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Housing market trends, real estate prices, rental policies, and property news in Portugal.
INE Reads New-Housing Construction Costs Up 5.8% in March 2026 — Labour Component Climbs 8.2% Against a 3.7% Materials Print, the Wedge Widens 1.0 Percentage Points From February and the Index Now Sits 30%-Plus Above the 2021 Base

INE Reads New-Housing Construction Costs Up 5.8% in March 2026 — Labour Component Climbs 8.2% Against a 3.7% Materials Print, the Wedge Widens 1.0 Percentage Points From February and the Index Now Sits 30%-Plus Above the 2021 Base

INE reads the Construction Cost Index for new housing at +5.8% year-on-year in March 2026 — labour climbs 8.2%, materials 3.7%, and the headline wedge widens 1.0pp from February. The labour-cost trajectory is the structural read inside Portugal's housing-affordability calculus.
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BPI's João Pedro Oliveira e Costa Tells the Bank of Portugal His Youth-Credit Book Is Clean — Lisbon Lender Books €133 Million Q1 Profit, -2% Year-on-Year, as the Supervisor Prepares Tighter Mortgage Rules

BPI's João Pedro Oliveira e Costa Tells the Bank of Portugal His Youth-Credit Book Is Clean — Lisbon Lender Books €133 Million Q1 Profit, -2% Year-on-Year, as the Supervisor Prepares Tighter Mortgage Rules

BPI CEO João Pedro Oliveira e Costa rejected Bank of Portugal concerns over the youth-credit programme, telling reporters the bank sees 'nenhum nível de preocupação'. BPI booked €133 million in Q1 net profit, down 2 percent. The supervisor is preparing tighter macroprudential mortgage rules.
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