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Historic real estate development, sales, and investment in Lisbon. Spaces built at the intersection of art, architecture, and capital.

12/08/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HY6678C9I4

A comfortable Lisbon lifestyle typically costs EUR1,800-EUR2,800 per month for one person and EUR2,500-EUR4,000 for a couple. Lisbon is not cheap, but it still compares well with major global cities when lifestyle, safety, and climate are part of the calculation.

11/08/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpSV695wYjk

Before automating an SOP, test it against a completed case. Could another qualified person follow it without guessing? Does every handoff leave visible evidence? Can the team distinguish pending, blocked, approved, published, and done? If not, revise the workflow first.

11/08/2026

Moving to Portugal starts long before you book the flight.
Stage one of any real move is research, and most people research the wrong thing. They study the view from the miradouro. You study the number under the listing.
Lisbon city asks about 6,934 euro per square metre in 2026, but the average is almost a myth. Your district bends it. The same budget buys a different life in Graca, Arroios or Marvila.
So you learn the map first. Romance picks the city. Research picks the flat.
Send this to the friend who keeps saying next year is the year they move to Lisbon.
When did Lisbon stop being a possibility and start being a plan for you?
Next week: the visa and legal groundwork before you buy.

10/08/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpSV695wYjk

Numbered instructions are not enough for real estate work. Documents go missing, timing changes, platforms fail, and client commitments require accountable human review. A dependable SOP names the branch, the stop condition, and the person who decides what happens next.

08/08/2026

One number decides how much of your commission you actually keep as a real estate agent: $16,000, the eXp cap. Pay it in over the year and your split is finished. A traditional 50/50 never stops.

What percentage of your last 10 deals did you keep after your split and desk fees?

08/08/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpSV695wYjk

A polished checklist can still fail in practice. A useful SOP starts with the work that actually happens, who owns each handoff, and what changes when the situation changes. AI should organize reality, not invent an imaginary workflow.

07/08/2026

You came for the tax rate. You stayed for the 9pm light on the river.

That is the honest arc of moving to Lisbon. The paperwork and the numbers get people through the door. What keeps them is a Tejo that turns amber at dusk while the whole city slows down.

When did Lisbon stop being a plan and start being home: the first summer, or the first winter?

07/08/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw3nucnC644

A dependable listing workflow does not require a giant stack of tools. It requires one verified brief, one evidence section, one question list, one rehearsal pass, one follow-up template, and a clear handoff between information and judgment.

06/08/2026

Two buyers, the same €450K, two very different five years in Lisbon.

In Graça, at €5,200/m², that budget buys about 86m². A renovated one-bed with the rooftops and miradouros you came for, plus the liquidity of a district tourists already love.

In Arroios, at €4,500/m², the same €450K buys about 100m². Fourteen extra square metres, room for a terrace, and the highest rental yield in the city near 5.1 percent.

The number is only evidence. The choice, view or yield, is the actual decision.

At €450K, does Graça's view beat Arroios's 5.1 percent yield for a five-year hold?

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