Not since 2010 have so many new homes been built in a single year

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.

Government wants to accelerate evictions and unblock inheritances to put more houses on the market

The Executive is preparing amendments to the tenancy law to speed up evictions in cases of non-compliance and also wants to unblock undivided inheritances. The goal is to increase the housing supply.

Government aims to unlock undivided inheritances: a single heir can initiate the process

Empty properties, rents uncollected: what’s going on at Social Security?

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.

Pedro Duarte halts housing construction and doubles CCTV cameras in Porto

Elected three months ago, the mayor of Porto intends to reduce the city’s economic dependence on tourism and real estate. A critic of the “huge densification of new developments” in the city, Pedro Duarte says he will curb that “impetus”, starting with planning permission, with the city council “looking differently at the real estate projects that emerge, ...

Cascais City Council pays €30 million for land near Quinta da Marinha

Property market: Lisbon dominates the supply and Aveiro is where activity grows the most in 2026

New housing measures are positive but insufficient for estate agencies

The Government's housing package, approved by Parliament on 9 January, is 'welcome' and contains 'positive' measures, but it is not certain that it will increase the supply of homes or reduce prices, acknowledge executives from leading estate agencies. For Rafael Ascenso, founder and partner at Porta da Frente Christie's, the new package brings advances ...

Lack of licence could invalidate property sales

Portugal is facing one of the worst housing crises in Europe

What is needed to bring house prices down? Experts point to the supply of housing as the main problem.

5h: BdP governor advocates more supply to rein in house prices

The governor of the Bank of Portugal says increasing housing supply is necessary to slow or stop rising house prices.

Vacant homes would be sufficient to accommodate rising demand, says Bank of Portugal

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.

Vera Gouveia Barros: "The effect of limiting short‑term rentals on prices existed, but was almost negligible"

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.

Tax incentives for moderate rental

A bill to increase housing supply was submitted to the Assembly of the Republic this Tuesday.