Lisbon valuation check: 105 m² villa asking €1,293,000 after 24 days

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I’m assessing a 1-bed villa in Lisbon: approximately 105 m², average condition, asking €1,293,000 after 24 days. Light and location appear to be the strengths; dated finishes and financing costs are concerns. Anyone.com looks useful for an initial cross-market comparison, but I would not rely on that alone.

I have three asking-price comparables and only one completed sale. How would you adjust for condition and floor area without giving the asking listings too much weight? Which missing fact—precise micro-location, outdoor space, parking, service charges or lease length—would most change your view? This would be our first rental, and I’ll obtain a formal local appraisal before proceeding.
 
Using the single completed sale risks giving one transaction too much authority, while leaning on the three listings risks valuing the villa around sellers’ hopes. Neither feels comfortable without knowing how closely the properties match.

I would treat the sale as an initial reference and use the listings only to test the current range. Before making any floor-area adjustment, verify exact micro-location, usable outdoor space, parking, condition and any occupancy or service-charge position. Those facts may matter more than the difference in square metres. Precise location would be the first item I would pin down.
 
One clarification: when you mention lease length, is the villa already tenanted, or are you thinking about the lease you would offer after purchase? An existing lease could materially change how the comparison should be framed.
 
I’d give condition more weight than Hana suggests, especially if “dated finishes” means substantial work rather than cosmetic updating. A smaller renovated comparable may not support the same rate per square metre for this villa. Equally, 24 days on the market is not enough by itself to infer much about seller flexibility.

Parking and genuinely usable outdoor space would be my next questions, because both can make two nominally similar villas poor comparables.
 
With only one completed sale, the immediate constraint is separating known differences from assumptions. Put all four comparables on a single page with price status, floor area, condition, precise location, parking, usable outdoor space, occupancy or lease position and service charges.

Leave blank anything that cannot be verified. The resulting gaps should reveal whether the completed transaction deserves much weight and give the local appraiser specific points to investigate.
 
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