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Maquetes de casas sobre uma mesa, representando o processo de contratação de crédito habitação
Housing Credit Acquisition

Guide with everything you need to know to apply for a mortgage loan.

Acquiring a home is one of the biggest investments in a person's life. For many, this involves resorting to a housing credit. This guide offers a comprehensive overview of the main aspects to consider when contracting a housing credit, from comparing proposals to the final deed.

18 Jun 20254 min

Se tem crédito habitação, em outubro sentirá alívio na prestação
Present

If you have a mortgage, in October you will feel relief in the installment.

The issue at hand is reductions that can amount to €100 monthly.

02 Oct 20242 min

Quais as diferenças entre taxa fixa e variável?
Tips

What are the differences between fixed and variable rates?

Stay tuned for this new section Tips to save money with Gonçalo Malheiro, Financial Educator and creator of digital content related to finances.

16 Sep 20241 min

Taxa de juro do crédito habitação cai pelo 2.º mês consecutivo
Housing Credit Acquisition

Mortgage interest rate drops for the 2nd consecutive month.

It is the second consecutive month that home loan interest rates have decreased: Understand the data involved and how to access the best rates in this financing.

02 May 20242 min

Crédito habitação: Taxa de juro média diminui em dezembro
Mortgage Credit Transfer

Mortgage credit: Average interest rate decreases in December

The average interest rate on home loans dropped for the 3rd consecutive time in December 2023. Find out which values are at stake next.

23 Feb 20243 min

Crédito habitação: Dedução dos juros no IRS só para contratos até 2011
Housing Credit Acquisition

Housing credit: Interest deduction in IRS only for contracts until 2011.

Only taxpayers who have taken out a home loan by December 2011 can deduct the interest from the contract in IRS. Understand what is at stake.

08 Feb 20243 min

Taxas de juro vão baixar no verão? Largarde assume possibilidade
Mortgage Savings Credit

Interest rates will lower in the summer? Lagarde assumes possibility.

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), acknowledges the possibility of interest rates potentially being cut in the summer. Understand the leader's words better in the article.

24 Jan 20243 min

Taxa de inflação na zona euro aumenta em dezembro
Mortgage Credit Transfer

Inflation rate in the euro area increases in December

After a downward cycle for seven months, the inflation rate in the Eurozone is now increasing again in December, according to Eurostat data. Understand what is at stake and how to ensure greater budget stability, in the face of the instability of the current economic situation.

12 Jan 20244 min

Portugueses consideram que nível de vida vai piorar: Como se precaver?
Mortgage Credit Renegotiation

Portuguese citizens believe the standard of living will worsen: How to prepare?

According to Eurobarometer, 83% of the Portuguese respondents believe that their standard of living will worsen by 2024. So, how can one protect themselves from this prediction if they have insurance and loans?

03 Jan 20244 min

Prestação da casa indexada à Euribor a três meses descerá em dezembro e janeiro
Mortgage Credit Renegotiation

House installment linked to 3-month Euribor will decrease in December and January.

For those who have contracted the three-month Euribor on their variable rate mortgage, in December and January they will begin to feel a slight reduction in the monthly installment they pay. This is because interest rates have already reached the maximum limit. Understand better when each term begins to impact the house payment.

27 Dec 20234 min

Taxas de juro: “Será dado tempo para ver o seu efeito na economia”
Mortgage Credit Transfer

Interest rates: "Time will be given to see their effect on the economy"

At an event in Berlin, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) had the opportunity to speak about the current state of interest rates. Stating that "it is not yet time to proclaim victory," she explains that we are now in a phase of unchanging rates, in order to give "some time to see its effect on the economy".

05 Dec 20234 min

Estive ao abrigo do PARI. Posso fixar a prestação da casa?
Mortgage Credit Transfer

I was under the PARI. Can I fix the house payment?

The issue arises within the scope of the legislation of the new Government measure to support the Portuguese with their home loans, fixing and lowering the monthly amounts. Find out if you have already been or are currently under the PARI program with your mortgage, you can join the support in question.

21 Nov 20234 min

Crédito habitação: Mais de metade dos novos contratos foram com taxa mista
Housing Credit Acquisition

Mortgages: More than half of new contracts were with mixed rates.

The mixed rate has been an interest regime that the Portuguese have very much adhered to when contracting a housing loan, as now confirmed by the Bank of Portugal. Find out why in this article.

14 Nov 20233 min

Taxas de juro sem descer: Como evitar o impacto?
Housing Credit Acquisition

Interest rates without falling: How to avoid the impact?

Interest rates are expected to remain at the high levels they are now until inflation drops to the desired target of 2% - says Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve. Find out what to do to avoid the impact.

14 Nov 20234 min

Quanto pode subir a minha prestação da casa em novembro?
Mortgage Credit Transfer

How much can my house installment go up in November?

The Euribor rates have risen again in October, which will now be reflected in the monthly installments of Portuguese home loans. See how much it can increase and learn a way to avoid the hike.

06 Nov 20234 min

Eleito Produto do Ano 2025
Poupança no minuto

Financefy S.A. Credit Intermediary registered with Banco de Portugal (Bank of Portugal) as nº 0006860

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Poupança no Minuto is a brand owned by Financefy, S.A., a tied credit intermediary registered with Banco de Portugal under no. 0006860. Authorized services: presentation or proposal of credit contracts to consumers. Assistance to consumers, through preparatory acts or other pre-contractual management work relating to credit contracts that were not presented or proposed by it. Lenders: Bankinter, S.A. - Branch in Portugal, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A., Banco BPI, S.A., Banco Santander Totta, S.A., Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A. - Branch in Portugal, Banco CTT, S.A., Novo Banco, S.A., Cofidis, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, S.A. - Branch in Portugal, Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios, S.A., Establecimiento Financiero de Crédito (Sociedad Unipersonal) - Branch in Portugal, BNI - Banco de Negócios Internacional (Europa), S.A., Banco BIC Português, S.A., Unicre - Instituição Financeira de Crédito, S.A.