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Asking prices against bank valuations in Albufeira

Sellers ask 33.7% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +34.3%.

Gap today
+33.7%
Change in a year
−0.6 pp

How far apart the three prices are in Albufeira

Each line sets one measure of price against another, in %. Above zero, the first is higher.

  • Asking price against bank valuation
  • Asking price against sale price
  • Bank valuation against sale price
  • No gap
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PeriodAsking price against bank valuationAsking price against sale priceBank valuation against sale price
Sep 202633.7%——
Aug 202632.9%——
Jul 202633.4%——
Jun 202631.8%15.4%-13.9%
May 202632.5%——
Apr 202637.1%——
Mar 202638.1%17.6%-12.3%
Feb 202635.9%——
Jan 202630.8%——
Dec 202533.0%17.2%-13.1%
Nov 202528.4%——
Oct 202532.8%——
Sep 202534.3%17.9%-14.9%
Aug 202537.0%——
Jul 202536.8%——
Jun 202535.2%17.3%-17.2%
May 202533.8%——
Apr 202532.9%——
Mar 202534.1%18.4%-18.7%
Feb 202536.9%——
Jan 202545.7%——
Dec 202447.4%20.5%-18.5%
Nov 202447.6%——
Oct 202445.6%——
Sep 202445.2%21.7%-16.1%
Aug 202450.1%——
Jul 202451.9%——
Jun 202451.5%20.3%-15.0%
May 202446.8%——
Apr 202448.4%——
Mar 202449.7%19.6%-13.9%
Feb 202446.2%——
Jan 202443.6%——
Dec 202340.1%18.5%-13.2%
Nov 202336.3%——
Oct 202333.2%——
Sep 202331.5%18.0%-14.0%
Aug 202336.2%——
Jul 202336.1%——
Jun 202339.9%17.3%-16.4%
May 202338.4%——
Apr 202336.5%——
Mar 202336.2%17.4%-16.7%
Feb 202338.4%——
Jan 202336.0%——
Dec 202237.5%16.1%-17.9%
Nov 202236.7%——
Oct 202244.4%——
Sep 202244.6%16.4%-17.4%
Aug 202248.9%——
Jul 202248.5%——
Jun 202243.5%14.3%-17.0%
May 202242.2%——
Apr 202236.7%——
Mar 202240.3%12.2%-18.0%
Feb 202236.8%——
Jan 202238.0%——
Dec 202135.8%13.1%-17.2%
Nov 202136.5%——
Oct 202137.3%——
Sep 202133.2%14.0%-16.3%
Aug 202135.0%——
Jul 202136.9%——
Jun 202137.4%14.1%-15.4%
May 202137.1%——
Apr 202137.2%——
Mar 202138.0%14.2%-15.4%
Feb 202138.6%——
Jan 202137.3%——
Dec 202035.3%13.3%-15.6%
Nov 202036.6%——
Oct 202033.1%——
Sep 202030.0%14.2%-15.2%
Aug 202028.6%——
Jul 202030.7%——
Jun 202042.0%11.6%-18.9%
May 202034.7%——
Apr 202036.4%——
Mar 202033.2%12.2%-17.7%
Feb 202035.1%——
Jan 202036.2%——
Dec 201937.7%11.1%-18.5%
Nov 201936.9%——
Oct 201937.2%——
Sep 201942.0%——
Aug 201941.4%——
Jul 201938.0%——
Jun 201934.0%——
May 201933.0%——
Apr 201931.5%——
Mar 201930.9%——
Feb 201934.7%——
Jan 201938.5%——
Dec 201838.4%——
Nov 201839.8%——
Oct 201837.8%——
Sep 201841.7%——
Aug 201841.3%——
Jul 201846.3%——
Jun 201845.2%——
May 201848.4%——
Apr 201842.9%——
Mar 201839.2%——
Feb 201838.6%——
Jan 201851.9%——
Dec 201752.4%——
Nov 201751.3%——
Oct 201749.6%——
Sep 201748.0%——
Aug 201750.8%——
Jul 201751.4%——
Jun 201752.4%——
May 201748.8%——
Apr 201752.6%——
Mar 201753.4%——
Feb 201750.9%——
Jan 201749.4%——
Dec 201654.2%——
Nov 201649.6%——
Oct 201646.0%——
Sep 201641.2%——
Aug 201639.2%——
Jul 201640.5%——
Jun 201640.2%——
May 201644.7%——
Apr 201644.9%——
Mar 201646.6%——
Feb 201649.3%——
Jan 201647.6%——
Dec 201545.7%——
Nov 201545.5%——
Oct 201542.3%——
Sep 201548.8%——
Aug 201540.4%——
Jul 201532.7%——
Jun 201526.4%——
May 201528.9%——
Apr 201532.2%——
Mar 201532.0%——
Feb 201530.4%——
Jan 201526.7%——

New homes against existing homes, Portugal

Eurostat's house price index for Portugal, newly built and existing dwellings, 2015 = 100. National figures, shown here as context.

  • Existing homes
  • New homes
  • 2015 = 100
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PeriodExisting homesNew homes
Q2 2026327.5235.2
Q1 2026316.1227.2
Q4 2025303.2221.2
Q3 2025290.0215.6
Q2 2025277.5209.5
Q1 2025264.0201.7
Q4 2024250.8194.6
Q3 2024243.5189.0
Q2 2024234.5183.0
Q1 2024225.7176.2
Q4 2023223.2177.6
Q3 2023220.4175.0
Q2 2023216.5171.6
Q1 2023209.7167.0
Q4 2022206.4166.1
Q3 2022203.8165.3
Q2 2022198.7158.9
Q1 2022191.3157.9
Q4 2021183.2155.1
Q3 2021177.7152.5
Q2 2021173.2146.6
Q1 2021168.4142.4
Q4 2020163.6140.3
Q3 2020159.4136.6
Q2 2020160.3136.9
Q1 2020157.4135.0
Q4 2019151.5130.3
Q3 2019148.6129.4
Q2 2019145.2127.9
Q1 2019142.1122.8
Q4 2018136.6120.3
Q3 2018134.1117.2
Q2 2018132.9115.9
Q1 2018129.2115.8
Q4 2017124.7111.0
Q3 2017122.8110.9
Q2 2017118.0109.0
Q1 2017114.3105.6
Q4 2016111.5104.8
Q3 2016110.2103.8
Q2 2016108.3103.5
Q1 2016104.7101.3
Q4 2015102.1101.3
Q3 2015101.0100.0
Q2 201599.9101.9
Q1 201597.096.8

Asking prices are what sellers advertise on property portals. Bank valuations are what lenders' surveyors assess. Sale prices are what deeds record, as INE's 12-month median, so the other two are averaged over the same 12 months before they are compared.

Other reports for Albufeira

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €4,238/m² and €4,602/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€4,420/m²
Chance of a rise
94%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €282,240. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,071 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
52%
Payment, one income
105%

Owning and renting a 90 m² home cost about the same each month. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the median sale price. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
€1,100
Owning per month
€1,102

17.9% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
95
Per 1,000 residents
1.5

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 15.8% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+15.8%

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 2011. The deepest began in January 2011.

Deepest fall
−29.2%
Recovery from the low
59 months

In 2025 the population fell by 109 while 148 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
148
Population change, 2025
−109

13.3% of the 45,083 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
13.3%
Empty homes
5,983

In 2025, 29% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
29%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €173.3K of housing works here in 2025, and €1M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€173.3K
Per resident, 2025
€3

Data: INE, ECB and others · updated October 27, 2026

Asking prices and bank valuations are not sale prices. This is a description of public data, not financial advice.

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