Property for sale in Portugal

Finding property for sale in Portugal direct from owners, whether in the Algarve, Alentejo or Lisbon is easier than ever before thanks to real estate websites and apps, but there are still lots of aspects of the Portuguese real estate market than can be a real headache for expats.

The secret to selling a home isn’t limited to a competitive asking price, but also relies on how you present it to potential buyers.

Portugal is famous for its beautiful coastlines and traditional fishing villages, many of which have beautiful little fisherman’s houses for sale.

There are 260,000 square metres (2.8 million square feet) of new constructions in an area of approximately 20 hectares.

Buying a house is always something you have to think very carefully about, especially if it’s your first home and if you’re going to need a mortgage to buy it.

After the euphoria of recent years, house prices in Portugal are levelling off, heading towards stabilisation. While Portuguese property prices are still rising, they are doing so at a slower rate.

When you buy or sell a house in Portugal, it’s not obligatory to make a preliminary purchase agreement and it does cost you extra money, but you would be wrong to rule out signing one so quickly.

There's a lot of talk about the Comporta area, and tourism also is gaining ground in the Alcácer do Sal region, located in the heart of the Alentejo coast, Portugal.

The sale of two real estate-tourism assets in Herdade da Comporta for a cost of 158 million euro was one of the major real estate deals in Portugal in 2018, having been completed in November.

Time marches on and prices go up. This includes house prices in Portugal, which are getting higher and higher.

There is a lot coming up for auction on 12th April 2019 of 13 publicly owned properties in the north of Portugal.

The effects of the real estate pressure currently being experienced in Lisbon are beginning to spread to the other side of the Tagus River.

Porto is definitely in fashion and the "Baixa" district is still the most sought-after place to invest. The new development of Alegria Plaza, in the heart of Baixa de Oporto, is an extraordinary real estate opportunity for those who want to enjoy the unique vibes the area offers.

The real estate segment focussed on offices in Europe, especially the development of greenfield projects and/or the rehabilitation of old buildings, continues to offer interesting investment opportunities both for investors with a core profile and for investors with a value-added profile in Europe.

House prices in Portugal will continue to rise, albeit at a slower pace than in recent years, following the general trend in Europe, according to forecasts by Standard & Poor's (S&P).

After the regeneration of the historical centre comes the Alta de Lisboa. This is the area of the Portuguese capital that will receive more than 500 new apartments in the coming years, in an investment totalling around 200 million euro.

If there was ever a time when Setúbal was called "ugly" or "dirty", idealista/news can now affirm that this area on the South Bank of the Tagus is no longer so. Setúbal has become a city which is attracting large numbers of investors from Portugal and abroad.

House prices have gone up enormously in Portugal recently, but this doesn’t mean that properties are on the market longer before being sold.

In the third quarter of 2018, house prices in Portugal rose 15.6% compared to the same period of the previous year.

Buying a home is getting more and more expensive, but property sales keep going up year after year; in 2018, the number of transactions grew between 15% and 20%, which means that about 180,000 properties were sold, 25,000 more than the previous year and an average of 500 per day.

The construction of new buildings in Portugal is growing at a rapid pace.

Good news for the Portuguese real estate market, which will continue to live good (or even better) times in 2019.

The Muda Reserve project, located in the village of Muda, near Comporta on the Alentejo coast, is coming to life. The commercialisation of the 42 quintas built in the village will start soon, says the developer Vanguard Properties.

Foreign investment in Portuguese properties has perked up, helping the recovery of the Portuguese real estate sector in recent years.

Much has been said about the importance of foreign investment in the current dynamism of the real estate market in Portugal.