Supply of houses for sale in Portugal fell 13% in 2025

The stock of Portuguese housing available for sale in the last quarter of 2025 decreased by 13% compared to the same period in 2024, according to data analyzed by idealista, the leading real estate marketplace in Southern Europe.

District/Autonomous Region Capitals

The supply of housing for sale decreased in 18 district capitals and autonomous regions in the last year, with increases recorded in only two cities. Santarém was the capital where the available stock grew the most (6%), followed by Viana do Castelo (1%).

Conversely, the largest drops in supply were observed in Porto (-27%) and Bragança (-27%), followed by Faro (-25%), Funchal (-19%), Coimbra (-18%), Viseu (-18%), Beja (-17%), Vila Real (-17%), Castelo Branco (-16%) and Leiria (-16%).

Significant reductions in housing stock were also recorded in Braga (-11%), Évora (-9%), Setúbal (-9%), Portalegre (-9%), Lisbon (-8%), Aveiro (-5%), Ponta Delgada (-4%) and Guarda (-2%), confirming a general contraction in the supply of houses for sale in most of the markets analyzed.

Districts and Islands

Analysing by districts and islands, the supply of housing for sale registered a general decrease in the last year, with the exception of Guarda, where the stock increased by 7%.

The largest reductions in stock were observed in Coimbra (-18%) and Leiria (-18%), followed by Porto (-17%), Évora (-16%) and Faro (-16%). Significant decreases were also recorded on the island of Madeira (-15%), in Bragança (-15%), in Santarém (-13%), in Portalegre (-12%) and in Lisbon (-11%).

Source: Idealista; Image: Santarém was one of the few towns in Portugal where housing supply increased. Vitor Oliveira CC BY-SA 2.0 Flickr.