https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/blog Posts on property valuation, construction supervision, architecture and real estate assets. en Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:37:13 GMT https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/how-to-read-the-madeira-property-market https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/how-to-read-the-madeira-property-market Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:37:13 GMT investimento Price per square metre, time on market, the gap between asking and transacted prices, and refurbishment cost: the four indicators that explain more than any news story about the market rising or falling in Madeira. https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/cost-of-not-supervising-a-construction-project https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/cost-of-not-supervising-a-construction-project Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:36:23 GMT fiscalizacao Independent supervision looks like an avoidable cost until the day a wall is opened. This article puts numbers on the most frequent consequences and sets out what gets checked at each stage so they never reach the client. https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/what-to-check-before-signing-a-property-promissory-contract https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/what-to-check-before-signing-a-property-promissory-contract Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:35:31 GMT due_diligence The promissory contract is the moment the buyer loses negotiating room and takes on obligations. These are the technical and documentary checks we run before signing, and the clauses that stop you being locked into a property with problems. https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/technical-valuation-methods-and-review-checklist https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/technical-valuation-methods-and-review-checklist Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:24:25 GMT avaliacoes How a valuation method is chosen, what each one measures well and badly, and the checklist that supports a request for review with evidence. https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/is-a-property-valuation-the-same-as-a-bank-valuation https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/is-a-property-valuation-the-same-as-a-bank-valuation Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:55:47 GMT avaliacoes The same technical exercise, but not the same purpose or client. Why two credible reports can show different values and which valuation to commission for each decision. https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/what-should-a-construction-supervision-report-include https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/what-should-a-construction-supervision-report-include Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:08:01 GMT fiscalizacao Structure, frequency and essential content of a site supervision report that is genuinely useful to the project owner. https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/masonry-pathology-diagnosis-and-intervention https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/masonry-pathology-diagnosis-and-intervention Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:13:57 GMT patologias Cracking, rising damp, salt efflorescence and render loss: how to tell cause from symptom before deciding how to intervene in a masonry wall. https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/buildings-with-history-rehabilitation-cases-in-madeira https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/buildings-with-history-rehabilitation-cases-in-madeira Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:13:57 GMT patologias Three recurring building types in Madeira.  The Funchal town house, the quinta with agricultural outbuildings and the rental building and what each demands of those who intervene. https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/why-property-documents-show-different-areas https://dinamestria.com/en/knowledge/why-property-documents-show-different-areas Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:34:30 GMT avaliacoes The tax record says one number, the land registry says another, the listing says a third. None of them is necessarily wrong: they measure different things. This guide explains each area, where the discrepancies come from and what to do when the gap affects value.