Italian house prices dropped 5.6% in 2013

(ANSA) - Rome, April 3 - Italian house prices dropped 5.6% last year compared with 2012, national statistics agency Istat said Thursday.
    Italy's housing market has been hit hard by the economic crisis.
    Prices also fell in 2012, although they were down by half as much - 2.8% - with respect to 2011.
    Istat said the housing market's problems were also highlighted by a 9.2% drop in the number of properties sold.