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New homes in Ave

33.4% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
2,100
Per 1,000 residents
4.8

Homes licensed for construction in Ave

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

  • Ave
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodAve
Aug 20262,100
Jul 20262,251
Jun 20262,272
May 20262,244
Apr 20262,215
Mar 20262,031
Feb 20262,017
Jan 20261,979
Dec 20252,019
Nov 20252,019
Oct 20251,998
Sep 20251,974
Aug 20251,995
Jul 20251,919
Jun 20251,870
May 20251,871
Apr 20251,832
Mar 20251,923
Feb 20251,770
Jan 20251,772
Dec 20241,661
Nov 20241,608
Oct 20241,765
Sep 20241,728
Aug 20241,631
Jul 20241,735
Jun 20241,758
May 20241,732
Apr 20241,788
Mar 20241,704
Feb 20241,756
Jan 20241,813
Dec 20231,957
Nov 20232,013
Oct 20231,835
Sep 20231,812
Aug 20231,841
Jul 20231,749
Jun 20231,788
May 20231,763
Apr 20231,782
Mar 20231,764
Feb 20231,791
Jan 20231,961
Dec 20221,794
Nov 20221,738
Oct 20221,803
Sep 20221,722
Aug 20221,792
Jul 20221,848
Jun 20221,797
May 20221,926
Apr 20221,932
Mar 20221,896
Feb 20221,934
Jan 20221,770
Dec 20211,799
Nov 20211,798
Oct 20211,806
Jul 20211,845
Apr 20211,637
Jan 20211,408
Oct 20201,347
Sep 20201,336
Aug 20201,301
Jul 20201,237
Jun 20201,257
May 20201,253
Apr 20201,302
Mar 20201,306
Feb 20201,347
Jan 20201,379
Dec 20191,492
Nov 20191,653
Oct 20191,639
Sep 20191,655
Aug 20191,665
Jul 20191,662
Jun 20191,598
May 20191,644
Apr 20191,669
Mar 20191,720
Feb 20191,648
Jan 20191,598
Dec 20181,532
Nov 20181,366
Oct 20181,313
Sep 20181,280
Aug 20181,307
Jul 20181,294
Jun 20181,260
May 20181,190
Apr 20181,083
Mar 20181,018
Feb 20181,002
Jan 20181,065
Dec 20171,029
Nov 2017992
Oct 20171,019
Sep 2017952
Aug 2017879
Jul 2017884
Jun 2017869
May 2017878
Apr 2017889
Mar 2017899
Feb 2017870
Jan 2017780
Dec 2016748
Nov 2016739
Oct 2016706
Sep 2016699
Aug 2016691
Jul 2016694
Jun 2016697
May 2016617
Apr 2016584
Mar 2016552
Feb 2016546
Jan 2016547
Dec 2015542
Nov 2015542
Oct 2015536
Sep 2015543
Aug 2015520
Jul 2015491
Jun 2015488
May 2015489
Apr 2015501
Mar 2015494
Feb 2015481
Jan 2015473
Dec 2014464
Nov 2014480
Oct 2014452
Sep 2014447
Aug 2014464
Jul 2014452
Jun 2014482
May 2014529
Apr 2014491
Mar 2014465
Feb 2014554
Jan 2014506
Dec 2013463
Nov 2013570
Oct 2013505
Sep 2013453
Aug 2013540
Jul 2013511
Jun 2013465
May 2013522
Apr 2013525
Mar 2013516
Feb 2013547
Jan 2013531
Dec 2012548
Nov 2012550
Oct 2012591
Sep 2012634
Aug 2012692
Jul 2012667
Jun 2012664
May 2012729
Apr 2012720
Mar 2012744
Feb 2012815
Jan 2012830
Dec 2011846
Nov 2011891
Oct 2011892
Sep 2011812
Aug 2011743

Homes finished and licensed each year in Ave

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
20251,4572,019
20241,0101,653
20231,2371,956
20221,2251,816
20211,2161,799
20201,2511,352
20198841,492
20186581,530
20175161,029
2016476748
2015463541
2014467459
2013660513
2012832556
20111,129849
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
3.3

Who built the homes finished in Ave

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
202559.2%40.8%0.0%0.0%1,457
202451.9%48.1%0.0%0.0%1,010
202356.8%43.2%0.0%0.0%1,237
202250.9%49.1%0.0%0.0%1,225
202151.3%48.3%0.1%0.3%1,216
202057.9%42.1%0.0%0.0%1,251
201945.8%52.9%1.2%0.0%884
201835.7%63.5%0.6%0.2%658
201727.3%71.1%1.6%0.0%516
201622.9%74.4%2.5%0.2%476
201530.5%62.2%4.8%2.6%463
201433.4%64.7%1.7%0.2%467
201322.3%70.6%7.0%0.2%660
201217.1%77.4%5.5%0.0%832
201122.8%71.7%5.6%0.0%1,129

Homes finished in Ave, 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
202523.4%25.7%46.5%4.3%1,457
20247.9%18.8%66.3%6.9%1,010
202311.2%23.4%58.9%6.4%1,237
20227.2%22.6%62.4%7.8%1,225
20213.9%20.6%69.2%6.3%1,216
202010.2%18.3%64.1%7.4%1,251
20197.9%15.5%71.6%5.0%884
20184.6%11.7%76.6%7.1%658
20173.5%11.4%75.2%9.9%516
20163.8%14.3%70.0%12.0%476
20159.3%17.1%63.1%10.6%463
20143.4%13.5%66.2%16.9%467
20131.7%12.6%70.2%15.6%660
20122.4%11.7%71.3%14.7%832
20114.8%12.9%69.8%12.5%1,129

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 Ave

Next 12 months

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €1,797/m² and €1,960/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,878/m²
Chance of a rise
100%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €152,100. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €577 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
24%
Payment, one income
48%

Buy or rent

Owning and renting a 90 m² home cost about the same each month. 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
€563
Owning per month
€541

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 17.9% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−17.9%

Past cycles

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

Deepest fall
−16.7%
Recovery from the low
39 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 2,720 while 1,457 homes were finished: 1.9 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.9
Population change, 2025
+2,720

Renovation

In 2025, 17% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
17%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
3.0

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €20.9M of housing works here in 2025, and €38.3M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€20.9M
Per resident, 2025
€47

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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