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Past price cycles in Alto Minho

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2011. The deepest began in June 2011.

Deepest fall
−19.8%
Recovery from the low
51 months

Prices in Alto Minho and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Alto Minho
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodAlto MinhoPortugal
Sep 2026225.4259.7
Aug 2026228.0257.0
Jul 2026230.1255.4
Jun 2026230.3254.0
May 2026227.5251.8
Apr 2026230.3247.9
Mar 2026231.1245.3
Feb 2026231.0242.0
Jan 2026221.3240.0
Dec 2025210.9237.3
Nov 2025204.7234.9
Oct 2025201.4230.9
Sep 2025192.7227.5
Aug 2025188.6224.1
Jul 2025191.9221.8
Jun 2025192.1217.9
May 2025191.9215.1
Apr 2025190.9212.8
Mar 2025188.0210.6
Feb 2025187.7206.4
Jan 2025182.7202.3
Dec 2024184.4199.2
Nov 2024185.4198.4
Oct 2024182.4196.2
Sep 2024178.2193.3
Aug 2024176.2189.7
Jul 2024176.2186.8
Jun 2024175.6184.5
May 2024174.9183.6
Apr 2024172.5182.0
Mar 2024169.5180.2
Feb 2024166.2177.9
Jan 2024161.2176.7
Dec 2023158.7175.1
Nov 2023152.7174.5
Oct 2023151.5175.1
Sep 2023150.5175.7
Aug 2023151.7175.4
Jul 2023149.7173.9
Jun 2023150.5173.1
May 2023149.0172.2
Apr 2023148.8170.0
Mar 2023145.9169.1
Feb 2023148.3168.5
Jan 2023148.1169.3
Dec 2022149.9166.2
Nov 2022149.9165.2
Oct 2022151.3161.9
Sep 2022149.5162.9
Aug 2022149.5161.2
Jul 2022150.5161.6
Jun 2022150.2160.4
May 2022147.4157.4
Apr 2022143.7154.6
Mar 2022142.8151.8
Feb 2022141.0149.8
Jan 2022138.4147.3
Dec 2021134.6146.5
Nov 2021135.1145.0
Oct 2021132.1142.6
Sep 2021131.7140.9
Aug 2021128.6139.2
Jul 2021128.6139.2
Jun 2021129.6138.5
May 2021128.7138.2
Apr 2021127.5136.8
Mar 2021128.7135.3
Feb 2021128.5133.9
Jan 2021129.7133.4
Dec 2020126.4131.8
Nov 2020127.9130.4
Oct 2020129.8129.0
Sep 2020129.1128.6
Aug 2020128.0128.6
Jul 2020124.7128.5
Jun 2020126.6127.6
May 2020126.4127.0
Apr 2020126.1126.7
Mar 2020125.9126.6
Feb 2020125.9126.7
Jan 2020120.9125.8
Dec 2019119.5124.4
Nov 2019119.5122.7
Oct 2019121.6121.9
Sep 2019125.7121.6
Aug 2019122.3120.2
Jul 2019121.8119.0
Jun 2019116.7117.4
May 2019117.3116.6
Apr 2019119.7115.7
Mar 2019121.2114.7
Feb 2019118.0114.0
Jan 2019113.5112.1
Dec 2018113.5111.4
Nov 2018110.3110.4
Oct 2018109.1110.3
Sep 2018110.2109.4
Aug 2018112.1108.4
Jul 2018115.1107.3
Jun 2018111.7106.3
May 2018111.9105.9
Apr 2018112.0105.4
Mar 2018112.7104.9
Feb 2018109.5103.9
Jan 2018107.0102.9
Dec 2017109.1101.6
Nov 2017110.5101.4
Oct 2017109.6101.0
Sep 2017107.9100.5
Aug 2017108.599.0
Jul 2017109.198.2
Jun 2017108.598.1
May 2017105.097.7
Apr 2017102.897.4
Mar 2017101.896.8
Feb 2017102.296.6
Jan 2017101.595.9
Dec 2016101.395.0
Nov 201699.694.2
Oct 2016101.493.5
Sep 201698.793.0
Aug 201698.692.8
Jul 201697.691.9
Jun 201699.291.6
May 201699.291.2
Apr 201698.590.5
Mar 201696.789.9
Feb 201696.589.5
Jan 201696.889.5
Dec 201594.489.9
Nov 201595.489.3
Oct 201594.488.9
Sep 201595.788.6
Aug 201596.988.3
Jul 201597.188.5
Jun 201596.887.7
May 201593.487.6
Apr 201592.186.7
Mar 201591.686.2
Feb 201591.686.2
Jan 201593.286.2
Dec 201494.885.6
Nov 201493.785.6
Oct 201494.086.2
Sep 201493.788.0
Aug 201495.788.4
Jul 201494.087.0
Jun 201496.085.3
May 201496.084.2
Apr 201496.783.9
Mar 201496.784.3
Feb 201494.085.7
Jan 201492.186.7
Dec 201389.587.0
Nov 201390.486.9
Oct 201396.987.2
Sep 2013102.487.0
Aug 2013102.686.8
Jul 201398.686.5
Jun 201398.687.1
May 201397.486.4
Apr 201397.885.3
Mar 201398.284.6
Feb 201399.685.1
Jan 2013100.686.5
Dec 2012103.187.8
Nov 2012100.688.3
Oct 2012103.688.7
Sep 2012104.989.4
Aug 2012105.789.4
Jul 2012101.889.7
Jun 2012102.690.2
May 2012103.691.2
Apr 2012101.192.8
Mar 2012100.092.5
Feb 2012101.092.4
Jan 2012105.792.2
Dec 2011106.493.3
Nov 2011106.694.5
Oct 2011105.695.0
Sep 2011103.196.2
Aug 2011105.497.1
Jul 2011107.597.9
Jun 2011111.699.4
May 2011107.5101.4
Apr 2011106.0102.6
Mar 2011101.5102.4
Feb 2011101.0101.1
Jan 2011100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
June 2011December 2013−19.8%3051
July 2018October 2018−5.2%34
March 2019June 2019−3.7%31
September 2019November 2019−4.9%23
October 2022March 2023−3.6%55

