Residential, supply still scarce: two-bedroom apartments dominate but one-bedroom apartments grow

The supply of homes on the Italian market remains limited in the second half of 2024. This is what emerges from the latest analysis by the Tecnocasa Group Studies Office, according to which the shortage of properties for sale is due to the strong dynamism following the two-year pandemic. Many properties have been placed on the market in recent years, and now mainly those in need of heavy renovation remain on the market.

In the meantime, new construction projects continue, attracting interest where prices remain in line with buyers' affordability.

Among the types of housing offered, three-room apartments are the most common in large cities, accounting for 33.9 per cent of the total. This is followed by four-room apartments with 23.6% and two-room apartments with 22%. However, compared to the previous survey, there has been a slight decrease in the supply of three-room apartments (-1.4 percentage points), against an increase in one-room apartments (+0.5) and two-room apartments (+0.8).

In Milan, the trend differs: the most offered type is the two-room apartment, with 30.9%, followed by three-room apartments (29.6%). Studio apartments account for 11.8%, but in other cities in Lombardy the proportions change significantly.

According to data updated to January 2025, in fact, in Bergamo, Monza, Pavia and Varese the offer is dominated by three-room apartments, with shares of over 44 per cent. Como stands out for a very strong presence of two-room apartments (50 per cent), while in Lecco four-room apartments prevail (38.1 per cent). In Mantua, the offer is well distributed between two-room and three-room apartments (both at 29.3%).