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Arcos de Valdevez · report

Past price cycles in Arcos de Valdevez

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2017. The deepest began in January 2018.

Deepest fall
−17.0%
Recovery from the low
12 months

Prices in Arcos de Valdevez and Portugal, indexed

Asking prices, both set to 100 in February 2017.

  • Arcos de Valdevez
  • Portugal
  • 100 = February 2017
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PeriodArcos de ValdevezPortugal
Sep 2026145.4242.7
Aug 2026148.7241.1
Jul 2026148.4241.4
Jun 2026145.0241.4
May 2026141.9240.5
Apr 2026137.4240.5
Mar 2026136.6238.6
Feb 2026136.8236.2
Jan 2026136.7234.0
Dec 2025136.7231.6
Nov 2025136.7230.3
Oct 2025134.9227.3
Sep 2025134.5225.0
Aug 2025136.2224.3
Jul 2025131.0223.5
Jun 2025129.3220.9
May 2025127.9217.4
Apr 2025133.5215.6
Mar 2025135.0212.9
Feb 2025134.7210.2
Jan 2025131.3207.0
Dec 2024130.1204.5
Nov 2024130.3201.4
Oct 2024129.5199.2
Sep 2024129.2198.2
Aug 2024128.7197.4
Jul 2024126.6197.3
Jun 2024126.7195.6
May 2024127.1194.6
Apr 2024128.3191.8
Mar 2024129.6190.4
Feb 2024131.0188.9
Jan 2024129.2187.8
Dec 2023130.6185.5
Nov 2023127.4183.8
Oct 2023126.2181.1
Sep 2023126.9179.7
Aug 2023126.7179.3
Jul 2023127.9179.9
Jun 2023127.3179.8
May 2023130.6178.1
Apr 2023133.2177.4
Mar 2023132.2175.7
Feb 2023130.8174.8
Jan 2023125.5173.7
Dec 2022126.1172.9
Nov 2022124.5172.5
Oct 2022127.3169.8
Sep 2022127.1168.9
Aug 2022125.2168.6
Jul 2022122.7168.3
Jun 2022120.2168.3
May 2022112.2168.0
Apr 2022113.2167.1
Mar 2022119.0167.2
Feb 2022119.7166.5
Jan 2022119.0165.7
Dec 2021117.9165.6
Nov 2021118.0165.1
Oct 2021120.4164.1
Sep 2021122.5162.2
Aug 2021118.0161.5
Jul 2021117.8160.9
Jun 2021110.7159.5
May 2021110.6158.5
Apr 2021110.7157.7
Mar 2021113.2157.6
Feb 2021111.4157.1
Jan 2021110.0157.4
Dec 2020109.4156.5
Nov 2020109.1155.2
Oct 2020105.4153.2
Sep 2020105.8151.5
Aug 2020103.3150.7
Jul 202097.5149.8
Jun 202098.7150.5
May 202098.8151.1
Apr 202099.3151.9
Mar 202096.5150.4
Feb 202092.0149.4
Jan 202093.0147.7
Dec 201994.0148.6
Nov 201999.9147.8
Oct 2019105.8147.4
Sep 2019104.3147.2
Aug 2019102.9147.4
Jul 2019103.7147.4
Jun 2019104.5145.2
May 201998.6141.8
Apr 201997.8138.7
Mar 2019102.3137.2
Feb 2019100.1135.5
Jan 201996.0134.1
Dec 201899.3133.7
Nov 201899.2132.6
Oct 2018100.4131.1
Sep 2018105.1128.0
Aug 2018105.6125.6
Jul 2018108.3125.3
Jun 2018105.3122.5
May 2018107.7121.4
Apr 2018106.2118.8
Mar 2018107.9117.6
Feb 2018107.7117.1
Jan 2018110.9115.3
Dec 2017109.4115.6
Nov 2017109.4114.2
Oct 2017104.8112.6
Sep 2017100.4110.2
Aug 201795.8108.6
Jul 201791.3106.8
Jun 201790.0105.3
May 201792.4102.9
Apr 201785.6102.8
Mar 201786.4101.7
Feb 2017100.0100.0

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
February 2017April 2017−14.4%25
January 2018February 2020−17.0%2512
September 2021May 2022−8.4%82
April 2023October 2023−5.3%616
March 2025May 2025−5.3%23

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 Arcos de Valdevez

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,213/m² and €1,444/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,328/m²
Chance of a rise
92%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €122,580. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €465 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
22%
Payment, one income
44%

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
€476
Owning per month
€294

Sellers ask 11.6% less than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was −8.4%.

Gap today
−11.6%
Change in a year
−3.2 pp

131.8% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
210
Per 1,000 residents
10.3

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 45.0% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+45.0%

In 2025 the population grew by 9 while 37 homes were finished: 0.2 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
0.2
Population change, 2025
+9

10.6% of the 17,795 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
10.6%
Empty homes
1,888

In 2025, 33% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
33%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €766.4K of housing works here in 2025, and €5.8M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€766.4K
Per resident, 2025
€37

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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