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Ricardo Sousa, CEO, Century 21

Ricardo Sousa, CEO, Century 21

Bio:

Ricardo Sousa is the CEO of CENTURY 21 Portugal and Spain, leading a network of over 400 real estate offices and more than 7,000 professionals. With over 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, he has been a driving force behind the transformation of the property transaction market in Southern Europe — combining deep local insight with a global perspective. He also serves as a Board Member at RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) for the Residential Property sector in both Portugal and Spain, playing an active role in shaping policy, professional standards, and sustainable growth across the region. A strong advocate for consumer protection, financial literacy, and service excellence, Ricardo believes technology should empower people — not replace them. Under his leadership, CENTURY 21 has launched innovative PropTech and Fintech solutions, reinforcing the brand’s position as a trusted partner for clients and independent real estate businesses alike. He is convinced that digital transformation must serve people — by enhancing trust, transparency, and the value of professional advice throughout the home buying journey.
Ricardo’s LinkedIn:
Ricardo Sousa is the CEO of CENTURY 21 Portugal and Spain, leading a network of over 400 real estate offices and more than 7,000 professionals. With over 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, he has been a driving force behind the transformation of the property transaction market in Southern Europe — combining deep local insight with a global perspective. He also serves as a Board Member at RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) for the Residential Property sector in both Portugal and Spain, playing an active role in shaping policy, professional standards, and sustainable growth across the region. A strong advocate for consumer protection, financial literacy, and service excellence, Ricardo believes technology should empower people — not replace them. Under his leadership, CENTURY 21 has launched innovative PropTech and Fintech solutions, reinforcing the brand’s position as a trusted partner for clients and independent real estate businesses alike. He is convinced that digital transformation must serve people — by enhancing trust, transparency, and the value of professional advice throughout the home buying journey.

Bio:

Century 21’s Website and LinkedIn:
The CENTURY 21® network, founded in the USA in 1971, is the largest real estate network in the world, increasingly asserting itself as a brand geared towards a global strategy, with a dominant presence in several countries and on all continents. It currently has more than 14,500 agencies, spread across more than 86 countries, and more than 160,000 real estate consultants worldwide. The brand has been present in Portugal since 2005 and today has more than 190 stores and more than 3,000 real estate consultants, from the north to the south of the country and on the islands. In Spain, we have more than 78 stores and more than 1,900 real estate consultants. With a clear focus on the real estate consultant, we invest heavily in professional training so that their work is recognized, in order to gain the client’s trust and guarantee differentiation and value in the market. Values such as transparency, professionalism, integrity, and commitment are what make the CENTURY 21 brand a trusted name for the Portuguese people.
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