse

Public housing is managed by IACP Ragusa, which lets you book an appointment online and publishes forms, building sites and properties; in 2026 it has heritage requalification works funded by the PNRR under way. For tourist rentals the municipality applies the tourist tax. Rents and prices are in the data.

Ragusa

A historic centre of restored palaces, B&Bs and crumbling buildings; Libertà and Politeama for those seeking services and paying more; Zisa, Noce and Oreto working-class and cheap; Mondello for the sea; Viale delle Scienze for students. Public housing by IACP and the Comune; ERSU university residences.

Palermo

ERSU Messina has residences at Annunziata, Gravitelli and Papardo and places reserved in other buildings; the historic Casa dello Studente in Via Battisti remains closed because it failed seismic-upgrade checks. In a city destroyed in 1908, a building's seismic status is a selection criterion. Quotations in the data block.

Messina

Public housing is managed by IACP Enna, which publishes calls and rankings. Kore University has its own residences and an annual call. For non-entrepreneurial short-term tourist lets a new regional form applies from 1 October 2026.

Enna

For out-of-town students, ERSU Catania allocates beds only through a competition, reserved for those eligible for a scholarship; residents of Catania and nearby towns and commuters are excluded. Listed residences include Centro, Cittadella and Toscano Scuderi. Rents and prices for the central zone are in the data block.

Catania

Public housing is managed by IACP Caltanissetta (via Luigi Rizzo 14/A), which publishes allocation calls, rankings and forms on its site. Market rents and prices per square metre are in the data.

Caltanissetta

Public housing is managed by IACP Agrigento (via Donato Bramante 42), with sections on leasing, sale and transfer of homes. For tourist accommodation the municipality published regional law 6/2025. Rents and prices are in the data.

Agrigento

Public housing in Calabria is managed by ATERP Calabria, whose site has an "allocation calls" section and a request form with a Vibo Valentia district option. For those letting to tourists the municipality applies a tourist tax.

Vibo Valentia

Public housing is managed by ATERP Calabria, the regional company created in 2013 by merging the provincial ATERPs, which has a Reggio Calabria district. The Università Mediterranea has two residences, on via Manfroce and via Roma, and a housing allowance for eligible out-of-town students left without a place. OMI rents and prices for the central area are in the data.

Reggio Calabria

A cheap but inconvenient historic centre (slopes, parking); hill districts for families; Catanzaro Lido for those wanting the sea and the station, with summer lets reducing annual supply; Germaneto for students and health staff. Public housing run by ATERP Calabria; university residences by the Fondazione UMG.

Catanzaro

A historic centre with old, cheap but inconvenient houses; Santa Maria, Poggio Tre Galli and Verderuolo for families; Macchia Romana for students and hospital staff. A small market, mostly owner-occupied. Public housing run by ATER Potenza; university residences through ARDSU Basilicata.

Potenza

Taranto's public housing belongs to the Comune and to ARCA Jonica, the regional housing agency. Applications are accepted only while a call is open, online with SPID, CIE or CNS; residents and people who work in the city on a stable basis can apply. OMI rents and prices for the central area are in the data.

Taranto

Public housing is run by ARCA Sud Salento, based in Lecce at via S. Trinchese 61/d; the municipality has a section on the procedures for assigning ERP homes. Students have the ADISU residences. From 1 January 2027 the management of the tourist tax changes.

Lecce

Public housing in the province is managed by ARCA Capitanata, the regional housing agency, based in Foggia at via Romolo Caggese 2. For students, ADISU Puglia has four residences in the city (counting the extension of the "Francesco Marcone"), allocated through a competition. OMI rents and prices are in the data.

Foggia

Murat and the seafront for those who want the centre and pay more; Madonnella and Libertà next door, cheaper and changing; Carrassi, San Pasquale and Poggiofranco for families and students near the campus. Public housing run by ARCA Puglia Centrale; student accommodation through ADISU Puglia.

Bari

Public housing (ERP) allocations in Salerno go through the Comune's Housing Office (Ufficio Casa), via Giacomo Costa 2, which also deals with ACER. For 2026 the Region approved the call for the housing-needs register and ERP rankings; there is a fund for tenants facing eviction for arrears they could not avoid. OMI rents and prices are in the data.

