{
  "id": 11171366,
  "title": "House prices in Portugal hit new record high in September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/house-prices-in-portugal-hit-new-record-high-in-september",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T10:49:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews Business",
    "slug": "euronews-business",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/house-prices-in-portugal-hit-new-record-high-in-september"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "House prices in Portugal reached a new all-time high in September, according to the Idealista price index, with a 7.9% increase compared to the same month last year. The median price for a home in Portugal was 3,228 euros per square metre in September. Vila Real, Leiria, Beja, Faro, Guarda, Aveiro, Setúbal, Porto, Castelo Branco, Ponta Delgada, and Lisbon all experienced significant price growth, with Lisbon being the most expensive city for buying a home at a median price of 6,256 euros per square metre. Portugal's house price increases were the second largest in the European Union in the second quarter of 2026, behind only Bulgaria, with an increase of 14.2%. The EU as a whole saw a 4.7% increase in house prices during the same period, with rents rising by 3.0%.",
  "summary": "House prices rose 7.9% in September year on year, according to idealista. Portugal recorded the EU’s second‑largest housing price jump in Q2, Eurostat says.",
  "key_points": [
    "House prices in Portugal hit a record high in September.",
    "Median home price in Portugal reached 3,228 euros per square metre.",
    "Lisbon had the highest median home price at 6,256 euros per square metre."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Economy",
        "title": "House hunters face a financial double whammy rarely seen: rapidly rising mortgage rates and home prices that keep hitting record highs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/house-hunters-face-a-financial-double-whammy-rarely-seen-rapidly",
        "published": "2026-10-01T09:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}