As we know, housing prices in the city are rising. If you dream of buying a home downtown but don’t have millions of euros to invest (a fortune few possess), in Rome a 19-square-meter studio costs 260,000 euros. And this is no isolated case; again on the Idealista website, we find a pied-à-terre of just 23 square meters listed at 293,250 euros.
In the Eternal City, living space in the historic center has become an increasingly rare and expensive commodity: with prices, as in these cases, exceeding 10,000 euros per square meter; we could say that micro-apartments have become the new golden frontier of the market.
The studio apartment is no longer perceived as a fallback housing solution, but as an investment, given the city’s extremely high tourist appeal.
Studio apartments in the historic center as an investment
Having a foothold in the heart of the city continues to weigh heavily on real estate dynamics. In this scenario, owning a small space downtown means possessing a micro-goldmine that could guarantee a secure income.
The highest prices are concentrated in the central and semi-central areas that were once the symbol of La Dolce Vita. In this specific case, the studio apartment in the heart of the Rione Pigna (Via Piè di Marmo), just a short walk from the Pantheon, is located within a historic building.
“The property,” reads the listing on Idealista, “is in excellent condition and is ideal for: tourist rentals, short-term leases, or an exclusive pied-à-terre in the historic center.”
With more than 250,000 euros in the suburbs or in other Italian cities, you could buy a two- or three-bedroom apartment—here, that amount is barely enough for a one-room apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom on the ground floor.
