House prices

The House Price Index (HPI) measures the evolution of market prices of all residential properties that are purchased by households (flats, detached houses, terraced houses, etc.), both new and existing, independently if bought for own-occupancy or as an investment.

In the third quarter of 2015:

• the House Price Index (see Italian IPAB) increased by 0.2% compared to the previous quarter and decreased by 2.3% in comparison to the same quarter of the previous year;
• prices of new dwellings increased by 1.4% compared to the previous quarter and decreased by 0.5% with respect to the third quarter of 2014; prices of existing dwellings declined by 0.1% compared to the previous quarter and by 2.9% with respect to the same quarter of the previous year.

Next release: 4 April 2016