Updates

September 2026

Financing in Portugal: What International Buyers Actually Pay in 2026

A practical look at getting a mortgage in Portugal as a non-resident buyer — how much banks will actually lend, what it costs to borrow right now, the paperwork they'll ask for, and how the numbers compare to a resident buying the same home.

A hand holding a small wooden model house, symbolizing property financing and ownership
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August 2026

Portugal 2026: Tax & Residency — What Changed for International Buyers

A briefing on Portugal's tax and residency rules for 2026 — the end of NHR, the new IFICI regime, the Golden Visa without property, and the D7 and D8 visas — for buyers who want the current rules, not last year's headlines.

Karolina Ballard, Founder MOST Lisbon

"The dream of Portugal rarely dies on a beach — it dies in a spreadsheet, the night you discover the rules have changed and no one thought to tell you. Here is what is actually true today, set out plainly."

— Karolina Ballard, Founder MOST Lisbon

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July 2026

Where to buy if the ocean is the point — Portugal's surf and nature coast

A reading of Portugal's surf and nature coastline for buyers who choose a home by the swell forecast as much as the floor plan — Ericeira, Peniche, Nazaré, the Costa Vicentina, Comporta and the Algarve, compared.

Surfers walking on a misty beach beneath cliffs on Portugal's surf coast
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June 2026

Lisbon in 2026: What the market is telling us

A reading of where Lisbon stands at the start of 2026 — pricing, demand, the shifting regulatory landscape, and what international buyers should pay attention to this year.

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