Current property investment news, rules and analysis for Portugal. This guide brings together 36 source-linked MedRealty stories.
While the European market is sluggishly moving forward (the average growth in the EU is only 5%), Portuguese real estate is going up. According to Property Market-Index, the median…
Read →Three years ago, the Portuguese government rewrote residency by investment rules. The main change: direct purchase of real estate no longer gives a residence permit. The foreign pr…
Read →The Portuguese portal idealista analyzed the prices of real estate in all municipalities of the country. The result is unexpected: while in Lisbon and on the coast, prices bite, in…
Read →It's not just a piece of land in the middle of a lagoon. A whole functioning business is put up for auction: salt ponds, oyster farms, fishing areas, residential buildings, a pier …
Read →Portugal is far more than Lisbon and Porto. The Silver Coast, an hour's drive from the capital, presents opportunities that most investors miss. This is a region with ideal climate…
Read →Portugal is preparing for new foreign investment controls that will directly affect those planning to invest in property and business in the country. The European Union is tighteni…
Read →The region, two hours from Lisbon, has transformed from quiet rural backwater into a magnet for international investors. Unspoilt coastline around Comporta and Melides, historic to…
Read →Nearly half of Americans purchasing Portugal's golden visa describe themselves as investors diversifying their risk exposure. There is no panic or capital flight—simply a mature ap…
Read →In Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo, foreign buyers—accounting for 80% of purchasers—pay in excess of €13,000 per square metre and typically settle in cash, eschewing mortgages. Vil…
Read →Builders have long paid 6% VAT on works in urban rehabilitation zones. However, the tax authority recently began demanding additional approval (ORU), threatening to impose 23% VAT …
Read →From 1 July, Portugal's immigration agency AIMA has opened a new online service for applications for permanent residence. European citizens and their family members can now complet…
Read →The figure represents the highest increase across all 27 EU member states. By comparison, prices in the eurozone rose by just 4.7%, whilst the EU average stood at 5.1%. On a quarte…
Read →Portugal has nearly completed processing one million migrant regularisation cases, but the final stretch is proving protracted. The specialist agency AIMA, established in mid-2024,…
Read →An analysis by idealista has revealed that in May 2026, foreign buyers were searching for property in 15 of Portugal's 20 largest cities, with their share of interest reaching doub…
Read →Despite amendments to citizenship legislation, Portugal's golden visa continues to attract foreign investors. Between January and May 2026, golden visa funds received €283 million—…
Read →The government has abandoned plans for a further reduction in personal income tax in the second half of the year, citing budgetary exhaustion. February storms inflicted significant…
Read →Vale Paraiso Eco-Resort, a 53-hectare development on the Castelo do Bode reservoir, has stalled after attracting millions of euros from foreign investors. Conceived in 2004 but dev…
Read →The majority are holders of golden visas (ARI), who contend that the new rules breach their rights and the expectations they held when obtaining residency status. The complaint has…
Read →Neighbourhoods in Portugal with a historical LGBTI+ community have become expensive property markets. The median apartment price in Lisbon's Arroios has jumped to €595,000, whilst …
Read →For the first time in two years, growth in Portuguese property prices has decelerated, falling from 18.9% to 17.8% in the first quarter of 2026. This does not signal a price fall: …
Read →A paradox that has persisted for several years: whilst Portuguese residents criticise their country, international investors, technology companies and funds are pouring hundreds of…
Read →According to idealista, unfinished projects are attracting more enquiries than completed apartments. This trend is particularly pronounced in Lisbon, Cascais, Porto and the Algarve…
Read →The Bank of Portugal has published research showing that the sharpest price increases have occurred in the suburbs of Lisbon and Porto, as well as on the Setúbal Peninsula. In five…
Read →Portugal is undergoing a subtle but significant shift in economic geography—and the implications for investors are substantial. For decades, the narrative centred on Lisbon and Por…
Read →The European Commission has urged Lisbon to reconsider its municipal property tax (IMI). The objective is clear: to encourage Portuguese homeowners to sell vacant properties and st…
Read →Portugal is experiencing a genuine boom in the rental housing market. Comparing February–April 2026 with the same period last year, demand for apartments and houses for rent has gr…
Read →Portuguese real estate is often more than an investment—it represents a life project. Yet many foreign owners give little thought to succession planning until it is too late. If yo…
Read →Portugal's property market crisis is paradoxically acting as a catalyst for the construction sector. An acute housing shortage and growing demand for urban building renovation are …
Read →After years of chaos in its immigration system, the Portuguese government has announced tangible progress. The AIMA agency and a dedicated task force have processed more than 763,0…
Read →According to the Bank for International Settlements, this represents the third-highest result globally among 57 countries surveyed. Only North Macedonia (+20%) and Hungary (+16.8%)…
Read →According to data from the Bank of Portugal, foreigners accounted for 28 per cent of all residential property purchases in the country last year. This represents a stable trend: si…
Read →Sales and construction have commenced on Six Senses Comporta in the Alentejo region, marking the celebrated hospitality group's first venture into the Portuguese market. The projec…
Read →Banks valued residential properties at an average of €2,174 per square metre in April 2026, marking a new all-time high. The previous month saw prices at €2,151/m², representing a …
Read →An hour's drive from Lisbon, the Troia Peninsula operates by a different logic entirely from the Algarve or Cascais. Located in the Alentejo region, Troia offers 15 kilometres of w…
Read →British investment group Arrow Global, which manages over €100bn in assets, has invested €700m in Palmares in Lagos. This is far more than another luxury complex on the Algarve. It…
Read →Prices for offices, shopping centres and other commercial real estate have surged 10.1 per cent in 2025, marking the highest growth rate on record. This compares with just 4.7 per …
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