Location in an Urban Rehabilitation Area (ARU) is not sufficient for the project to benefit from the minimum tax rate. Formal approval of an Urban Rehabilitation Operation (ORU) is required, otherwise the tax payable is 23%.

AICCOPN's “Construction Situation” highlights, in particular, the strong dynamism of the public works segment.

The “Emparcelar para Ordenar” program, which until now was applicable to territories identified as vulnerable, has been extended to the whole country. Non-repayable support can reach up to 300,000 euros per beneficiary. Applications are open until October 31st.

The median value of bank appraisals for housing increased again in June, reaching 1,911 euros per square meter. This is 25 euros and 1.3% more than in the previous month, and 18.1% more than in June last year.

The European Commission wants to present the first European Affordable Housing Plan in the first quarter of 2026. The public consultation is underway and ends on October 17th.

According to the Residential Price Indices, calculated by Confidencial Imobiliário, in 257 of the 278 municipalities, the year-on-year increase in value in the 1st quarter of 2025 was higher than at the end of 2024.

Access to housing continues to be one of the biggest obstacles to youth emancipation in Portugal and Spain. This is the main conclusion of two parallel and complementary studies, one carried out by Century 21 Portugal and the other by Century 21 Spain, which identify high prices, insufficient income and the scarcity of properties with values compatible with the reality of the new generations as critical factors.

The median rent for new rental contracts rose by 10% year-on-year until March, reaching 8.22 euros per square meter (m2). The Lisbon and Porto Metropolitan Areas accounted for 42.1% of new rental contracts.

More public housing supply, reduced VAT of 6% on construction and a review of the urban rental regime. These are some of the measures set out in the government's program, delivered to Parliament on June 14.

The number of young people taking advantage of the tax exemption to buy their own home is increasing rapidly. In the space of less than three months, it has practically doubled.

Despite growing by 3.7% compared to the same month in 2024, construction costs for new housing fell slightly by 0.1 percentage points in April compared to March.