Seven out of 10 Italian families own their homes

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-13c15dfff6091074d6233031b01201e4.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Seven out of 10 Italian families own their homes” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-13c15dfff6091074d6233031b01201e4.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, December 23 – Slightly more than 72% of Italian families own the houses they live in, national statistical agency Istat said Monday. PSome 18% of families, meanwhile, live in rented housing, the agency added in its latest population report./PPIt also found a portion of the population lives in shoddy housing including shacks, cellars, trailers or garages, with the problem increasingly higher further south in Italy./PPBetween 2001 and 2011 families living in substandard housing increased by 13.8%, Istat said./PIMG id=mediaViewer title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-trasp282.gif”ALL RIGHTS RESERVED