Intro Before and after moving to Portugal you have probably come across articles, posts and videos telling you the reasons to buy real estate in Portugal. Many of those, of course, are authored by real estate agents who would like to sell you a house. They might include facts and good reasons for buying or […]
Intro Have you ever wondered: If you came to Portugal from one of the countries with a high level of transparency in the real estate market, like England, France, Australia or the USA, you probably have already unsuccessfully searched for data on these or similar questions. Despite Portugal’s recent evolution in market transparency, foreigners from […]
Intro Once one of Europe’s worst performing economies and housing markets, Portugal has shown a remarkable upswing over the past 10 years and, more recently, resilience against some of the covid-related as well as post-covid challenges. Shaken up by international and national issues many investors ask themselves if it’s now all over and the market […]
Intro Depending on where you are from and how active you have been in real estate purchasing you may have come across buy-side services (sometimes called acquisition services) provided by so called buy-side advisors or buyer’s agents (different terms for the same thing). Ironically, buy-side advisory is better known and more frequently used in more […]
Governments housing package ‘mais habitação’ part 1 of 3: measures with most impact on Golden Visa, short-term rental and licensing Governments housing package ‘mais habitação’ part 2 of 3: measures with most impact on the rental market Governments housing package ‘mais habitação’ part 3 of 3: measures with most impact on mortgages and a note […]
Governments housing package ‘mais habitação’ part 1 of 3: measures with most impact on Golden Visa, short-term rental and licensing Governments housing package ‘mais habitação’ part 2 of 3: measures with most impact on the rental market Governments housing package ‘mais habitação’ part 3 of 3: measures with most impact on mortgages and a note […]
Various governments of European have begun to tackle the issue of housing availability and affordability in the past years and the Portuguese left is no exception. What started as a half-baked draft of measures (known as mais habitação) based on rather limited research to solve a problem has now become reality affecting owner-occupiers, investors and […]
For most people real estate purchase or sales are anything but a regular event, so some unclarity exists around the real estate agents’ compensation (often referred to as commission, brokers fee, brokerage fee etc.). The lack of transparency in many markets does not help either. So, let us shed some light on the topic. Apart […]
Lots of confusion arises, especially amongst first-time real estate buyers, when it comes to dealing with brokers and valuers. However, it not that complicated. Here is what you need to know: The terms Depending on your language area there are various different terms describing one and the same role. A valuer may also be called […]
The Situation Various locations in Portugal rank amongst the best worldwide for digital nomads whilst providing high quality of living and proving an excellent investment in the past. Although digital nomads are increasingly integrated in everyday life and not only enjoy, but also contribute to the well-being of urban spaces and local economies they rarely […]
