House and apartment sales increased
18.9% in 2016, with 534,000 properties changing hands, tax
agency Agenzia delle Entrate said on Monday.
It is the third consecutive year of growth for the property
market, after rises of 6.5% in 2015 and 3.5% in 2014.
The agency said the value of the property sales went up 76
billion euros to 89 billion.
It added that the number of rental contracts was steady, with
a rise of just 0.63% with respect to 2015.
The Italian house market was badly hit by the economic
crisis.
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