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New homes in Alentejo

8.8% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
779
Per 1,000 residents
1.5

Homes licensed for construction in Alentejo

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

  • Alentejo
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodAlentejo
Aug 2026779
Jul 2026852
Jun 2026897
May 2026941
Apr 2026935
Mar 2026904
Feb 2026896
Jan 2026910
Dec 2025891
Nov 2025939
Oct 2025978
Sep 2025964
Aug 2025951
Jul 2025972
Jun 20251,022
May 2025951
Apr 20251,011
Mar 20251,062
Feb 20251,042
Jan 20251,113
Dec 20241,049
Nov 20241,016
Oct 20241,093
Sep 2024939
Aug 2024995
Jul 20241,026
Jun 2024735
May 2024844
Apr 2024857
Mar 2024609
Feb 2024733
Jan 2024708
Dec 2023598
Nov 2023653
Oct 2023654
Sep 2023612
Aug 2023729
Jul 2023716
Jun 2023693
May 2023753
Apr 2023742
Mar 2023751
Feb 2023805
Jan 2023802
Dec 2022821
Nov 2022870
Oct 2022846
Sep 2022868
Aug 2022832
Jul 2022797
Jun 2022835
May 2022834
Apr 2022813
Mar 2022845
Feb 2022803
Jan 2022805
Dec 2021772
Nov 2021775
Oct 2021735
Jul 2021706
Apr 2021687
Jan 2021620
Oct 2020633
Sep 2020713
Aug 2020671
Jul 2020669
Jun 2020724
May 2020679
Apr 2020675
Mar 2020736
Feb 2020687
Jan 2020686
Dec 2019736
Nov 2019725
Oct 2019719
Sep 2019671
Aug 2019699
Jul 2019661
Jun 2019645
May 2019661
Apr 2019618
Mar 2019602
Feb 2019628
Jan 2019631
Dec 2018550
Nov 2018559
Oct 2018542
Sep 2018497
Aug 2018511
Jul 2018503
Jun 2018465
May 2018489
Apr 2018485
Mar 2018432
Feb 2018471
Jan 2018431
Dec 2017423
Nov 2017449
Oct 2017421
Sep 2017433
Aug 2017449
Jul 2017455
Jun 2017442
May 2017460
Apr 2017446
Mar 2017445
Feb 2017461
Jan 2017446
Dec 2016424
Nov 2016432
Oct 2016423
Sep 2016412
Aug 2016423
Jul 2016381
Jun 2016361
May 2016414
Apr 2016389
Mar 2016368
Feb 2016353
Jan 2016360
Dec 2015343
Nov 2015333
Oct 2015355
Sep 2015317
Aug 2015287
Jul 2015345
Jun 2015293
May 2015238
Apr 2015325
Mar 2015268
Feb 2015276
Jan 2015313
Dec 2014259
Nov 2014289
Oct 2014348
Sep 2014329
Aug 2014335
Jul 2014346
Jun 2014368
May 2014384
Apr 2014388
Mar 2014407
Feb 2014378
Jan 2014413
Dec 2013438
Nov 2013424
Oct 2013425
Sep 2013436
Aug 2013430
Jul 2013470
Jun 2013494
May 2013495
Apr 2013539
Mar 2013508
Feb 2013551
Jan 2013579
Dec 2012597
Nov 2012586
Oct 2012656
Sep 2012676
Aug 2012682
Jul 2012709
Jun 2012684
May 2012684
Apr 2012733
Mar 2012802
Feb 2012823
Jan 2012870
Dec 2011895
Nov 2011905
Oct 2011904
Sep 2011848
Aug 2011771

Homes finished and licensed each year in Alentejo

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
2025667891
20246491,086
2023580641
2022544841
2021549772
2020551651
2019414710
2018380601
2017312427
2016360431
2015297350
2014399280
2013530431
2012969584
20111,088895
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
1.3

Who built the homes finished in Alentejo

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
202543.6%55.3%0.0%1.0%667
202435.6%56.9%0.0%7.6%649
202332.4%67.6%0.0%0.0%580
202229.2%68.9%0.4%1.5%544
202134.8%63.4%0.2%1.6%549
202031.9%57.5%0.4%10.2%551
201925.6%74.2%0.2%0.0%414
201828.7%67.6%0.3%3.4%380
201725.3%73.1%0.6%1.0%312
201634.2%65.8%0.0%0.0%360
201529.6%66.3%0.7%3.4%297
201438.6%60.7%0.0%0.8%399
201332.1%66.8%0.2%0.9%530
201237.3%61.9%0.7%0.1%969
201127.3%63.2%1.0%8.5%1,088

Homes finished in Alentejo, 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
20259.7%20.8%42.1%27.3%667
20245.9%20.6%50.1%23.4%649
20237.6%19.5%48.1%24.8%580
20225.9%18.0%51.8%24.3%544
20216.0%18.4%52.8%22.8%549
20207.3%22.0%49.9%20.9%551
20193.9%20.5%53.6%22.0%414
20185.8%15.0%50.5%28.7%380
20173.2%17.9%54.5%24.4%312
20166.7%28.1%49.4%15.8%360
20157.7%20.5%51.9%19.9%297
201417.8%25.1%36.6%20.6%399
201313.6%26.6%38.1%21.7%530
201210.2%28.4%37.2%24.3%969
20118.4%21.3%49.5%20.8%1,088

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

Next 12 months

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €1,465/m² and €1,681/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,573/m²
Chance of a rise
96%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €127,980. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €486 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
21%
Payment, one income
41%

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
€540
Owning per month
€346

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 24.9% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+24.9%

Past cycles

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 2011. The deepest began in April 2011.

Deepest fall
−23.6%
Recovery from the low
58 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population fell by 986 while 667 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
667
Population change, 2025
−986

Renovation

In 2025, 28% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
28%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
2.6

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €16.5M of housing works here in 2025, and €63.3M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€16.5M
Per resident, 2025
€32

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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