Casavo to Exit Portugal Just 13 Months After €100M Expansion

February 23, 2023

Casavo is set to exit the Portuguese market just one year after landing in Lisbon.

Fresh off the news that the Italy-based iBuyer has cut 30% of jobs and downsized its iBuying activity, Casavo will instead focus on core markets.

In last week's open letter, CEO Giorgio Tinacci stated that Casavo will suspend business generation in "unprofitable or low scale markets"— the assumption is that Portugal falls into this category.

Casavo entered the Portuguese market in January 2022 with plans to hire local employees and spend up to €100M buying properties in Lisbon—of which 20 are currently listed on its Portuguese marketplace.

The company uses a dynamic pricing model to evaluate the profit potential for properties on the market, then buys, renovates and sells the most valuable properties for a profit.

But with a high-profile failure in the form of US giant Zillow, which closed its iBuying business in November 2021, the next question is—how will Casavo do things differently?

February 23, 2023
Harvey is an experienced property journalist and copywriter. He has written about the property industry since 2015, starting at The Property Franchise Group in the UK, before moving to Spain to work for Spotahome. He has blogged for the private rented sector, ghostwritten for UK property experts and written case studies for franchise owners around the UK. Harvey joined Online Marketplaces as a News Editor in 2022.

Subscribe to our mailing list to get the famous, free Friday newsletter!

News and analysis to help build better online marketplace businesses, in your inbox, every Friday

Related News

Shutterstock 704311735
Dubizzle Group Acquires Property Monitor

Dubizzle Group has strengthened its presence in the UAE’s real estate ecosystem with the acquisition of property data and analytics...

Read More
Costar Vs Zillow Cowboys 1
CoStar Boss Says Zillow's MLS "Power Play" Threatens Agents

Andy Florance has weighed in on Zillow's decision to block listings from its portal after the National Association of Realtors...

Read More
Product Update 2025Apr11 2
Product Roundup: Zillow, Realtor.com, Immobiliare.it and Avito

Here are the product and services updates from the world of real estate marketplaces we've spotted this week...   United...

Read More
Untitled Design 13 1 3
DomClick Announces Controversial “Know Your Neighbours” Feature

Russia-based property portal DomClick, operated by banking giant Sber, has rolled out a controversial new feature that allows buyers to...

Read More

Editor's Pick