According to Agenzia delle Entrate data, 280,970 residential transactions were completed in the first half of 2018, +5% compared to the same period of 2017. In particular, 127,277 transactions were recorded in the first quarter and 153,693 in the second quarter, respectively +4.3% and +5.6% compared to the corresponding quarters in 2017. Based on surveys by the agencies of the…