Since the start of 2020, there have been discussions in European circles on changes to the golden visa legislation. This European Commission Press Release and this article in the The Guardian were both published on the 23rd of January of this year.
There are two schools of thought, on opposing sides of the political spectrum:
On the one hand, you have groups that argue that these schemes can pose a threat to EU security and make it easier for money laundering and tax evasion schemes, they cite cases of Russian oligarchs and their families acquiring residence in the EU. This kind of criticism of the golden visa programmes is popular in the liberal press.
On the other hand, commentary from parties further to the right of the political spectrum, primarily defend economic values and hold up the numbers as evidence of the positive impact golden visas are having on the national economies of countries which have adhered to the scheme. The investment achieved through these golden visa programmes is not negligible. For those countries, which have adopted these programmes, the investments, both direct and marginal, have become an important source of revenue.
Since 1994, nine European Union countries have adopted legislation for golden visa programmes.

The question on everyone’s minds is: Is Lisbon’s real estate market in a bubble?
Despite the indisputable prestige of PwC, looking through the 92 pages of this report will not give you an answer to this question. Let’s not forget that the 800 professionals interviewed for this survey work in real estate, and real estate companies don’t usually talk about bubbles in the market, especially when they are talking about products they themselves are selling.
The reality is that the price per square foot has increased substantially in the last years, but Lisbon’s market is not really comparable with the other 9 cities in the top ten.
And let us not forget that Lisbon is a small city, central Lisbon is even smaller, so with less on offer prices will tend to go up and not down…something we have known since the 19th Century, thanks to David Ricardo’s Law of Rent.
The question shouldn’t be viewed from the price per square foot, but more from the value of the investment as a whole. A property selling for a higher cost per sq foot, can be seen as an excellent financial investment (location, quality construction, liquidity etc), and the exact opposite can be true too.
At the end of the day, the key, as in other markets, is being able to distinguish between opportunity and opportunists. How do you do that? It is always wise to get some impartial advice from local specialists, who above all look out for the client’s interests. They are impartial because they do not work for a real estate agency and their top priority is to leave their clients feeling that their advice was worth it.
And this is exactly what  GETiN Relocation Services has on offer for you: Professional Advice. We can help you with the important stuff like explaining to you all the different areas of the city, we can provide you with an impartial study on a property search, we can work with the best legal partners to ensure you get your Visa and Immigration papers in order, we can offer practical financial advice and finally, we can help you settle into your new home.
With a large network of experienced consultants in the Portuguese market, analysts and project managers, GETiNÂ can help business and private clients with their long-term and short-term relocation projects.
We pride ourselves in offering our clients a personalized service, with total integrity and transparency, to achieve reliable solutions.
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