Who are the best real estate agencies in Portugal? The largest brands are REMAX, ERA and Century21. But many other real estate brokerages are equally good, such as Fastighetsbyran, Keller Williams or ZOME to name a few others.
In Portugal, there are now 6,800 real estate agencies and 56,000 real estate agents.
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Real Estate Agents in Portugal
| Company Name | Number of listings | Number of Agencies | Number of Agents |
| RE/MAX | 50,000 | 350 | 8,200 |
| ERA | 45,000 | 200 | 2,000 |
| Century21 | 15,000 | 120 | 1,400 |
| ZOME | 3,300 | 20 | 500 |
| IAD | 7,000 | N/A | 500 |
| Predimed | 6,000 | 100 | 900 |
| Keller Williams | 5,000 | 27 | 2,000 |
| Comprarcasa | 4,300 | 30 | unknown |
Did you know that there are over 6,800 real estate agencies, and 56,000 real estate agents in Portugal? But you only need one good real estate agent to buy or sell a property with. So, here are some of the top real estate agencies in Portugal:
- REMAX
- ERA
- Century21
- IAD Portugal
- Predimed
- Fastighetsbyran
- Veigas
- Keller Williams
- AtthisPrime
- Habita
- Castelhana
- Bloss
- VillasLuz
- Engel Volkers
- Luximos
- CasaIberia
- Kaiser Properties
- Zome
- JLL
- Fine & Country
- Mimosa Properties
- PortugalHomes
- Infante & Riu
- Casas do Sotavento
Finding properties for sale
Alternatively, you may search for properties for sale on the leading real estate websites:
Who are the 3 biggest real estate agencies?
As mentioned above, the top 3 real estate agencies in Portugal are:
- REMAX with 1.7 million visitors per month
- ERA with 1.2 million visitors per month
- Century21 with 400K visitors per month
However looking at the number of visits isn’t sufficient. Therefore, how many real estate agents, how many offices, does each of these Portuguese brands have?
REMAX Portugal
REMAX Portugal is:
- 345 real estate agencies
- 8,200 real estate agents
- More than 50,000 properties for sale
Furthermore, REMAX made 16% of its sales to foreigners last year. Therefore REMAX is used to dealing with foreign buyers. Even their website is available in English.
Additional note: REMAX Prestige (Lisbon) generated, alone, 415 million euros in revenues last year.
ERA Portugal
ERA Portugal is:
- 200 real estate agencies
- 2,000 real estate agents
ERA is the other huge actor of the Portuguese real estate market, with 2,000 agents and over 200 offices throughout Portugal. Similarly to REMAX, ERA has over 50,000 properties for sale throughout Portugal.
Century21 Portugal
Century21 Portugal is:
- 120 real estate agencies
- 1,400 real estate agents
Century21 is the third biggest real estate actor in Portugal, with more than 1,400 agents across Portugal. Although REMAX and ERA seem ahead, Century21 grows fast, and offers 10,000 properties for sale in Portugal.
In the first 10 months of 2021, Century 21 Portugal sold 4,405 properties according to their CEO Ricardo Sousa, at an average property price of 164,229 euros. In Lisbon however, the average property was sold for 306,792 euros.
Other leading real estate franchises
ZOME Real Estate
ZOME Real Estate appeared in April 2019, following the merge between KW Business and KW Prime, two Keller Williams agencies. Therefore, it started as a strong brand already, with 982 real estate agents.
Buying a property in Portugal?
However, if you’re looking to buy in Portugal you might want to do several things before contacting real estate agents:
- Learn about Taxes and Costs to buy in Portugal
- Learn about How to Get a Mortgage
- Read about average property prices to expect
