It is one of the topics that I will address periodically, especially when the statistics are related to my professional field, ie real estate consultancy.
In 2016, 40 thousand Portuguese worked in the real estate sector, 43% more than in 2015, in other words, this is the sector of activity where the rise in employment was more expressive. According to INE:
The unemployment rate for the 4th quarter of 2016 was 10.5%. This figure remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter and is 1.7 percentage points (pp) lower than in the same...
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John Davis, President of Keller Williams, during the presentation of the results stated that:
"Our consultants and local management teams demonstrated performance at the level of the great champions. By leveraging technology, training and our tools to achieve their goals and by focusing on the most impactful activities, they boosted their results, which...
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When looking at the statistical evolution of the various indicators that make up the real estate scenario, it is easy to see that, if there are no extraordinary events with a strong impact on the economy, this evolution will tend to follow a curve whose trend is predictable. At least, this is what mathematical theories teach us.
On the other hand, the...
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In global terms, tourist revenues grew by 1,376 million euros (+ 10.8%) in September, compared to the same month of 2015.
There are several countries that have been gaining importance in the panorama of international real estate investment in Portugal. This week, the Secretary of State for Tourism, Ana Mendes Godinho, revealed some figures related to international...
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This growth took place all over the world, both in terms of the number of consultants, and in the profits or commissions distributed during the 3rd quarter of 2016.
"With the successful launch of our Growth Share Initiative , Keller Williams agents are applying this thinking, in contrast to traditional practice in the real estate industry and generating great results",...
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There are many reasons for this gradual and consistent growth over the past 5, 6 years:
Top real estate investment: Portugal in the spotlightOne of the reasons why Portugal is such a sought-after country to invest in the purchase of real estate is related to the fact that our country appears highlighted in several rankings such as the most recent 2015 Global Residence and Citizenship...
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This is not an original data, since there has been a gradual growth since 2015, but this level of growth is the highest since September 2015.
In addition to the number of houses sold, prices have also continued to rise for 19 consecutive months. According to the 'Portuguese Housing Market Survey' (PHMS) , released this week, the sale values per square meter reached the highest value, in...
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INE published the Survey on Banking Evaluation in Housing, for the month of December 2015. This confirms the trend of increasing appreciation of the price per m² of apartments and houses in the regions of Lisbon, Sintra, Oeiras and Cascais. This growth has a more linear behavior with regard to the purchase of apartments.
In these locations, the appreciation of the residential market...
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