Yes for EU citizens; non-EU buyers need reciprocity (US, UK, Canada, Australia qualify).
Costs on top of the price
4-15% · Registration tax 9% on a second home (resale), or VAT on new builds; notary 1-2% + legal ~1% + agent ~3% (GPG roundtrip 10-18%).
Yearly property tax
IMU 0.4-1.06% on second homes (on cadastral value).
Tax on rental income
Optional flat 'cedolare secca' on short lets: 21% for one property, 26% from the second.
What holiday rentals earn
No sourced STR gross yield found. Cheap Italian homes are usually old stock in depopulating towns, not new builds.
Long-term rent yield
5.0-8.8 (GPG Q3 2026: national 6.61, Catania 8.75, Palermo 7.84, Milan 4.97)% gross
Holiday-rental rules
Every tourist let needs a national CIN code shown on listings and at the property; from the 3rd property it is treated as a business (VAT registration).