Almost half of Europeans cannot afford a home larger than 50 square meters

An analysis of over 22 million property listings reveals that a significant portion of the European population is unable to buy or rent a home exceeding 50 square meters, indicating widespread housing inaccessibility.

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If you are house-hunting in Portugal, this data confirms that the difficulty you may face in finding reasonably sized, affordable housing is part of a systemic trend affecting almost half of the population in Europe.

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