Assocasa will hold the conference "Abitare il futuro, la casa come diritto, la città come comunità" on Friday 13 November at 09:30 at the Ramada Hotel in Naples.
The event puts access to housing at the center of the discussion. Gaetano Vassallo, national secretary of Assocasa, identifies access to housing as a priority for both the national and local political agenda.
According to the material presented ahead of the conference, rents are rising significantly in Naples and nearby municipalities, while rents are falling in some inland areas of Campania. The sources describe an uneven market, with pressure concentrated in the larger urban centers.
Part of that pressure is linked to short-term rentals. The sources connect the spread of short-term rentals in Naples, Caserta, Salerno, Scafati and the Pompeii area to a reduced supply of stable, long-term housing.
The supply of below-market-rent housing in Naples and Salerno is described as insufficient for student demand. The groups most affected, according to Vassallo, include students, young couples and workers living away from home who struggle to afford market rents.
Vassallo argues that the new Housing Plan could help expand supply through public and private investment. The proposed approach combines guarantees for property owners with sustainable rents for tenants.
No rental-price figures or quantified estimates of the effect of short-term rentals were provided in the sources. The conference has been announced for 13 November, but its outcome and any concrete policy commitments have not yet been reported.
