Based on data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), Pordata, IEFP and idealista/data, the annual report, Residential Market 2020 Portugal, has revealed that the country’s coastal area has more houses available to buy and rent, especially the Algarve.

A real estate stock indicator was used to compare the stock of residential properties in the different districts. It found that the districts with the highest percentage of stock of residential properties for sale are concentrated on the coast.

The district with the highest number of available residential properties is Faro (11.9%), taking into account data from across the Algarve. It’s followed by Porto (7.2%), Funchal (6.9%), Lisbon (6.1%) and Setúbal (5.7%). The lowest number of properties on the market can be found in Guarda, Vila Real, Bragança, Viseu and Portalegre.

“This annual report aims to analyse all the variables that influence the real estate market, in order to allow a global view of its dynamics, both in sales and in leasing,” says Inês Campaniço at idealista/data in Portugal.

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