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Área Metropolitana do Porto · report

Past price cycles in Área Metropolitana do Porto

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more once since 2011. That fall began in April 2011.

Deepest fall
−16.6%
Recovery from the low
45 months

Prices in Área Metropolitana do Porto and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Área Metropolitana do Porto
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodÁrea Metropolitana do PortoPortugal
Sep 2026292.5259.7
Aug 2026289.2257.0
Jul 2026284.0255.4
Jun 2026279.0254.0
May 2026277.2251.8
Apr 2026273.2247.9
Mar 2026271.8245.3
Feb 2026268.8242.0
Jan 2026266.7240.0
Dec 2025263.8237.3
Nov 2025259.6234.9
Oct 2025256.2230.9
Sep 2025249.1227.5
Aug 2025246.7224.1
Jul 2025243.4221.8
Jun 2025242.0217.9
May 2025237.7215.1
Apr 2025235.3212.8
Mar 2025231.6210.6
Feb 2025227.4206.4
Jan 2025221.4202.3
Dec 2024218.9199.2
Nov 2024216.9198.4
Oct 2024213.2196.2
Sep 2024209.8193.3
Aug 2024206.3189.7
Jul 2024203.4186.8
Jun 2024199.1184.5
May 2024199.2183.6
Apr 2024198.2182.0
Mar 2024198.4180.2
Feb 2024195.1177.9
Jan 2024191.6176.7
Dec 2023188.7175.1
Nov 2023187.7174.5
Oct 2023189.2175.1
Sep 2023191.4175.7
Aug 2023191.4175.4
Jul 2023187.8173.9
Jun 2023186.2173.1
May 2023185.3172.2
Apr 2023183.9170.0
Mar 2023184.3169.1
Feb 2023184.2168.5
Jan 2023186.2169.3
Dec 2022181.9166.2
Nov 2022182.3165.2
Oct 2022178.0161.9
Sep 2022178.0162.9
Aug 2022176.7161.2
Jul 2022175.3161.6
Jun 2022174.5160.4
May 2022171.3157.4
Apr 2022169.3154.6
Mar 2022166.8151.8
Feb 2022165.3149.8
Jan 2022161.4147.3
Dec 2021161.1146.5
Nov 2021159.4145.0
Oct 2021159.5142.6
Sep 2021157.2140.9
Aug 2021154.2139.2
Jul 2021153.1139.2
Jun 2021151.4138.5
May 2021151.9138.2
Apr 2021150.3136.8
Mar 2021148.7135.3
Feb 2021147.0133.9
Jan 2021145.4133.4
Dec 2020144.4131.8
Nov 2020142.5130.4
Oct 2020142.3129.0
Sep 2020142.5128.6
Aug 2020143.3128.6
Jul 2020142.9128.5
Jun 2020142.3127.6
May 2020140.3127.0
Apr 2020137.4126.7
Mar 2020136.5126.6
Feb 2020135.8126.7
Jan 2020135.7125.8
Dec 2019133.6124.4
Nov 2019131.7122.7
Oct 2019130.7121.9
Sep 2019130.4121.6
Aug 2019129.1120.2
Jul 2019127.8119.0
Jun 2019127.2117.4
May 2019126.3116.6
Apr 2019123.8115.7
Mar 2019121.6114.7
Feb 2019120.4114.0
Jan 2019118.7112.1
Dec 2018118.1111.4
Nov 2018116.9110.4
Oct 2018117.2110.3
Sep 2018116.7109.4
Aug 2018115.3108.4
Jul 2018114.1107.3
Jun 2018112.3106.3
May 2018112.5105.9
Apr 2018111.8105.4
Mar 2018112.7104.9
Feb 2018110.9103.9
Jan 2018109.7102.9
Dec 2017107.0101.6
Nov 2017106.5101.4
Oct 2017105.8101.0
Sep 2017105.2100.5
Aug 2017104.899.0
Jul 2017103.498.2
Jun 2017103.498.1
May 2017103.197.7
Apr 2017102.497.4
Mar 2017102.496.8
Feb 2017102.596.6
Jan 2017102.895.9
Dec 2016101.595.0
Nov 201699.594.2
Oct 201698.493.5
Sep 201698.493.0
Aug 201697.592.8
Jul 201696.491.9
Jun 201695.391.6
May 201696.191.2
Apr 201696.590.5
Mar 201696.089.9
Feb 201694.389.5
Jan 201693.889.5
Dec 201594.389.9
Nov 201594.089.3
Oct 201593.788.9
Sep 201592.788.6
Aug 201593.188.3
Jul 201592.788.5
Jun 201590.987.7
May 201590.187.6
Apr 201589.286.7
Mar 201589.786.2
Feb 201590.686.2
Jan 201591.186.2
Dec 201490.685.6
Nov 201489.785.6
Oct 201489.386.2
Sep 201490.488.0
Aug 201491.488.4
Jul 201489.687.0
Jun 201488.185.3
May 201486.884.2
Apr 201487.483.9
Mar 201487.284.3
Feb 201489.385.7
Jan 201488.686.7
Dec 201388.787.0
Nov 201386.886.9
Oct 201387.387.2
Sep 201387.487.0
Aug 201387.486.8
Jul 201387.286.5
Jun 201387.987.1
May 201387.386.4
Apr 201388.385.3
Mar 201387.384.6
Feb 201387.985.1
Jan 201388.886.5
Dec 201290.787.8
Nov 201291.188.3
Oct 201290.988.7
Sep 201291.689.4
Aug 201292.689.4
Jul 201292.389.7
Jun 201291.490.2
May 201291.991.2
Apr 201293.692.8
Mar 201293.692.5
Feb 201292.592.4
Jan 201294.392.2
Dec 201195.293.3
Nov 201197.294.5
Oct 201197.595.0
Sep 201198.096.2
Aug 201198.297.1
Jul 201198.497.9
Jun 2011100.399.4
May 2011102.1101.4
Apr 2011104.0102.6
Mar 2011102.1102.4
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
April 2011November 2013−16.6%3145

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 Área Metropolitana do Porto

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €2,581/m² and €2,770/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,675/m²
Chance of a rise
100%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €209,250. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €794 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
31%
Payment, one income
62%

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
€948
Owning per month
€789

77.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
10,846
Per 1,000 residents
5.8

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 31.6% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+31.6%

In 2025 the population grew by 5,507 while 6,184 homes were finished: 0.9 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
0.9
Population change, 2025
+5,507

In 2025, 22% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
22%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.4

Public bodies signed €134.8M of housing works here in 2025, and €518M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€134.8M
Per resident, 2025
€72

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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