The price of buying a home in Portugal rose by an average of 8.7% in the second quarter of 2023 but the number of transactions fell 22.9%. Nevertheless, the figures for August indicate that [...]

By Michael Bruxo [email protected] The Portuguese government approved three measures at a Council of Minsters meeting on Thursday aimed at offsetting the effect of interest rate [...]

“Portugal does not have and is not facing a real estate bubble” according to the former CEO of Novobanco, António Ramalho. Speaking at the Portugal Real Estate Summit in Estoril yesterday [...]

Portugal’s current urban housing crisis is not the first in its history but it is unique in that it has hit the middle class for the first time. But is it simply caused by speculation from Golden [...]

The International Monetary Fund has advised Portugal that financial policies should continue to concentrate on systemic risks which it says have increased because of more restrictive financial [...]

‘The State of Portugal’s Real Estate Sector’ was the key theme for debate at this year’s Portugal Property Exhibition 2023. It was one of a round of debates organised by SIL Investment Pro [...]

The Portuguese Government failed to adequately consult local municipal councils when it designed its controversial More Housing package aimed at helping to solve Portugal’s chronic housing [...]

A survey, which canvassed real estate developers about the perceived effects of the Government’s ‘More Housing’ programme unveiled in February, revealed that it would have negative effects on the [...]

House prices in Portugal went up by 1.5% in February, bucking a recent slowdown in prices trend seen in December last year and January this year. According to Confidencial Imobiliário house [...]

All applications for Portugal’s Golden Visa from 16 February this year are to be frozen and any new applications will not be accepted. The decision was taken to avoid a sudden rush to get [...]