Pastel-coloured residential apartment blocks in the Marvila district of Lisbon. Portugal offers residence permits in return for a minimum €500,000 investment. Photo: Bloomberg
Portugal, Europe’s hottest property market, is becoming increasingly unaffordable for locals
- Foreign investors have pumped €4.3 billion into Portuguese real estate through a residency programme since it began in 2012
- Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva calls such programmes a ‘sovereign right’
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International Property
Pastel-coloured residential apartment blocks in the Marvila district of Lisbon. Portugal offers residence permits in return for a minimum €500,000 investment. Photo: Bloomberg