Luxury real estate brand Corcoran Group announced a new European affiliate to its network during the company’s BeCorcoran agent conference and networking event on Monday in Scottsdale, Arizona: Corcoran Atlantic.
The affiliate is based in Lisbon, Portugal, and has been founded through a partnership between the firms Vanguard Signature and ABNSouza.
“Please join me in giving a warm ‘bem-vindo’ to the representatives from Corcoran Atlantic, our new affiliate in Portugal,” Liebman said at BeCorcoran on Monday.
“The luxury real estate market in Portugal is surging and with its leading national developer and a very successful real estate operator joining forces, the Corcoran brand is surely poised for growth in this thriving market,” Liebman continued. “Ricardo, Joaquim, and Abel — we can’t wait to see the incredible things you’ll bring to our network.”
Pam Liebman giving an opening address at BeCorcoran 2025 | Credit: AJ Canaria
Liebman noted that representatives from the firm’s new Portugal affiliate were among those who traveled the farthest to attend BeCorcoran.
Vanguard Signature, one of the firms making up the new affiliate, specializes in luxury development and concierge residential management services. ABNSouza is a holding company owned by the Sousa family and led by Joaquim Rocha de Sousa, and is behind multiple brokerage franchises located across Portugal and Spain.
Portugal’s luxury market is driven by both domestic and international demand, with buyers attracted to a relatively low cost of living compared to other European countries, and picturesque locales across cities like Lisbon, Porto and Madeira.
The country’s real estate market in general is also appealing because of tax incentives for both expats and investors, Corcoran noted, as well as its stable economy and strong legal framework. Portugal offers foreign buyers European Union residency through real estate purchases, which is another benefit.
Corcoran also has international affiliates in Canada, Mexico, Italy and the Caribbean.
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