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What is being built no. 1: September 2026

Dwellings in new-construction licences (Jun–Aug 2026, INE): 10 166. The numbers come from the October 2026 edition of the «Obra nova em Portugal» report.

Most dwellings licensed

+4 % on a year earlier

  • Portodwellings: 1 400 (a year earlier: 363)
  • Vila Nova de Gaiadwellings: 488 (a year earlier: 789)
  • Leiriadwellings: 331 (a year earlier: 208)
  • Coimbradwellings: 270 (a year earlier: 254)
  • Oeirasdwellings: 205 (a year earlier: 140)

Largest rises

  • Portodwellings: 1 400 (a year earlier: 363)+286 %
  • Palmeladwellings: 94 (a year earlier: 56)+68 %
  • Setúbaldwellings: 125 (a year earlier: 77)+62 %

Largest falls

  • Espinhodwellings: 2 (a year earlier: 59)−97 %
  • Póvoa de Varzimdwellings: 19 (a year earlier: 105)−82 %
  • Portimãodwellings: 25 (a year earlier: 103)−76 %

How we count

Every month: a digest of new-housing licences (INE, three-month window) by municipality — the largest volumes and the largest rises and falls on a year earlier, only where there were at least 50 dwellings — and the largest new-construction cases opened in the month at the councils we follow, from 10 dwellings.

Full report: October 2026

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