In short
In Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna), 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; 2,409 homes changed hands there in 2024 (OMI). That is 13.9 sales per 1,000 residents, against 12.5 for Italy; the tax rates are national.
What the sales data say about Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia recorded 2,409 home sales in 2024 (Agenzia delle Entrate, OMI), 17th of 20. The 2025 provisional count, 2,623, is +8.9%, outpacing Italy's +6.4%.
ISTAT counts 172,921 residents on 1 January 2026, which gives 13.9 sales per 1,000, which ranks 12th of 20 and lies above the national 12.5. The city accounts for 0.3% of Italian sales.
The province, officially Reggio nell'Emilia, had 6,888 sales in 2024; the city is 35.0% of them. Surrounding municipalities recorded 4,479, then a provisional 4,835 in 2025, or +8.0%. City and hinterland therefore progressed at similar speeds.
Emilia-Romagna has 63,672 sales, which is 14.2 per 1,000 residents. Reggio Emilia is 3.8% of the volume and 3.9% of the people, almost level.
The market is moderate in size, and the greater part of provincial activity lies outside the capoluogo (provincial capital), as the split above shows. These are counts of deals rather than prices, and the 2025 data may still be revised.
For someone weighing the city against the surrounding comuni, the near-identical growth rates suggest no sharp shift of activity in either direction during 2025. The local variable worth checking before signing is the IMU rate each comune sets, because the transfer taxes themselves are identical everywhere in Italy.
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 Reggio Emilia?
The rates are national, so Reggio Emilia 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 Reggio Emilia?
2,409 homes were sold in Reggio Emilia in 2024 according to the OMI register of the Agenzia delle Entrate, and 2,623 in 2025 (provisional, +8.9%).
Is the property market in Reggio Emilia more active than the Italian average?
Reggio Emilia recorded 13.9 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 Reggio Emilia?
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 | 2,409 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Home sales, 2025 (provisional) | 2,623 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Sales per 1,000 residents, 2024 | 13.9 | OMI, ISTAT |
| Population, 1 January 2026 | 172,921 | 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 Emilia-Romagna 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.