The analysis examined international demand across Portugal’s 20 largest cities using data from May 2026, comparing demand for both homes for sale and rental properties.

The analysis found that international demand for homes for sale accounted for double-digit shares in 15 of Portugal’s 20 largest cities. Domestic demand nevertheless remained the main source of interest in the sales market across all 20 cities analysed.

Sales market

Funchal recorded the highest share of international visits to properties for sale, at 22 percent, followed by Ponta Delgada with 20 percent. Porto and Lisbon, respectively, recorded shares of 12 percent and 10 percent.

For homes for sale, the United Kingdom was the leading source of international visits in Funchal, Faro, Castelo Branco, Setúbal, Portalegre, Beja and Santarém.

The United States ranked first in Ponta Delgada and also led searches in Aveiro, Porto, Lisbon and Coimbra.

France ranked first in Viana do Castelo, Bragança and Leiria, while also placing second in ten cities.

Rental market

The data also show that international demand for rental properties accounted for double-digit shares in 16 of the country’s 20 largest cities.

Bragança recorded the highest proportion of international visits at 20 percent, followed by Braga and Lisbon, both at 19 percent.

Brazil was the leading source of international demand for rental properties in 14 of the 20 cities analysed.

Germany ranked first in Lisbon, Faro and Funchal, while the United States led searches in Ponta Delgada, and Spain recorded the highest share of international rental searches in Guarda and Portalegre.

According to idealista, domestic demand remained the largest source of interest in both the sales and rental markets across all 20 cities analysed.