Do houses fly? It is in these parts of the country that the lease is faster

Setúbal and Viana do Castelo are the areas of the country where the rental is faster, both regions with 17% of houses to rent to leave the market in less than 24 hours, according to data from the idealist released this Monday. 

The same study indicates that “about 7% of the houses advertised to rent during the third quarter of 2026 were less than 24 hours on the market”, the real estate platform revealed in a statement sent to News to Minutes. 

After Setúbal and Viana do Castelo, “follow the districts of Castelo Branco (13%), Leiria (12%), Évora and Vila Real (11%)“.

“Also Coimbra and Santarém (10%) and Braga (9%) have high levels of express rental. On the other hand, Beja, Guarda, the island of Madeira and the island of São Miguel did not record any express rental case during the period analyzed ", can be read. 

In addition, “in the country’s main district markets, Setúbal has a rate of 17% of rented houses in less than a day, followed by Braga (9%), Aveiro (8%), Faro (8%), Viseu (7%) and Lisbon (6%). In Porto, the percentage falls to 5%”.

Viana do Castelo and Leiria lead express leases between cities

As far as district capitals and islands are concerned, the highest incidence of express rental occurs in Viana do Castelo (23%) and in Leiria (18%).

The idealist reveals that Vila Real registers 17%, while Évora has a rate of 13%. Castelo Branco and Setúbal appear with 11% and Coimbra with 10%.

“ On the other hand, Beja, Funchal and Ponta Delgada did not record any case of express lease during the period examined. The lowest rates were also found in Lisbon and Porto (4% in both cases), Aveiro (5%) and Braga (8%) ", can be read.

The real estate platform underlines that the data collected and analyzed by the idealist/data, the proptech of the idealist who provides information to the professional public to facilitate strategic decision-making in Portugal, Spain and Italy, “uses data from the idealist platform, as well as other public and private sources, to offer evaluation, investment, fundraising and market analysis services”.

More selective real estate market: What's changing in Portugal?

The Portuguese residential market is more “demanding” and “selective”, according to the analysis made by real estate mediators, conditioned by the difficulty of access to housing, the shortage of adequate supply and the financial effort required of families.

In statements to Lusa, Century 21’s Executive President (CEO) states that the available data continue to show an active market, but “clearly more selective”, with the interest of families in buying a house not always being able to “become a transaction”.

“ The market remains very strong, with sales slowing down and the number of transactions falling, but it is not due to lack of demand, the market is putting more people out, because this price rise continues at a higher rate than the average income of the Portuguese,” says Ricardo Sousa.