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The daily briefing on Portuguese real estate.

Developments, planning and licensing, investment trends, market updates and regulation — plus news from our own projects.

18 Oct 2026

Bank of Portugal: demand-side housing fixes just push prices higher

Portugal's central bank says you can't subsidise your way out of a housing crisis.

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17 Oct 2026

Funds take 78% of Portugal's €1.4bn property investment — foreign money back on top

Portugal's property market is a funds game now — and the capital is mostly foreign.

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16 Oct 2026

Funds drove 78% of Portugal's €1.4bn H1 property spend — hotels and retail took two-thirds

Portugal's capital is pooling into funds — and into hotels and shops.

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15 Oct 2026

Hotels take €508M, logistics +73%: Portugal's property capital rotates as volumes dip 13%

Portugal's property money is rotating — into hotels and sheds, out of shops.

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14 Oct 2026

UBS puts Lisbon on its global property-bubble list for the first time

Lisbon just joined UBS's global property-bubble watchlist — a first.

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13 Oct 2026

Budget extends rehab tax breaks to 2031; high-speed rail breaks ground

The 2027 Budget hands value-add a five-year runway.

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12 Oct 2026

Draycott buys ECS from Davidson Kempner, building a €3bn+ Portuguese property platform

Draycott is buying ECS — and consolidating Portuguese property fast

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11 Oct 2026

Draycott to buy ECS from Davidson Kempner, consolidating Portugal's RE fund management

Draycott is quietly rolling up Portugal's real estate fund managers.

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10 Oct 2026

OE2027 puts €2bn behind housing — and lifts the IMT Jovem ceiling to €338k

Portugal's 2027 budget bets €2bn on housing supply

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09 Oct 2026

Draycott buys ECS from Davidson Kempner, forging a €3.5bn+ Portuguese alternatives platform

Portugal's fund-management map just got redrawn.

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