In short
In Catania (Sicily), a €300,000 resale home bought from a private owner as a prima casa pays €6,100 in purchase taxes, €27,100 as a second home; 3,863 homes changed hands there in 2024 (OMI). That is 13 sales per 1,000 residents, against 12.5 for Italy; the tax rates are national.
What the sales data say about Catania
Catania stood 10th of 20 cities in 2024 with 3,863 home sales, a count from the OMI service of the Agenzia delle Entrate. Provisional 2025 data record 4,227, which is +9.4%, comfortably ahead of the national +6.4%.
Divide by the 296,984 residents ISTAT counts on 1 January 2026 and the result is 13.0 sales per 1,000. That is 15th of 20 and slightly over Italy's 12.5. The city represents 0.5% of the country's transactions.
Catania province counts 11,030 sales, of which the city holds 35.0%. The majority, 7,167, took place in neighbouring municipalities and rose to 7,741 in 2025 on provisional data, or +8.0%.
In Sicily as a whole, 50,104 sales were recorded and the Sicilian figure is 10.5 per 1,000. Catania's share of the volume is 7.7%, higher than its 6.2% of the island's population, and its own rate is above the Sicilian one.
For an overseas buyer, Catania is among the quicker risers for 2025, though the usual pattern holds: most provincial deals are outside the capoluogo (provincial capital). NTN counts deals, not prices, and these numbers may be revised.
Data as of 31 December 2025 for OMI home sales (2024 final, 2025 provisional, collected on 19 October 2026) and 1 January 2026 for ISTAT population.
The questions, answered
How much tax do you pay to buy a €300,000 home in Catania?
The rates are national, so Catania pays what all of Italy pays: €6,100 on a resale bought from a private owner as a prima casa, €27,100 as a second home, €12,600 on a new build from a builder as a prima casa and €30,600 otherwise, before the notary's fee.
How many homes are sold each year in Catania?
3,863 homes were sold in Catania in 2024 according to the OMI register of the Agenzia delle Entrate, and 4,227 in 2025 (provisional, +9.4%).
Is the property market in Catania more active than the Italian average?
Catania recorded 13 home sales per 1,000 residents in 2024, against 12.5 for Italy as a whole (OMI sales, ISTAT population).
How do I find the IMU property tax rate in Catania?
Each Italian municipality sets its own IMU rate by resolution, published on the Ministry of Economy and Finance site (finanze.gov.it, IMU rates search). A main home in categories A/2 to A/7 is exempt.
The figures
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes on €300,000, resale, prima casa | €6,100 | DPR 131/1986 |
| Taxes on €300,000, resale, second home | €27,100 | DPR 131/1986 |
| Taxes on €300,000, new build, prima casa | €12,600 | Agenzia delle Entrate |
| Home sales, 2024 | 3,863 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Home sales, 2025 (provisional) | 4,227 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Sales per 1,000 residents, 2024 | 13 | OMI, ISTAT |
| Population, 1 January 2026 | 296,984 | ISTAT |
Buying from abroad
What differs for a foreign buyer: Buying as a foreigner · prima casa and residence · the codice fiscale · IMU property tax.
Cities of Sicily on Payotte
Sources
- Purchase taxes: calculator sources (DPR 131/1986, Agenzia delle Entrate).
- Home sales: Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, Volumi di compravendita (NTN), residential, province and capoluogo series: 2024 definitive, 2025 provisional; territory excluding the tavolare regime (Trento, Bolzano, Trieste, Gorizia, partly Udine) (CC BY 4.0).
- Population: ISTAT, resident population by commune on 1 January 2026 (SDMX dataflow 22_389, status e = estimate) (CC BY 4.0).
- IMU rates: Dipartimento delle Finanze, IMU rules and rates search.