Italian house prices dropped 5.6% in 2013
Market hit hard by economic crisis
03 April, 11:02![Italian house prices dropped 5.6% in 2013](/webimages/medium/2014/4/2/7058cd3eae830d6652b2ec04a9d3eb46.jpg)
Italy's housing market has been hit hard by the economic crisis.
Prices also fell in 2012, although they were down by half as much - 2.8% - with respect to 2011.
Istat said the housing market's problems were also highlighted by a 9.2% drop in the number of properties sold.