52-year-old early retiree left the U.S. for Portugal with his family

Re:52-year-old early retiree left the U.S. for Portugal with... by mytailorisrich on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @04:22PM (#31659632)

I've just looked it up: Portugal's population has been decreasing since 2009 and is at about the same level as it was during the mid-80s [1] (facts, same as my previous comment, not emotional perception). Furthermore, current UN projections to the end of the century are rather dire (30% population decline).

So, whatever housing issues people might face they do not seem to be caused by population pressure on housing. Now, in some areas there might be a level of pressure due to second homes (i.e. empty houses with no permanent residents) but that's a bit of a different issue.

[1] https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/PRT/portugal/populatio...

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Re:52-year-old early retiree left the U.S. for Portugal with... by bell-cot on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @04:49PM (#31659889)

Okay - how about the new folks avoid the trendier and more-urban areas (where local population is increasing, and housing costs skyrocketing), and flock to the smaller & remoter villages in the countryside, where the local population trends are far more negative?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Portugal#Maps

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Re:52-year-old early retiree left the U.S. for Portugal with... by mytailorisrich on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @04:53PM (#31659922)

If you expect trendy, hot locations to be affordable for everyone I am afraid you will be disappointed anywhere you go on this planet...

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