Algarve bank valuations hit €3,010/m² in July 2026, up 16.5% year on year, INE data shows. What that means if you are financing a purchase in Lagos.
Market Reports
A new NOVA SBE study ranks the Algarve #2 in Portugal for luxury property. Here's what the numbers mean for buyers looking at Lagos, Praia da Luz or Burgau.
S&P now forecasts Portugal at +10% for 2026, the highest in Europe, while sales keep falling. What that divergence really means if you are buying in Lagos.
Thinking of buying in the Algarve but scared of overpaying? Here is what Lagos prices, tight supply and 2026 mortgage rates mean for expat buyers deciding now.
One million dollars buys around 150 square metres in Lagos, but just 37 in Manhattan. Here is what that gap means for American buyers eyeing the Algarve in 2026.
Bank of Portugal data: international buyers took 28% of Portuguese homes in 2025 and the Algarve captured 42% of non-resident investment. My read from Lagos.
Transactions in Portugal are down 9.4% in Q1 2026, but prices still rose 18% YoY. In Lagos and the Western Algarve, the homes that sit are the ones priced for last year's market.
What Q1 2026 actually showed in the Algarve property market: record national prices, cooler Lagos numbers, falling foreign transactions, and my client take.
A snapshot of the Lagos & Western Algarve property market in Q1 2025: prices, listings, buyer demand by nationality. For current data, see the latest quarterly report.
In 2024, the market recovered from a series of impactful decisions taken in 2023 by the outgoing government. The changes in NHR, Golden Visa and Alojemento Local went viral in the news and came as a cold shower for many investors. Fortunately, after the demission of Antonio Costa's government, the new government took action to stabilize and reassure investors. While the year started slowly in terms of...