In Italy there is a different taxation on the buying contract sum. First home it is 2% if bought from a private and 4% if bought from a firm, in this latter ca

In Italy there is a different taxation on the buying contract sum. First home it is 2% if bought from a private and 4% if bought from a firm, in this latter case it is VAT (and some types are excluded being "luxury"). Non-first home is 9% if from a private or 10% VAT if from a firm (up to 22% for some types that are considered "luxury"). Then usually banks provide "special" loans at a slightly lower rate to "first home" buyers, but that has nothing to do with the government.