Real estate
Regional property portals for international buyers in Portugal, operating as the .house network.
The network
Buyers do not shop for “Portugal”. They shop for Sintra, or Cascais, or a stretch of the Algarve, and they want someone who knows that specific market rather than the whole country at once. The network is built to match how they actually search: one portal per market, each with its own listings, neighbourhood guides, and local knowledge.
What the portals do
Buying is the beginning of the relationship, not the end of it. Each portal covers the full chain around a purchase:
- Acquisition — verified listings and legal due diligence before signature.
- Interior design — bespoke concepts that respect the local character of the house.
- Renovation management — end-to-end project oversight while the owner is abroad.
- Landscape design — outdoor space suited to the climate rather than fighting it.
- Technical maintenance — the property looked after between visits.
- Rental management — holiday and long-term letting.
- Household staff — recruitment and placement.
Verified listings only
The rule across the network is that every property presented is verified and every price is current. No phantom properties, no bait pricing. For a buyer who is arranging viewings from another country, that is the whole value of the service.
Who it serves
International private buyers — people purchasing a home, a holiday property, or a rental asset in Portugal, usually while living somewhere else.
Portals
Key facts
Frequently asked questions
What is the .house network?
It is Leitstern's real-estate business: a set of regional property portals for international buyers in Portugal, with one portal per market rather than a single national catalogue. Each portal carries its own listings, neighbourhood guides, and local knowledge, because buyers search for Sintra or Cascais, not for “Portugal”.
Which markets are covered?
Sintra is live at sintra.house, covering Sintra and Greater Lisbon. Portals for Lisbon, Cascais, and the Algarve are in preparation at lisbon.house, cascais.house, and algarve.house.
What does “verified listings only” mean?
Every property presented has been checked and every price shown is current. There are no phantom properties and no bait pricing. For a buyer arranging viewings from another country, that is the substance of the service rather than a slogan.
Is there support after the purchase?
Yes — that is most of the work. The portals cover interior design, renovation management, landscape design, technical maintenance while the owner is away, rental management for holiday and long-term letting, and recruitment of household staff.
Do you work with buyers who live outside Portugal?
Yes. International private buyers are the primary audience: people purchasing a home, a holiday property, or a rental asset in Portugal while still living somewhere else, who need legal due diligence completed before signature.
Talk to the head office.
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