Housing for sale supply in Portugal tumbles 6% in 2Q

The stock of housing available for sale in Portugal fell by 6% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the same period the previous year, according to data analyed by idealista, a Southern European online real estate marketplace.

District and autonomous region capitals

The supply of housing for sale decreased in 12 of the 20 district and autonomous region capitals analysed, compared to the second quarter of 2025. The largest drops in supply were observed in Funchal (-33%), Faro (-27%), and Porto (-19%), followed by Portalegre (-17%), Aveiro (-16%), Castelo Branco (-12%), Viana do Castelo (-8%), Évora (-8%), Lisbon (-8%), and Ponta Delgada (-7%). Leiria (-4%) and Setúbal (-3%) round out the group of capitals where stock declined.

Conversely, increases were recorded in Guarda (27%), Braganza (20%), Santarém (13%), Coimbra (10%), Beja (9%), Vila Real (4%), and Braga (1%). Viseu remained stable.

Districts and islands

When broken down by district and island, the supply of housing for sale decreased in 14 of the 20 territories analysed compared to the same period last year.

The sharpest drops in supply were observed on the island of Madeira (-22%) and in Faro (-15%), followed by Aveiro (-14%), Leiria (-10%), Portalegre (-10%), Porto (-9%), Évora (-7%), Castelo Branco (-6%), Braganza (-4%), Beja (-3%), Viana do Castelo (-3%), and Lisbon (-3%). Declines were also recorded in Braga (-2%) and Coimbra (-1%).

Conversely, supply grew in Guarda (9%), Vila Real (6%), Santarém (6%), Viseu (4%), the island of São Miguel (2%), and Setúbal (1%), with notable growth in markets in the country’s interior and central regions.

Source: Idealista

Image: The highest drop in supply of homes was in Funchal.