Salerno

Chiaia, Posillipo and Vomero are the expensive, orderly districts; the old centre is lively, dense and increasingly touristy; Fuorigrotta and Bagnoli are the university zone and former industrial area; to the north, Scampia with the Vele is the symbol of public housing and its transformation. Public housing via ACER Campania and the Comune, student housing via ADISURC.

Naples

The boundary of the Campi Flegrei red zone runs through the quarter, which is also in the yellow zone: before buying or renting it is worth checking which side an address falls on. Reference values from the Osservatorio del Mercato Immobiliare are in the data below.

Vomero

The boundary of the Campi Flegrei red zone runs through the quarter: before buying or renting it is worth checking whether an address falls inside it. Reference values from the Osservatorio del Mercato Immobiliare are in the data below.

Posillipo

The whole quarter is in the Campi Flegrei red zone: it is the first thing to weigh before buying or renting. Reference values from the Osservatorio del Mercato Immobiliare are in the data below.

Fuorigrotta

Historic buildings in a UNESCO site where upkeep of the ordinary fabric is the weak point UNESCO identifies. The centre's quarters are in the Campi Flegrei yellow zone; Montecalvario is partly in the red zone too. Reference OMI values are in the data below.

Historic centre

The boundary of the Campi Flegrei red zone runs through the quarter: before buying or renting it is worth checking which side an address falls on. Reference values from the Osservatorio del Mercato Immobiliare are in the data below.

Chiaia

The OMI divides Giugliano into 15 zones, from the historic centre to the Licola and Varcaturo coast. The Comune owns public housing (ERP) with ISEE-based rents; for 2026 it published the regional call for the housing-needs register and ERP rankings. Part of the territory lies in the Campi Flegrei red zone. OMI rents and prices are in the data.

Giugliano in Campania

The nineteenth-century centre is the most sought-after zone and the most convenient for office workers; the old town offers cheap houses needing renovation; Vazzieri is the university district; San Giovanni, Colle dell'Orso and Cappuccini are residential and family-oriented. Wide market and low prices. Public housing through IACP Molise and the Comune; student housing through ESU Molise.

Campobasso

The ATER for the province of Pescara, at via Genova 53, manages public housing and has published the Comune di Pescara's 2026 call for housing allocation. For canone concordato homes there is an open ranking updated every six months.

Pescara

For students of the «G. d'Annunzio» University, ADSU Chieti-Pescara runs residences in Chieti: Casa dello Studente, Palazzo Henrici and «Campus X» in Chieti Scalo. For rents and prices per square metre see the data; no official page on public housing was verified.

Chieti

The rebuilt historic centre offers new flats in old buildings and has become the most sought-after place again; Pettino and viale Corrado IV are the services periphery; Coppito serves the hospital and university; the hamlets and C.A.S.E. districts cost less but require a car. Public housing through ATER L'Aquila and the Comune; student housing through ADSU.

L'Aquila

The centre and historic districts are expensive and partly taken by tourist rentals; the inner ring to the south and east is the usual choice for workers and students; EUR attracts offices and families; the periphery along metro A, B and C is cheaper. Public housing through ATER Roma, student housing through DiSCo Lazio.

Rome

Low historic buildings, almost always without a lift, with damp ground floors and small floor plans. A strong presence of short-term tourist lets reduces the supply for residents. Daytime and night-time Trastevere ZTL; very little parking.

Trastevere

Early-twentieth-century public-housing blocks (ICP) with inner courtyards, Umbertine buildings on via Marmorata, a few recent ones. Lifts often absent, medium floor plans, shared courtyards. Share of short lets growing but below the historic centre. Testaccio ZTL only at night at weekends; paid on-street parking.

Testaccio

Gallery-access tenements and public-housing blocks from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ICP blocks, a few more recent buildings on via Tiburtina. Lifts rare, small flats often let room by room to students. Night-time San Lorenzo ZTL; difficult parking, Fascia Verde.

San Lorenzo

Five- or six-storey Umbertine and Liberty buildings with porter, lift and high ceilings; large flats, often subdivided or used as professional offices. Many home-offices, few short lets compared with the historic centre. No daytime car ZTL but paid parking everywhere and the Fascia Verde.

Prati

Two- or three-storey villini and small blocks from the early twentieth century, often self-built, with courtyards and terraces; intensive post-war buildings towards Acqua Bullicante and the Prenestina. Lifts rare, small floor plans, many recently renovated homes. No ZTL but Fascia Verde; difficult parking in the narrow streets.

Pigneto