All of the major (and minor) shopping districts and streets in Rome were bustling from 10am until late into the evening.

Residential market is so strong that developers are changing plans for major projects to meet rising demand.

"We realize that healthcare and technology are two high growth sectors of the economy."

"The dynamic of muted wage growth in the low-to-medium skill jobs and a growing middle-class renter cohort leads us to invest in the space that has the highest demand with little to no new supply,” says M. Patrick Carroll, chief executive officer of Carroll Organization.