Recently we have seen that Portuguese banks have been willing to lend money at more competitive rates than the 6%+ of 2011-2012.  This has seen an influx of foreign investment into the Algarve in particular. Now that rates are around 3% for borrowing, the Algarve investment properties are looking like a more tangible asset to [...]

The latest Portugal housing market survey from Rics reveals that developers and those looking to sell property in Portugal will be under increased pressure to sell at knockdown prices in 2012.

The Portugal Masters is well underway in Vilamoura this week but that’s not the only attraction to this growing resort town. The tournament will see some of the world’s top golfers assembled, many of whom will be too young to remember Vilamoura’s humble beginnings in 1974. Back then Vilamoura was little more than the vision [...]

News from Portugal shows the emergence of an accelerating micro market in the Algarve driven by increased foreign investment in property. Whilst an understandable lack of demand and unemployment continues to dampen domestic demand for Property in Portugal particularly in the cities of Porto and Lisbon, the Algarve is continuing to attract the attention of [...]

Portugal as we reported some weeks ago is attracting a huge increase in tourism that will add much needed fuel to the Algarve property market in particular. For anyone seeking an investment property in the sun, the Algarve has it all and at the moment there are still some bargain properties around to make this [...]

We’ve just received some exciting news from our Portuguese mortgage broker! He’s been in the mortgage business for some time, but he’s never seen anything quite like this and the good news is that investors can make the most of these products! If you’re looking for a retirement location, a holiday home, or an investment [...]