Housing market trends, real estate prices, rental policies, and property news in Portugal.
Materials rose 7.1 percent and labour 8.0 percent, with diesel and copper wire up about 30 percent and not one tracked material cheaper. The INE also revised July down to 6.5 percent.
The bill delivered to parliament on Thursday moves IRS brackets up 3.88 percent, lifts the tax-free floor to 13,580 euros, raises the young buyers' IMT exemption to 338,141 euros and ends the tuition freeze. Parliament can still amend it before the final vote on 24 November.
The industry's document is due by May 2027 and takes contributions until December. Speakers at the Porto summit rejected the housing blame, and the register now holds 111,857 active units.
A Casa plans 46 homes near Montijo for older members. It wants Banco Português de Fomento's 30-year loans released, capital gains relief for members who sell up, and 6 percent VAT on shared spaces.
The Sacavém neighbourhood, worth more than 300 million euros, should go on sale in mid-2027 and be finished in 2035. Gaia Hills has 210 flats under way, and Matosinhos sold out in eight months.
Greece, Panama and Costa Rica finish ahead in the magazine's 24-country ranking for North American retirees. Its Porto correspondent describes rents that have climbed sharply since 2022.
Homes in Portugal cost 16.5 percent more in the second quarter of 2026 than a year earlier, the fastest rise in the EU for a second quarter running, Eurostat figures show. The EU average was 4.7 percent; Portuguese prices have roughly tripled since 2015.
