Lisbon property news

Renting an apartment in Lisbon is more expensive than it was a year ago, but the rise in prices is slowing down. In the second quarter of the year, rental prices in the Portuguese capital rose by 1.8% over the previous quarter and by 17% in counterpart terms.

Portugal is on the up and up, becoming a more famous destination to buy a place in the sun. Celebrities are also getting in on the act, buying up property in Portugal left, right and centre, so if you go and live there you’ll be in good company.

If you’re one of the thousands of students participating in the Erasmus programme in Portugal in 2018, now is the time to start looking for a home in the country where you have decided to live this new adventure.

Can you imagine what Lisbon will be like in a few years' time? How will the city evolve and what will it become? The "Futures of Lisbon" exhibition has a simple and singular purpose: to sow doubt, to raise questions and to encourage reflection about what’s in store for the Portuguese capital.

London’s got Soho, Lisbon has Príncipe Real. The most LGBTI-friendly district of the Portuguese capital attracts restaurants, shops and entertainment venues as well as residents and investors.

Portugal is still one of the countries in the crosshairs of international celebrities, and it looks like there’s going to be a new girl in town, a well-known Hollywood resident.

It’s called Casal Ribeiro and it’s a luxury condominium with 77 apartments located in the most central area of Lisbon, near Saldanha.

Misericórdia, Santa Maria Maior and Santo António. These are the three neighborhoods that attract the most ex-pats who want to buy a house in the Portuguese capital. There are two new areas that have started to gain ground, too - interesting insider news for those looking to invest.

Too much demand, too little supply. There are fewer and fewer homes available for rent in Lisbon, a situation that is leading potential tenants to offer 12 months of rent to secure a home.

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.

One catamaran, 50 real estate professionals and just one aim: to explore the land of the three projects that make up Lisbon South Bay.

The ‘Cidade da Água’, City of Water, which will be built on the old Lisnave lands in Almada, is well underway.