The data comes from the January 2026 General Barometer, published by the real estate portal Imovirtual.

In the rental market, pressure remains strong nationwide. In the North, the regional average rent remains at €800, with Porto leading at €1,150. In the Central region, Lisbon stands out as the most expensive district, at €1,800, and Coimbra shows an annual increase of 11.1 percent.

In the South, the average regional income rises to €1,200, with Faro remaining at €1,300, while Madeira registers €1,700, after a monthly increase of 21.4 percent. In São Miguel, the annual increase reaches 50 percent.

The purchase market continues to trend upward. In the North, Porto remains at €420,000, while Viseu grows by 27.8 percent compared to last year.

In the Centre, Lisbon rises to €650,000, and Santarém registers a year-on-year increase of 34.5 percent. In the South, Faro reaches €590,000 (+23.2 percent annually), and Portalegre rises by 29.4 percent. In the autonomous regions, Terceira stands out with an annual increase of 57.1 percent, with an average price of €275,000.

The January barometer shows that rentals continue to rise faster than sales, intensifying pressure on housing access, especially in large urban centres, the South, and some island regions. Meanwhile, the purchase market continues to appreciate, with expansion into districts beyond the traditional centres.

These figures confirm that imbalances in the Portuguese real estate market persist, with price increases in both rentals and sales at the start of 2026.