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Past price cycles in Coimbra

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 2011. The deepest began in July 2011.

Deepest fall
−24.4%
Recovery from the low
38 months

Prices in Coimbra and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Coimbra
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodCoimbraPortugal
Sep 2026218.3259.7
Aug 2026216.0257.0
Jul 2026213.3255.4
Jun 2026208.3254.0
May 2026204.9251.8
Apr 2026200.6247.9
Mar 2026199.2245.3
Feb 2026196.4242.0
Jan 2026197.6240.0
Dec 2025195.5237.3
Nov 2025195.2234.9
Oct 2025193.8230.9
Sep 2025193.8227.5
Aug 2025193.9224.1
Jul 2025191.7221.8
Jun 2025194.0217.9
May 2025187.9215.1
Apr 2025186.9212.8
Mar 2025181.1210.6
Feb 2025174.1206.4
Jan 2025169.0202.3
Dec 2024167.8199.2
Nov 2024168.4198.4
Oct 2024164.6196.2
Sep 2024163.7193.3
Aug 2024158.6189.7
Jul 2024157.2186.8
Jun 2024152.8184.5
May 2024151.4183.6
Apr 2024154.3182.0
Mar 2024154.3180.2
Feb 2024154.3177.9
Jan 2024153.2176.7
Dec 2023151.2175.1
Nov 2023153.6174.5
Oct 2023153.8175.1
Sep 2023151.6175.7
Aug 2023151.6175.4
Jul 2023153.5173.9
Jun 2023151.9173.1
May 2023145.1172.2
Apr 2023130.6170.0
Mar 2023145.9169.1
Feb 2023149.4168.5
Jan 2023158.4169.3
Dec 2022154.6166.2
Nov 2022151.3165.2
Oct 2022142.0161.9
Sep 2022144.4162.9
Aug 2022143.0161.2
Jul 2022144.8161.6
Jun 2022139.4160.4
May 2022136.9157.4
Apr 2022136.1154.6
Mar 2022135.1151.8
Feb 2022133.6149.8
Jan 2022126.9147.3
Dec 2021125.7146.5
Nov 2021131.4145.0
Oct 2021132.3142.6
Sep 2021125.5140.9
Aug 2021123.5139.2
Jul 2021123.5139.2
Jun 2021123.0138.5
May 2021122.8138.2
Apr 2021121.3136.8
Mar 2021123.9135.3
Feb 2021126.2133.9
Jan 2021125.4133.4
Dec 2020124.0131.8
Nov 2020123.8130.4
Oct 2020122.2129.0
Sep 2020120.6128.6
Aug 2020120.1128.6
Jul 2020121.7128.5
Jun 2020123.0127.6
May 2020122.5127.0
Apr 2020124.4126.7
Mar 2020125.7126.6
Feb 2020124.3126.7
Jan 2020120.3125.8
Dec 2019120.3124.4
Nov 2019122.7122.7
Oct 2019123.3121.9
Sep 2019123.5121.6
Aug 2019122.2120.2
Jul 2019122.4119.0
Jun 2019117.9117.4
May 2019116.4116.6
Apr 2019112.9115.7
Mar 2019111.3114.7
Feb 2019109.3114.0
Jan 2019106.7112.1
Dec 2018106.0111.4
Nov 2018107.9110.4
Oct 2018108.1110.3
Sep 2018108.2109.4
Aug 2018107.4108.4
Jul 2018106.6107.3
Jun 2018105.2106.3
May 2018103.9105.9
Apr 2018107.0105.4
Mar 2018108.5104.9
Feb 2018109.2103.9
Jan 2018110.4102.9
Dec 2017108.3101.6
Nov 2017107.3101.4
Oct 2017104.0101.0
Sep 2017105.0100.5
Aug 2017104.899.0
Jul 2017106.298.2
Jun 2017103.698.1
May 2017100.097.7
Apr 201796.697.4
Mar 201793.096.8
Feb 201795.196.6
Jan 201795.695.9
Dec 201694.095.0
Nov 201693.194.2
Oct 201694.893.5
Sep 201695.793.0
Aug 201694.392.8
Jul 201693.091.9
Jun 201692.091.6
May 201693.291.2
Apr 201691.590.5
Mar 201692.989.9
Feb 201690.789.5
Jan 201695.589.5
Dec 201595.989.9
Nov 201599.889.3
Oct 201597.388.9
Sep 201597.988.6
Aug 201595.388.3
Jul 201597.988.5
Jun 201598.187.7
May 201597.987.6
Apr 201593.986.7
Mar 201590.986.2
Feb 201588.286.2
Jan 201592.286.2
Dec 201492.085.6
Nov 201494.985.6
Oct 201492.286.2
Sep 201492.088.0
Aug 201488.088.4
Jul 201483.687.0
Jun 201479.785.3
May 201478.984.2
Apr 201485.183.9
Mar 201496.684.3
Feb 201499.085.7
Jan 201490.786.7
Dec 201389.087.0
Nov 201391.686.9
Oct 2013100.787.2
Sep 201397.687.0
Aug 201395.886.8
Jul 201388.786.5
Jun 201390.287.1
May 201393.286.4
Apr 201393.885.3
Mar 201397.184.6
Feb 201399.785.1
Jan 201396.186.5
Dec 201293.387.8
Nov 201288.688.3
Oct 201290.188.7
Sep 201288.289.4
Aug 201290.689.4
Jul 201294.289.7
Jun 201299.690.2
May 201293.891.2
Apr 201293.892.8
Mar 201293.192.5
Feb 201298.492.4
Jan 2012104.292.2
Dec 2011102.493.3
Nov 201196.894.5
Oct 201195.495.0
Sep 2011101.396.2
Aug 2011103.897.1
Jul 2011104.497.9
Jun 2011102.699.4
May 2011100.9101.4
Apr 2011101.7102.6
Mar 2011101.6102.4
Feb 2011102.1101.1
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
July 2011May 2014−24.4%3438
January 2018May 2018−5.9%410
March 2020August 2020−4.5%56
February 2021April 2021−3.9%26
October 2021December 2021−5.0%22
January 2023April 2023−17.6%316

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 Coimbra

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €2,298/m² and €2,902/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,600/m²
Chance of a rise
67%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €190,980. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €725 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

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

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
€850
Owning per month
€725

Sellers ask 17.8% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +19.1%.

Gap today
+17.8%
Change in a year
−1.3 pp

156.7% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,152
Per 1,000 residents
7.4

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 0.3% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−0.3%

In 2025 the population fell by 73 while 525 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
525
Population change, 2025
−73

19.4% of the 81,872 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
19.4%
Empty homes
15,854

In 2025, 15% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
15%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
1.4

Public bodies signed €5.9M of housing works here in 2025, and €67.3M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€5.9M
Per resident, 2025
€38

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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