Portugal against the EU since 2015

Eurostat's house price index for all dwellings, 2015 = 100. National figures, comparable across member states.

  • Portugal
  • EU
  • 2015 = 100
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PeriodPortugalEU
Q2 2026301.4168.6
Q1 2026291.0166.5
Q4 2025280.2164.6
Q3 2025269.4163.5
Q2 2025258.8161.0
Q1 2025247.1158.5
Q4 2024235.7156.2
Q3 2024228.9155.1
Q2 2024220.7152.7
Q1 2024212.5149.8
Q4 2023211.3148.9
Q3 2023208.5149.1
Q2 2023204.7148.2
Q1 2023198.6147.6
Q4 2022195.9148.7
Q3 2022193.8150.9
Q2 2022188.3149.6
Q1 2022182.6146.2
Q4 2021176.0143.2
Q3 2021171.3140.2
Q2 2021166.4136.0
Q1 2021161.7132.1
Q4 2020157.7129.8
Q3 2020153.6128.1
Q2 2020154.3126.3
Q1 2020151.7124.4
Q4 2019146.1122.7
Q3 2019143.7121.5
Q2 2019140.7119.8
Q1 2019137.1117.6
Q4 2018132.3116.8
Q3 2018129.7115.9
Q2 2018128.5114.2
Q1 2018125.6112.3
Q4 2017121.1111.2
Q3 2017119.6110.4
Q2 2017115.5108.8
Q1 2017111.9106.9
Q4 2016109.6106.1
Q3 2016108.3105.4
Q2 2016106.9103.8
Q1 2016103.7102.0
Q4 2015101.8101.1
Q3 2015100.7100.8
Q2 2015100.699.8
Q1 201596.998.3

Bank valuations go back to 2011, so they include the fall after the euro crisis; asking prices start in 2015. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Alto Minho

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €1,397/m² and €1,829/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,613/m²
Chance of a rise
49%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €145,440. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €552 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
24%
Payment, one income
47%

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
€610
Owning per month
€488

54.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,267
Per 1,000 residents
5.2

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 1.0% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−1.0%

In 2025 the population grew by 491 while 582 homes were finished: 0.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
0.8
Population change, 2025
+491

In 2025, 18% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
18%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
5.3

Public bodies signed €18.1M of housing works here in 2025, and €52.6M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€18.1M
Per resident, 2025
€74

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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