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Alto Alentejo · report

New homes in Alto Alentejo

6.9% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
98
Per 1,000 residents
0.9

Homes licensed for construction in Alto Alentejo

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

  • Alto Alentejo
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodAlto Alentejo
Aug 202698
Jul 2026103
Jun 2026101
May 2026119
Apr 2026136
Mar 2026132
Feb 2026126
Jan 2026129
Dec 2025134
Nov 2025126
Oct 2025166
Sep 2025165
Aug 2025176
Jul 2025180
Jun 2025176
May 2025150
Apr 2025184
Mar 2025182
Feb 2025181
Jan 2025184
Dec 2024169
Nov 2024180
Oct 2024146
Sep 2024118
Aug 2024133
Jul 2024133
Jun 2024109
May 2024140
Apr 202489
Mar 202461
Feb 2024102
Jan 202495
Dec 202392
Nov 2023107
Oct 202394
Sep 2023102
Aug 202396
Jul 202385
Jun 202395
May 2023109
Apr 202374
Mar 202391
Feb 202396
Jan 202367
Dec 202273
Nov 2022101
Oct 202278
Sep 202292
Aug 2022110
Jul 202280
Jun 202294
May 2022108
Apr 2022107
Mar 2022123
Feb 2022124
Jan 2022127
Dec 2021132
Nov 2021124
Oct 2021112
Jul 2021123
Apr 202198
Jan 202173
Oct 202077
Sep 2020118
Aug 2020114
Jul 202086
Jun 2020122
May 2020106
Apr 202099
Mar 2020117
Feb 2020104
Jan 2020111
Dec 2019119
Nov 2019106
Oct 2019111
Sep 201995
Aug 201992
Jul 201984
Jun 201976
May 201985
Apr 201968
Mar 201970
Feb 201974
Jan 201975
Dec 201870
Nov 201872
Oct 201875
Sep 201880
Aug 201866
Jul 201873
Jun 201878
May 201876
Apr 201889
Mar 201881
Feb 201897
Jan 201880
Dec 201769
Nov 201793
Oct 201779
Sep 201764
Aug 2017103
Jul 201794
Jun 201765
May 201799
Apr 201785
Mar 201763
Feb 201792
Jan 2017104
Dec 201669
Nov 201686
Oct 201695
Sep 201673
Aug 201676
Jul 201670
Jun 201670
May 201668
Apr 201673
Mar 201668
Feb 201647
Jan 201643
Dec 201552
Nov 201545
Oct 201550
Sep 201550
Aug 201552
Jul 201570
Jun 201546
May 201546
Apr 201559
Mar 201542
Feb 201546
Jan 201561
Dec 201446
Nov 201445
Oct 201448
Sep 201439
Aug 201431
Jul 201429
Jun 201445
May 201440
Apr 201441
Mar 201446
Feb 201449
Jan 201448
Dec 201350
Nov 201354
Oct 201354
Sep 201355
Aug 201357
Jul 201365
Jun 201355
May 201373
Apr 201379
Mar 201378
Feb 201379
Jan 201383
Dec 201287
Nov 201290
Oct 201293
Sep 2012103
Aug 2012106
Jul 2012111
Jun 2012123
May 2012111
Apr 2012104
Mar 2012116
Feb 2012119
Jan 2012122
Dec 2011124
Nov 2011130
Oct 2011129
Sep 2011116
Aug 2011116

Homes finished and licensed each year in Alto 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
2025189134
202487174
20238398
202212179
202197132
20206293
201972112
20187973
20176181
20164684
20155546
20144854
20137251
201211484
2011174127
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
1.7

Who built the homes finished in Alto 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
202569.3%30.7%0.0%0.0%189
202441.4%58.6%0.0%0.0%87
202316.9%83.1%0.0%0.0%83
202231.4%66.9%1.7%0.0%121
202115.5%84.5%0.0%0.0%97
202024.2%75.8%0.0%0.0%62
201919.4%80.6%0.0%0.0%72
201827.8%72.2%0.0%0.0%79
201732.8%67.2%0.0%0.0%61
201628.3%71.7%0.0%0.0%46
201543.6%54.5%1.8%0.0%55
201410.4%89.6%0.0%0.0%48
201316.7%76.4%0.0%6.9%72
20128.8%90.4%0.0%0.9%114
201127.0%71.8%0.0%1.1%174

Homes finished in Alto 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
20252.1%11.1%62.4%24.3%189
20245.7%20.7%54.0%19.5%87
20234.8%12.0%63.9%19.3%83
20225.8%9.1%65.3%19.8%121
20214.1%18.6%61.9%15.5%97
20203.2%11.3%67.7%17.7%62
20191.4%12.5%58.3%27.8%72
201815.2%10.1%54.4%20.3%79
20173.3%9.8%63.9%23.0%61
20166.5%13.0%63.0%17.4%46
20153.6%25.5%52.7%18.2%55
20144.2%18.8%39.6%37.5%48
20139.7%26.4%43.1%20.8%72
20128.8%13.2%42.1%36.0%114
20115.7%23.6%43.7%27.0%174

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 Alto Alentejo

Next 12 months

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €850/m² and €1,196/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,023/m²
Chance of a rise
39%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €95,490. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €362 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
15%
Payment, one income
30%

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
€410
Owning per month
€246

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 24.0% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+24.0%

Past cycles

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 8 times since 2011. The deepest began in January 2011.

Deepest fall
−30.8%
Recovery from the low
77 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population fell by 75 while 189 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
189
Population change, 2025
−75

Renovation

In 2025, 41% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
41%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
4.4

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €6.5M of housing works here in 2025, and €34.6M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€6.5M
Per resident, 2025
€60

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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