Savills News

"Strong start to 2026 driven by residential and healthcare real estate, while investors become more selective and foreign investment remains subdued."

"The commercial real estate investment market in Portugal recorded in the first quarter an increase of 39% compared to the same period in 2025 and a volume 130% above the average of the first quarters of the last three years."

"Savills Portugal is reinforcing its strategic focus on the residential segment with the appointment of Cátia Tomé as Head of Marketing Residential Porto & Lisbon. In this role, she will lead the marketing strategy and brand positioning across the country’s two main cities, at a time of growth and consolidation for this segment."

"The office is a key tool in companies’ medium- and long-term strategies, even in a working environment characterised by flexibility and hybrid models. This is the conclusion of Workplace Trends Spain 2026, the report produced by Savills and PwC, which reveals that 75% of companies believe the office will remain important or very important in 10 years’ time."

"The student housing market in Portugal has reached a record investment volume, yet it continues to show a structural supply shortage, particularly in major university cities, according to Savills’ report “The Evolution of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation in Portugal”."

"According to Savills latest research, there is a revival in the volume of cross border buyers of European offices. "

"According to Savills latest research, Southern Europe is expected to expand faster than the EU average, supporting real estate occupier demand and investor sentiment. For 2026, Oxford Economics forecasts a GDP growth of 2.4% for Spain, 2.1% for Portugal and 1.8% for Greece, compared with an average 1.0% for the EU27."

"International logistics provider Dachser Czech Republic a.s. has agreed to lease 9,000 sq m of new industrial space at GARBE Park Brno South in Pohořelice. The company will become the first tenant of the park, whose construction has just been launched by GARBE, a leading specialist in logistics and industrial real estate across Central and Eastern Europe. The first phase will deliver 20,000 sq m of space, of which approximately 11,000 sq m will be developed speculatively and made available for lease within six months."

"According to Savills, French SCPIs* are accelerating deployment of capital across Central and Eastern Europe as well as showing early signs of interest in the Nordic markets. "