According to data published on 25 February 2026, by the real estate portal idealista, this increase in stock was particularly visible in the district capitals, with Coimbra (47%) and Aveiro (45%) leading the table of cities with the largest increase in available homes on the market.

This urban dynamism also extended to Ponta Delgada, Vila Real and Faro, while the country's two main metropolitan areas, Lisbon and Porto, both registered a moderate increase of 11% in supply.

Despite this optimistic scenario in most major cities, the market behaved differently in other locations.

Offer decrease

Funchal recorded the largest decrease in stock (-14%), followed by Santarém and Évora, which also saw declines in housing availability. This downward trend becomes even more evident when the analysis shifts to a district- and island-scale. Outside the capitals, most territories faced a significant reduction in supply, with sharp declines in Guarda (-35%), Aveiro (-27%) and the island of São Miguel (-27%), confirming that pressure on the rental market remains high in much of the country.

idealista's analysis reveals a two-speed market: on the one hand, district capitals have injected more properties into the rental market over the past year; on the other hand, peripheral regions and the wider district context continue to lose stock.

The exception to this district rule was Madeira Island, which led regional growth with a 13% increase. This data, compiled by idealista’s proptech, underscores the importance of a detailed territorial analysis to understand the asymmetries in housing access in Portugal at the beginning of 2026.