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New homes in Alentejo Litoral

35.8% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
395
Per 1,000 residents
3.3

Homes licensed for construction in Alentejo Litoral

Dwellings in new buildings licensed over the previous 12 months, at each month.

  • Alentejo Litoral
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodAlentejo Litoral
Aug 2026395
Jul 2026404
Jun 2026439
May 2026443
Apr 2026416
Mar 2026426
Feb 2026418
Jan 2026435
Dec 2025414
Nov 2025447
Oct 2025428
Sep 2025419
Aug 2025423
Jul 2025463
Jun 2025496
May 2025515
Apr 2025525
Mar 2025538
Feb 2025571
Jan 2025606
Dec 2024492
Nov 2024579
Oct 2024615
Sep 2024447
Aug 2024572
Jul 2024555
Jun 2024295
May 2024418
Apr 2024436
Mar 2024240
Feb 2024345
Jan 2024309
Dec 2023245
Nov 2023244
Oct 2023240
Sep 2023234
Aug 2023270
Jul 2023282
Jun 2023269
May 2023267
Apr 2023292
Mar 2023300
Feb 2023304
Jan 2023313
Dec 2022314
Nov 2022336
Oct 2022368
Sep 2022363
Aug 2022335
Jul 2022327
Jun 2022321
May 2022327
Apr 2022308
Mar 2022299
Feb 2022300
Jan 2022298
Dec 2021285
Nov 2021274
Oct 2021254
Jul 2021242
Apr 2021236
Jan 2021218
Oct 2020228
Sep 2020236
Aug 2020221
Jul 2020234
Jun 2020237
May 2020222
Apr 2020242
Mar 2020253
Feb 2020245
Jan 2020250
Dec 2019261
Nov 2019261
Oct 2019268
Sep 2019262
Aug 2019273
Jul 2019271
Jun 2019259
May 2019247
Apr 2019245
Mar 2019232
Feb 2019224
Jan 2019231
Dec 2018210
Nov 2018175
Oct 2018168
Sep 2018155
Aug 2018149
Jul 2018138
Jun 2018145
May 2018147
Apr 2018125
Mar 2018132
Feb 2018132
Jan 2018107
Dec 2017123
Nov 2017141
Oct 2017123
Sep 2017139
Aug 2017134
Jul 2017136
Jun 2017147
May 2017142
Apr 2017145
Mar 2017147
Feb 2017144
Jan 2017151
Dec 2016147
Nov 2016127
Oct 2016131
Sep 2016133
Aug 2016133
Jul 2016134
Jun 2016117
May 2016117
Apr 2016138
Mar 2016127
Feb 2016118
Jan 2016140
Dec 2015113
Nov 2015113
Oct 2015144
Sep 2015106
Aug 201585
Jul 2015119
Jun 2015105
May 201592
Apr 2015140
Mar 2015120
Feb 2015114
Jan 2015127
Dec 2014117
Nov 2014113
Oct 2014158
Sep 2014158
Aug 2014162
Jul 2014159
Jun 2014157
May 2014171
Apr 2014142
Mar 2014144
Feb 2014149
Jan 2014142
Dec 2013146
Nov 2013160
Oct 2013120
Sep 2013125
Aug 2013136
Jul 2013133
Jun 2013171
May 2013176
Apr 2013187
Mar 2013179
Feb 2013209
Jan 2013223
Dec 2012228
Nov 2012236
Oct 2012243
Sep 2012256
Aug 2012266
Jul 2012272
Jun 2012226
May 2012242
Apr 2012240
Mar 2012256
Feb 2012259
Jan 2012261
Dec 2011269
Nov 2011263
Oct 2011278
Sep 2011242
Aug 2011218

Homes finished and licensed each year in Alentejo Litoral

Homes completed in new buildings (columns) against homes licensed for construction (line), each year since 2011. INE.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
2025246414
2024270588
2023201248
2022163317
2021159285
2020189218
2019113264
2018103213
201784122
201697143
201579124
2014158114
2013226149
2012244230
2011397269
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
2.1

Who built the homes finished in Alentejo Litoral

Who built the homes completed each year, as a share of that year. INE, since 2011.

  • Cooperatives and others
  • Public bodies
  • Private individuals
  • Companies
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YearCompaniesPrivate individualsPublic bodiesCooperatives and othersTotal
202539.4%60.6%0.0%0.0%246
202433.0%52.2%0.0%14.8%270
202337.8%62.2%0.0%0.0%201
202233.7%66.3%0.0%0.0%163
202136.5%62.9%0.6%0.0%159
202037.0%63.0%0.0%0.0%189
201918.6%81.4%0.0%0.0%113
201831.1%68.9%0.0%0.0%103
201726.2%70.2%0.0%3.6%84
201621.6%78.4%0.0%0.0%97
201521.5%77.2%1.3%0.0%79
201451.3%48.7%0.0%0.0%158
201343.4%56.6%0.0%0.0%226
201232.8%66.8%0.4%0.0%244
201128.7%48.6%0.5%22.2%397

Homes finished in Alentejo Litoral, by number of bedrooms

Homes completed in new buildings by number of bedrooms, as a share of each year. INE.

  • Four or more
  • Three bedrooms
  • Two bedrooms
  • Studio or one bedroom
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YearStudio or one bedroomTwo bedroomsThree bedroomsFour or moreTotal
202520.3%22.8%21.5%35.4%246
20245.6%24.4%43.7%26.3%270
20237.5%21.9%45.3%25.4%201
20228.0%30.1%38.0%23.9%163
202111.9%27.0%31.4%29.6%159
20206.3%25.4%45.0%23.3%189
20191.8%31.0%46.9%20.4%113
20181.9%19.4%42.7%35.9%103
20176.0%16.7%47.6%29.8%84
201612.4%28.9%38.1%20.6%97
201511.4%26.6%31.6%30.4%79
201427.8%20.9%38.0%13.3%158
201319.0%29.6%36.3%15.0%226
201212.7%31.1%34.4%21.7%244
20119.8%25.2%53.7%11.3%397

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. INE publishes licensing three months at a time, so four windows make a year.

Other reports for Alentejo Litoral

Next 12 months

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €2,542/m² and €3,180/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,861/m²
Chance of a rise
92%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €225,540. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €856 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
41%
Payment, one income
82%

Buy or rent

Owning a 90 m² home costs less each month than renting it. 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
€822
Owning per month
€679

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 0.5% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+0.5%

Past cycles

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 9 times since 2011. The deepest began in December 2011.

Deepest fall
−20.4%
Recovery from the low
39 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population fell by 839 while 246 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
246
Population change, 2025
−839

Renovation

In 2025, 15% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
15%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.9

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €5.2M of housing works here in 2025, and €14.9M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€5.2M
Per resident, 2025
€44

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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