The right to housing takes centre stage at a public meeting organised by Rete. The evening, titled “A housing at any cost” (“Ad ogni costo casa”), will be held on Thursday, November 12, at 9 pm, in the “Joe Cassar” hall, former Internazionale cinema, in Borgo Maggiore.
The event ties into the ongoing debate over access to housing in San Marino, recently addressed on Insider by councillor Giovanni Maria Zonzini. In his October 30 piece, Zonzini had revealed that Rete is working on a draft bill, which will be presented precisely during the November 12 evening.
The analysis presented by the councillor is based on a survey conducted by a working group within the movement, examining 164 listings for residential properties published on Immobiliare.it and Idealista.it. The survey excluded listings without a stated price and homes larger than 200 square metres.
According to the results cited by Zonzini, half of the apartments examined are listed at more than 420,000 euros, with a median price of 4,134 euros per square metre. These figures reflect the asking prices found in the listings reviewed, offering a snapshot of the supply side of the market.
The issue raised by the councillor concerns the gap between property prices and workers’ purchasing power. According to the simulations published, buying a 55-square-metre apartment would, under the assumed conditions, require a monthly instalment of around 1,100 euros for a twenty-year mortgage, factoring in public interest subsidies.
Such a commitment, in his analysis, would absorb most of an average salary.
Rents had also been the focus of an earlier contribution, published on Insider on October 21. Zonzini had reported that, between 2015 and 2025, average rents rose by at least 36%, compared with a 20% increase in average local wages over the same period. This gap, according to the councillor, weighs particularly heavily on those without their own home or family support in the property market.
The consequence described by Zonzini is the growing difficulty — especially for young people — of finding affordable housing in their own country.
In his remarks, he pointed to the choice made by some San Marino residents to relocate to nearby Italian municipalities while continuing to work in the Republic. The November 12 evening will therefore bring the issue into public debate, alongside the legislative proposals announced by Rete.
