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Buying a house will always be cheaper than renting in the long run, wherever it is in Portugal, according to accounts based on data from the National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estatística or INE). In the current real estate context of high prices in the rental market, paying of

When choosing where you want to buy a house, in addition to the comfort factor with respect to work or family, we also have to take into account the price per square metre or square foot of housing in the areas we are considering. So what are the cheapest destinations for real estate in Portugal?

To buy or not to buy a house? That is the question. There is always someone trying to work through this dilemma. Should I buy? Should I wait? The decision is never easy.

Buying a house can be a real headache, whether it’s your first time or you’re an old hand.

Buying a home is definitely getting more expensive.

With house prices currently rising in the property market, buyers and investors are looking for cheaper alternatives to purchasing used houses or flats in Portugal.

Buying a house is becoming more and more expensive. Property prices in Portugal rose by 3.8% in the first three months of the year, compared with the last quarter of 2017, making the price 1,748 euro per square metre (m2), or 162 euro per square foot (sq ft), according to the idealista price index.

Negotiating the price of a home is possible. You just need is the right motivation.

The Algarve, Costa de Plata and more recently Lisbon: the domestic housing market is red-hot and more and more foreigners are investing in Portugal, a scenario that should continue in the near future, predicts Colm Wilkinson, regional manager of PortugalProperty.com Lisbon, in an interview with idea

Lisbon has definitely entered onto the radar of foreign investors, a scenario that is not just a passing trend, but seems to have come to stay. Colm Wilkinson, Regional Manager of Lisbon PortugalProperty.com, moved to Lisbon 13 years ago and says he is in love with the capital.

Doubting about whether to buy or rent is very common. On one hand, buying a home in Portugal requires a great economic effort, but on the other hand, spending your entire life paying the rent on a house that will never be yours may not be the best option. So how do you decide?

In the end, it seems that the price of housing in Portugal is not "so high".

Interest rates for mortgages are relatively low right now, and it’s possible to can earn more than 7% each year if you invest in a property in Portugal.

The French are still top of the list for the nationality which invests the most in the Portuguese property market, making up 29% of the total. Even so, Brazilian investment keeps growing and already accounts for 19% of property purchases by non-Portuguese.

Neither rent nor buy. That’s the reality for young people in Portugal, who are a long way off being able to afford a property at the current house prices.

The Municipal Property Transfer Tax (Imposto Municipal sobre a Transmissão Onerosa de Imóveis or IMT) is a tax on onerous transfers of properties in Portuguese territory.

To be or not to be a tenant or a homeowner? That is the question. In Portugal, be a homeowner. In the rest of the world? The same, according to the results of this study by RentCafé. The data shows that just 25.2% of Portuguese people choose to rent.

When you’re buying a home, choosing whether to buy new or used is important. Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to both, but here are some things you should consider: Location: Depending on where you prefer to live, one property type will be better than another.

More houses and cheaper. In the end, though, where are these houses? Nowhere. The Portuguese real estate market is in the middle of a drama: there is a lot of demand and little supply at affordable prices.

In the Arouca Geopark, internationally recognised for its richness and diversity as a Geological Heritage site, there is a small village.

Whether you’re a tenant who’s just found the perfect place to rent or a landlord who’s renting one out, it’s important to be up to speed on all the aspects of Portuguese rental agreements. As well as making sure that your rental contract contains all the details of the landlord, the tenant, the pro

While house hunting, you may have noticed that a distinction is sometimes drawn between run-of-the-mill properties and so-called ‘luxury’ properties, but what’s the difference?

There’s always loads of legal stuff involved in buying any property, but as a foreigner in Portugal you’ll have extra paperwork to do.

Before the Property Bubble: Every single region in Portugal has seen property prices fall since the end of 2007 thanks to the global economic crisis. There was a small uplift in 2009 but then another steady drop until 2014, when the economy started to pick up again.

Are you paying a fair price for your home in the sun, or is the owner being overly ambitious with the asking price? Try using these 5 parameters to find out… 1.