Portugal’s real estate sector can expect around €3Bn of investment in 2021 according to the real estate property consultants CBRE. The investment is driven by a robust pipeline of supply, the [...]

Portugal is a bright and sunny place to live, but even so the prospective relocater needs to do their homework before making the move as there is a minefield of differences to northern Europe, [...]

Portugal’s banking sector dished out the highest number of mortgages since 2008 with €1.2Bn lent in December 2020 alone, bringing the total for the year to €11.4Bn. They are levels of bank [...]

The branded residences sector has grown 170% over the past 10 years with 590 schemes worldwide representing 76,000 units, with 10 countries planning to receive their first branded residences [...]

It is with great sadness that Essential Business has to announce the passing of Joaquim Pereira de Almeida this week. Joaquim Pereira de Almeida was an instantly recognisable face and a grand, [...]

The Portuguese real estate market performed better than expected in 2020 according to Imovirtual. The big question for 2021, however, is whether the Portuguese housing market will continue to [...]

Portugal house price sales have remained stable despite the Coronavirus pandemic standing at 1.8% on average in December, above prices achieved in February 2020. This is according to Confidencial [...]

Portugal’s commercial real estate sector closed 2020 with an estimated €2.8Bn investment according to consultants Cushman & Wakefield. It represents the third best year ever terms of [...]

Despite the end of the Covid-19 pandemic clearly in sight with the start of vaccination programmes from the New Year, the workplace landscape for some small and medium-size companies may have [...]

Land once occupied by Porto Football Club, which has been abandoned since the Antas stadium was demolished 16 years ago, is to now be redeveloped into over 1000 apartments in a €240 million [...]