# Dwellings authorised in Italian building permits rise 8% year on year

> Istat estimates that dwelling units in newly approved residential buildings increased from the same quarter of 2025.

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- Published: 2026-10-11T18:18:35+00:00
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Italy’s national statistics institute Istat published building-permit estimates for the second quarter of 2026 on October 9. The number of dwellings in newly authorised residential buildings was up 8.0% from the same quarter a year earlier; this is a count of dwelling units covered by permits, not the number of permit documents.

In the seasonally adjusted quarterly comparison, authorised dwellings increased 3.8%. Usable residential floor area rose 7.3% year on year and 1.4% quarter on quarter; non-residential building area was also up 2.0% quarter on quarter and 5.1% year on year. Istat said the second-quarter residential gains did not fully recover the first-quarter decline. Permits are approvals, not completed homes.

## Data

### Residential permits: changes

Changes in dwellings covered by permits and usable floor area in the second quarter of 2026.

Methodology: Istat estimates: changes against the stated comparison period; annual and seasonally adjusted quarterly changes are separate.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | period_start | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-on-year change in authorised dwellings | 8 | percent | 2026-06 | estimate | 2026-04 | exact |
| Seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter change in authorised dwellings | 3.8 | percent | 2026-06 | estimate | 2026-04 | exact |
| Year-on-year change in usable residential floor area | 7.3 | percent | 2026-06 | estimate | 2026-04 | exact |
| Seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter change in usable residential floor area | 1.4 | percent | 2026-06 | estimate | 2026-04 | exact |

Sources: <https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/permessi-di-costruire-ii-trimestre-2026/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/italy-second-quarter-2026-residential-building-permits-rise/data/residential-permit-estimates?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/italy-second-quarter-2026-residential-building-permits-rise/data/residential-permit-estimates?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat)](<https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/permessi-di-costruire-ii-trimestre-2026/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-11; Published: 2026-10-09)

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