The regions where there is more real estate pressure, such as Lisbon and Porto, are precisely the same where there are more houses in good condition that are neither in the sales market nor lease.
A recent study by the Housing Institute and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU) identified about 250,000 homes in good condition, ready to inhabit, but which are Outside the purchase and lease market. These dwellings represent a significant slice of the total of 723,000 currently vacant properties in Portugal, especially the most pressured municipalities, such as Lisbon, Sintra, Porto and Coimbra, noticia o.
According to the report, only 348 thousand vacant properties They are available for sale or lease. The remaining 375,000 are neither main or secondary housing, nor are they being marketed. Of these, 126,000 need repairs, but about 248,000 are in conditions of immediate use. The IHRU points out as the main causes the death of residents and share processes between heirs, as well as real estate speculation and the lack of confidence of owners in the market.
Although there is, on average, 1.4 family aggregate accommodation at national level, the study stresses that the excess houses does not prevent urban pressure. In many municipalities, especially in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto, houses prices exceed the financial capacity of families.
O median income in 164 of the 308 municipalities It does not allow you to buy a house at the average price without the effort rate exceeds 35%. The scenario is even more serious in the lease: in 238 municipalities, the average lease also causes financial overload.
The study also points to the Local accommodation and Gold Visas As factors that aggravated the housing crisis, especially in the central areas of Lisbon and Porto. In the historic center of Porto, between 2011 and 2021, there was an increase of almost 5000 units of AL and a loss of over 3600 classic housing, which translated a decrease of more than 1,000 households.
IHRU recommends collaboration between municipalities, INE, LNEC and Academy to deepen the knowledge about the factors that keep habitable properties outside the market.
