Author: Residential Advisory Portugal

Portugal is still widely associated with tourism, property and relatively low-cost services. That picture is increasingly incomplete. At REPMUS 2026, 25 Portuguese companies are testing unmanned systems, autonomous technologies, software, communications and other advanced solutions alongside 36 navies and more than 130 companies from around the world. Among them are names such as Tekever, Critical …

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By the end of 2026, Portugal is expected to have 20 submarine cables connected to its coast. The direct investment involved is estimated at around €200 million. The much larger number is what could follow: more than €10 billion in technological and digital investment supported by the connectivity these cables provide. Portugal’s geography has always …

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Portugal may finally have reached a point where new housing construction is roughly keeping pace with the formation of new households. That is good news. It is also very different from saying the housing problem has been solved. Recent estimates put the accumulated shortage at more than 300,000 homes. In 2025, construction appears to have …

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For some international buyers, a second home is no longer mainly about holidays. It is becoming a way to keep options open. A property in Portugal might be used for several months each year, by children studying in Europe, or simply as a familiar place a family can return to if work, politics or personal …

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Portugal’s footwear industry exports more than 90% of what it produces to around 170 countries. What has changed is how those shoes are being made. Over the past decade, the sector has invested more than €600 million in automation, robotics and sustainability, helping Portuguese manufacturers move further into premium and luxury production. That is a …

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Portugal spent much of the past decade becoming one of Europe’s most successful tourism destinations. Over roughly the same period, it accumulated a housing deficit of more than 300,000 homes. Those two facts are related, but they are not the same problem. Tourism now has enormous weight in the Portuguese economy. In 2024 it generated …

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Portugal’s average asking price for a home was €430,000 in August, exactly the same as a year earlier. That sounds like a market that has barely moved. The regional numbers suggest something very different. In the Centre, average asking prices rose 14.6% over the year. Coimbra increased 17% to €310,000, Santarém rose 12% to €280,000 …

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