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Housing market trends, real estate prices, rental policies, and property news in Portugal.
European Commission Pushes Lisbon to Update Imóveis Patrimonial Values Across the IMI Base — Brussels' Country-Specific Recommendation Frames a Recurrent-Tax Pivot Against the IMT Transaction Stack to Unlock Vacant Stock

European Commission Pushes Lisbon to Update Imóveis Patrimonial Values Across the IMI Base — Brussels' Country-Specific Recommendation Frames a Recurrent-Tax Pivot Against the IMT Transaction Stack to Unlock Vacant Stock

The European Commission's 3 June 2026 Country-Specific Recommendation asks Portugal to update the IMI patrimonial values and pivot from IMT transaction tax to recurrent IMI — explicitly to push vacant stock onto the market and ease residential mobility.
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Mid-century Portuguese residential apartment building exterior — Banco de Portugal's April 2026 housing-credit print at €115 billion, +10.7% YoY

Crédito à Habitação Climbs to €115 Billion at April Close — 10.7% Year-on-Year Print Is the Fastest Mortgage-Stock Lift Since February 2003 as the Garantia Pública Jovens 100% LTV Window Powers the Acceleration

BdP's April 2026 print puts the mortgage book at €115B, up 10.7% YoY — the fastest pace since February 2003. The Garantia Pública Jovens 100% LTV window for under-35s drives the lift. The May Financial Stability Report flags residential property as the system's main internal risk.
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Banco de Portugal Pins Foreign Buyers at 28% of 2025 Home Transactions and €859 Million Moved — Brazilians Hold 44% of the Foreign-Borrower Stack as Crédito-Habitação to Estrangeiros Doubles to 13.56% of the National Tape

Banco de Portugal Pins Foreign Buyers at 28% of 2025 Home Transactions and €859 Million Moved — Brazilians Hold 44% of the Foreign-Borrower Stack as Crédito-Habitação to Estrangeiros Doubles to 13.56% of the National Tape

BdP's 2025 crédito-habitação tape puts foreigners at 28% of all Portuguese home transactions and €859 million moved, with mortgage credit to estrangeiros at 13.56% of the €19 billion national pool — Brazilians hold 44% of the foreign-borrower stack, up from 35% four years prior.
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