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Searching for, listing, and finding a property, whether to rent or buy, is a tedious and often time-consuming process, which is why choosing the right service can help you save time and even money.
You probably came here to find a list of the best sites and apps to search for properties. There are dozens of services in Brazil that do the job very well, but what are they? I’ve put together a list of the best sites both for listing and for searching for properties of all kinds: houses, apartments, commercial offices, and much more.
1. ZAP Imóveis
ZAP is one of the best-known real estate portals. It brings together qualified listings, photos, tips, and maps for anyone who wants to rent, buy, or sell. The ZAP Group, which runs the portal, also owns VivaReal, so we can say they have more than enough experience in this segment. They don’t act as a real estate agency, just as a portal for advertising properties, acting as an intermediary between tenant and landlord. For those looking to list properties, there’s an option to boost your listings and speed up the process.
It can be accessed both through mobile apps and through the website, and it offers lots of information about the properties and filters to make searching easier, but unfortunately the map search is only available in the apps.
2. Viva Real
Vivareal, as mentioned above, is part of the ZAP Group, the same owner as ZAP Imóveis, and along the same lines it’s one of the most famous and well-established portals for listing, renting, or buying property.
According to the portal, more than 5 million properties are listed on it. This shows the portal’s importance in Brazil’s main capitals, including, of course, São Paulo. It offers features similar to its sibling ZAP Imóveis, with a wide variety of information and property filters.
3. Imóvelweb
Serving more than a thousand cities in Brazil and also present in Latin American countries, Imovelweb is one of the largest real estate portals available.
In São Paulo alone, the portal claims to advertise more than 1 million properties. Like its competitors, it offers plenty of useful information about the properties and many filters to make searching easier.
4. QuintoAndar
QuintoAndar is a startup that keeps growing more and more. Focused on the user experience, it curates its properties, always ensuring proper photos and descriptions, unlike other portals. They operate differently from their competitors, acting as a Digital Real Estate Agency: tenants can rent without needing a guarantor through them. Its app and website are very intuitive, both featuring the ability to search for properties on a map and with a wide range of filters. Because it offers this whole service, listings on QuintoAndar tend to be priced a bit higher than usual. And for renters, they offer the convenience of handling the entire process and paperwork, plus benefits like protection insurance of up to 50,000 reais! Unfortunately, it still operates in just a few regions, but they’re increasingly expanding and conquering the national territory.
5. Mercado Livre
Mercado Livre is a company that offers buying and selling solutions for various categories. Established as the largest e-commerce in Brazil, it has an area dedicated solely to real estate.
For those who want to list a property for sale or rent, there’s the possibility of advertising 1 property for free, for 30 days.
6. OLX
OLX is one of the oldest classifieds portals, established as a place to sell and buy just about anything, and it also has an area dedicated to real estate. It offers various filters to make your search easier and plenty of information about the listed properties.