In short
In Genoa (Liguria), 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; 8,791 homes changed hands there in 2024 (OMI). That is 15.5 sales per 1,000 residents, against 12.5 for Italy; the tax rates are national.
What the sales data say about Genoa
Genoa is 4th of 20 for volume: 8,791 home sales in 2024 per the Agenzia delle Entrate's OMI series. Provisional 2025 data bring 9,273, a gain of +5.5% compared with +6.4% for the national total.
Resident numbers (566,247 per ISTAT, 1 January 2026) translate that count into 15.5 sales per 1,000 inhabitants. On this ranking Genoa is 7th of 20, above the 12.5 for Italy. Its share of the national total is 1.2%.
The notable feature is concentration. Genova province registers 13,091 sales, and the city alone accounts for 67.2%. Only 4,300 sales occur in the remaining municipalities. Those small places still picked up pace in 2025, to a provisional 4,671 (+8.6%).
Liguria sums to 26,179 sales for 2024 ; the regional ratio, 17.3 per 1,000 inhabitants, is higher than the city's own. Genoa provides 33.6% of that volume while holding 37.5% of the region's people.
By contrast with regions where deals scatter across many towns, a buyer looking at this province is dealing with a mostly urban market. Keep in mind that NTN measures how many deals happen and does not speak to prices, and that the 2025 numbers are not final.
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 Genoa?
The rates are national, so Genoa 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 Genoa?
8,791 homes were sold in Genoa in 2024 according to the OMI register of the Agenzia delle Entrate, and 9,273 in 2025 (provisional, +5.5%).
Is the property market in Genoa more active than the Italian average?
Genoa recorded 15.5 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 Genoa?
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 | 8,791 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Home sales, 2025 (provisional) | 9,273 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Sales per 1,000 residents, 2024 | 15.5 | OMI, ISTAT |
| Population, 1 January 2026 | 566,247 | ISTAT |
Buying from abroad
What differs for a foreign buyer: Buying as a foreigner · prima casa and residence · the codice fiscale · IMU property tax.
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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.