Latest news and stories about housing supply in finance in Portugal for expats and residents.
The government has approved new regulations to resolve undivided inheritances, aiming to boost housing supply and enhance fire prevention efforts.
Cascais City Council has exercised its right of first refusal to buy 32 plots near Quinta da Marinha for €30 million, blocking a sale the owner had negotiated with two private firms. The council approved a loan to finance the acquisition, raising issues about use of public funds to secure strategic, high-value land in one of the municipality’s most expensive areas and the implications for local planning and market dynamics.
In 2026 Lisbon accounted for the largest share of property listings, reflecting a concentrated supply base in the capital. By contrast Aveiro recorded the strongest year‑on‑year increase in market activity, signalling accelerating demand and investor interest there. The data suggest diverging regional dynamics — supply dominance in Lisbon versus faster transactional growth in Aveiro — with implications for pricing, investment allocation and local market strategies.
The sharp increase in house prices in Portugal reflects a shortage of housing supply and resilient demand, say Morningstar DBRS analysts
The answer is not clear, but experts speak of signs of price pressure due to a lack of supply.
Public works tenders launched totalled approximately 10 billion euros.
The Portuguese real estate market is undergoing a significant shift. Data from Maxfinance for 2025 reveals that the typical buyer is now single, under 35, and opting for smaller properties like T0 or T1 apartments. Families are also downsizing from 3-bedroom (T3) to 2-bedroom (T2) homes due to economic constraints. CEO Francisco Ferreira Lima notes that while government measures have improved access to credit for young people, a severe lack of housing supply remains the primary obstacle, with demand still heavily concentrated in coastal urban centres.
In 2010, more than 35,000 homes were built for family housing, and since then, we have never even come close to 30,000. Even so, in 2025 (preliminary data), 26,700 homes were built.
Portugal’s Social Security owns thousands of properties across the country. Many are empty, poorly recorded and generating no income, yet they continue to weigh on public finances. What is failing in the management of Social Security’s property portfolio? Listen to the new episode of Economia dia a dia, Expresso’s daily podcast, presented by Juliana Simões.
What is needed to bring house prices down? Experts point to the supply of housing as the main problem.
The governor of the Bank of Portugal says increasing housing supply is necessary to slow or stop rising house prices.
Portugal is among the European countries with the highest share of second homes and vacant dwellings, although this proportion has fallen slightly in recent years.
In a context of housing access crisis and with construction approvals slowing again, doubts are growing about the sector's ability to put more homes on the market. Between announced incentives and obstacles on the ground, measures do not always translate into more supply. Vera Gouveia Barros helps explain what is holding the sector back. Listen to the podcast here.
A bill to increase housing supply was submitted to the Assembly of the Republic this Tuesday.
