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Past price cycles in Centro

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

Deepest fall
−18.1%
Recovery from the low
56 months

Prices in Centro and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Centro
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodCentroPortugal
Sep 2026208.1259.7
Aug 2026205.8257.0
Jul 2026204.9255.4
Jun 2026204.8254.0
May 2026202.7251.8
Apr 2026200.6247.9
Mar 2026197.3245.3
Feb 2026193.9242.0
Jan 2026191.9240.0
Dec 2025190.3237.3
Nov 2025189.9234.9
Oct 2025187.0230.9
Sep 2025183.1227.5
Aug 2025179.6224.1
Jul 2025179.2221.8
Jun 2025178.3217.9
May 2025178.1215.1
Apr 2025177.0212.8
Mar 2025174.5210.6
Feb 2025171.8206.4
Jan 2025170.3202.3
Dec 2024167.3199.2
Nov 2024165.8198.4
Oct 2024162.8196.2
Sep 2024160.9193.3
Aug 2024160.3189.7
Jul 2024159.2186.8
Jun 2024158.6184.5
May 2024158.3183.6
Apr 2024156.9182.0
Mar 2024155.4180.2
Feb 2024153.4177.9
Jan 2024151.8176.7
Dec 2023150.5175.1
Nov 2023149.6174.5
Oct 2023149.6175.1
Sep 2023148.8175.7
Aug 2023149.3175.4
Jul 2023148.6173.9
Jun 2023146.6173.1
May 2023143.1172.2
Apr 2023141.4170.0
Mar 2023143.0169.1
Feb 2023144.9168.5
Jan 2023146.3169.3
Dec 2022145.6166.2
Nov 2022144.0165.2
Oct 2022139.8161.9
Sep 2022139.2162.9
Aug 2022138.5161.2
Jul 2022139.8161.6
Jun 2022139.2160.4
May 2022138.4157.4
Apr 2022136.6154.6
Mar 2022134.4151.8
Feb 2022132.1149.8
Jan 2022130.1147.3
Dec 2021127.6146.5
Nov 2021127.4145.0
Oct 2021124.5142.6
Sep 2021124.3140.9
Aug 2021122.7139.2
Jul 2021123.2139.2
Jun 2021123.2138.5
May 2021124.2138.2
Apr 2021123.6136.8
Mar 2021122.6135.3
Feb 2021120.3133.9
Jan 2021120.3133.4
Dec 2020119.0131.8
Nov 2020118.2130.4
Oct 2020117.9129.0
Sep 2020117.9128.6
Aug 2020119.7128.6
Jul 2020120.5128.5
Jun 2020123.2127.6
May 2020121.3127.0
Apr 2020119.1126.7
Mar 2020116.9126.6
Feb 2020117.5126.7
Jan 2020116.1125.8
Dec 2019115.1124.4
Nov 2019113.7122.7
Oct 2019113.2121.9
Sep 2019112.9121.6
Aug 2019112.3120.2
Jul 2019111.4119.0
Jun 2019111.3117.4
May 2019111.0116.6
Apr 2019110.6115.7
Mar 2019110.1114.7
Feb 2019108.5114.0
Jan 2019106.9112.1
Dec 2018106.5111.4
Nov 2018106.7110.4
Oct 2018107.2110.3
Sep 2018107.5109.4
Aug 2018107.4108.4
Jul 2018105.6107.3
Jun 2018103.3106.3
May 2018102.0105.9
Apr 2018102.7105.4
Mar 2018104.1104.9
Feb 2018103.2103.9
Jan 2018103.0102.9
Dec 2017102.7101.6
Nov 2017103.6101.4
Oct 2017102.0101.0
Sep 2017101.4100.5
Aug 201799.799.0
Jul 201799.498.2
Jun 201798.398.1
May 201795.997.7
Apr 201795.497.4
Mar 201795.596.8
Feb 201797.596.6
Jan 201796.795.9
Dec 201695.595.0
Nov 201694.594.2
Oct 201693.693.5
Sep 201692.893.0
Aug 201692.092.8
Jul 201692.291.9
Jun 201692.091.6
May 201692.691.2
Apr 201691.590.5
Mar 201691.089.9
Feb 201690.789.5
Jan 201689.389.5
Dec 201589.989.9
Nov 201589.689.3
Oct 201589.788.9
Sep 201589.488.6
Aug 201590.088.3
Jul 201590.688.5
Jun 201590.487.7
May 201590.287.6
Apr 201590.286.7
Mar 201588.986.2
Feb 201589.086.2
Jan 201590.286.2
Dec 201491.585.6
Nov 201491.585.6
Oct 201489.786.2
Sep 201490.488.0
Aug 201489.188.4
Jul 201489.087.0
Jun 201487.885.3
May 201488.784.2
Apr 201489.183.9
Mar 201488.684.3
Feb 201488.385.7
Jan 201488.186.7
Dec 201389.387.0
Nov 201389.186.9
Oct 201388.787.2
Sep 201386.087.0
Aug 201385.886.8
Jul 201386.586.5
Jun 201388.787.1
May 201388.086.4
Apr 201385.785.3
Mar 201384.284.6
Feb 201385.485.1
Jan 201389.386.5
Dec 201292.587.8
Nov 201293.588.3
Oct 201294.288.7
Sep 201293.589.4
Aug 201293.189.4
Jul 201293.589.7
Jun 201293.990.2
May 201294.291.2
Apr 201294.892.8
Mar 201295.292.5
Feb 201296.892.4
Jan 201297.092.2
Dec 201196.793.3
Nov 201197.594.5
Oct 201199.695.0
Sep 2011101.996.2
Aug 2011102.397.1
Jul 2011102.297.9
Jun 2011102.799.4
May 2011102.0101.4
Apr 2011102.9102.6
Mar 2011100.9102.4
Feb 2011100.4101.1
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 2011March 2013−18.1%2356
June 2020September 2020−4.2%37
January 2023April 2023−3.4%32

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 Centro

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €1,532/m² and €1,671/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,601/m²
Chance of a rise
100%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €129,420. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €491 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
19%
Payment, one income
39%

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
€600
Owning per month
€399

57.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
6,759
Per 1,000 residents
3.8

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 19.8% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−19.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 7,964 while 4,165 homes were finished: 1.9 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.9
Population change, 2025
+7,964

In 2025, 20% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
20%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
3.2

Public bodies signed €123.6M of housing works here in 2025, and €372.6M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€123.6M
Per resident, 2025
€70

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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