Italy property searches grow strongly in may

Italy property is continuing to gain in popularity according to the latest release of the Rightmove Overseas Search report containing data from May. Italy held 5th place in the top 20 countries chart for the second month running, having climbed in April from 6th place in March.

With month on month search volume growth of 23%, Italy was the third fastest growing country in May, beaten only by Poland (+248%) and Thailand (+24%). This strong performance follows growth of 7% and 3% in April and March respectively.

Abruzzo was the fastest growing region in the regional breakdown with a 48% month on month increase in searches for Abruzzo property. This pushed it 19 places up the overall Rightmove chart to position 102, making it the 5th highest Italian region in the overall chart. Campania was just behind Abruzzo in terms of growth, with searches up 46% on the month, taking it to 94 where it is the third highest placed Italian region, behind Toscana at 47, and Lombardia at 90.

Calabria’s performance was also noteworthy; with searches up 25% on the month it climbed 7 places to 111 on the overall chart.

Source: Novrealty.com