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Portugal with housing 'systematically inaccessible' to middle-income buyers

TV RECORD EUROPA6 September 2026 at 14:00

Portugal has housing that is 'systematically inaccessible' for middle-income buyers. This is the conclusion reached in a study by the Vienna University of Technology.

The study indicates that almost half of Europeans can only afford to buy houses up to 50 square meters. This data reveals the significant difficulties that middle-income buyers face in the real estate market.

The Portuguese situation fits within this European reality of compromised housing accessibility, where high real estate costs limit citizens' purchasing options.

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