Why Portugal Has the Worst Housing Crisis in Europe

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Every country appears to be struggling with a housing crisis at the moment – but Portugal’s housing market appears to be particularly rough with the highest market overvaluation in the EU. In this video, we’re taking a look at the Portuguese housing crisis and why it’s become one of the worst in Europe.

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Europe’s housing crisis
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20241014STO24542/the-housing-crisis-in-europe-key-facts-and-eu-action-infographics
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-04072025-bp
https://monitor.eurocities.eu/housing-affordability/

Portugal housing costs continue to rise
https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/economia/2872671/maior-subida-de-sempre-precos-das-casas-aumentam-22-8-em-setembro
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hpi_a/default/table?lang=en
https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_destaques&DESTAQUESdest_boui=706285440&DESTAQUESmodo=2

Portugal’s housing access and affordability
https://www.idealista.pt/en/news/property-for-sale-in-portugal/2025/03/11/68497-portugal-has-the-worst-housing-access-among-oecd-countries

Overvalued housing portugal
https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/11912749-99e7-4ade-be0c-890a6d6d55ee%5Fen?filename=dp228%5Fen.pdf&prefLang=pt

Short term rentals and Golden Visas
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/25/lisbon-europe-portugal-golden-visa-capital-investors-short-term-rentals
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/26/broken-housing-market-inequality-europe-far-right
https://www.portugalresident.com/lisbon-number-of-hotels-doubles-in-10-years/
https://theportugalpost.com/posts/europe-poised-to-rein-in-airbnb-style-lets-promising-rent-relief-for-lisbon
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-06/portugal-considers-sweetening-incentives-for-golden-visa-program?embedded-checkout=true
https://illya.sh/threads/@1758968345-1

Low housing supply
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2025-10-22/portugal-150000-to-200000-homes-short/905388
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2025-07-15/250000-vacant-homes-in-good-condition-in-portugal/99406

00:00 – Introduction
01:06 – Context
03:51 – Why?
07:21 – Sponsored Content

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