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Castelo Branco district · report

Past price cycles in Castelo Branco district

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 2015. The deepest began in January 2024.

Deepest fall
−8.7%
Recovery from the low
6 months

Prices in Castelo Branco district and Portugal, indexed

Asking prices, both set to 100 in January 2015.

  • Castelo Branco district
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2015
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PeriodCastelo Branco districtPortugal
Sep 2026172.9320.6
Aug 2026169.8318.5
Jul 2026165.6318.8
Jun 2026163.2318.9
May 2026162.9317.6
Apr 2026173.8317.6
Mar 2026169.5315.2
Feb 2026168.0311.9
Jan 2026161.0309.0
Dec 2025160.5305.9
Nov 2025158.3304.2
Oct 2025156.0300.2
Sep 2025155.9297.2
Aug 2025153.7296.2
Jul 2025149.9295.1
Jun 2025144.6291.8
May 2025145.0287.1
Apr 2025145.5284.7
Mar 2025146.8281.2
Feb 2025146.5277.6
Jan 2025143.1273.4
Dec 2024140.2270.1
Nov 2024137.8265.9
Oct 2024134.4263.2
Sep 2024131.7261.8
Aug 2024130.3260.8
Jul 2024128.3260.6
Jun 2024133.4258.4
May 2024132.9257.0
Apr 2024132.0253.3
Mar 2024133.0251.4
Feb 2024140.2249.5
Jan 2024140.5248.1
Dec 2023136.6245.0
Nov 2023131.2242.8
Oct 2023127.6239.1
Sep 2023122.3237.3
Aug 2023119.3236.8
Jul 2023119.6237.6
Jun 2023118.9237.4
May 2023119.3235.3
Apr 2023119.9234.3
Mar 2023115.7232.1
Feb 2023117.5230.9
Jan 2023115.5229.4
Dec 2022113.5228.3
Nov 2022112.8227.8
Oct 2022112.1224.3
Sep 2022112.4223.0
Aug 2022111.4222.6
Jul 2022111.6222.3
Jun 2022109.5222.2
May 2022108.9221.9
Apr 2022107.5220.8
Mar 2022107.7220.9
Feb 2022108.3219.9
Jan 2022108.0218.9
Dec 2021107.3218.7
Nov 2021107.7218.1
Oct 2021108.5216.8
Sep 2021110.1214.2
Aug 2021110.6213.3
Jul 2021111.2212.5
Jun 2021110.1210.6
May 2021109.9209.3
Apr 2021110.2208.2
Mar 2021110.4208.1
Feb 2021110.9207.4
Jan 2021110.1207.9
Dec 2020108.0206.7
Nov 2020107.8205.0
Oct 2020108.9202.4
Sep 2020108.7200.1
Aug 2020110.7199.0
Jul 2020110.7197.8
Jun 2020110.1198.8
May 2020106.6199.6
Apr 2020107.3200.6
Mar 2020108.7198.6
Feb 2020108.9197.3
Jan 2020107.5195.0
Dec 2019105.5196.3
Nov 2019103.9195.2
Oct 2019106.0194.7
Sep 2019105.5194.4
Aug 2019106.5194.6
Jul 2019107.5194.7
Jun 2019106.5191.8
May 2019107.8187.3
Apr 2019108.5183.2
Mar 2019108.7181.2
Feb 2019108.7178.9
Jan 2019107.5177.1
Dec 2018107.0176.6
Nov 2018106.0175.2
Oct 2018106.5173.1
Sep 2018104.9169.1
Aug 2018105.5165.9
Jul 2018105.3165.4
Jun 2018105.1161.8
May 2018104.9160.3
Apr 2018105.3156.9
Mar 2018105.8155.3
Feb 2018108.2154.6
Jan 2018107.7152.2
Dec 2017107.5152.6
Nov 2017107.8150.8
Oct 2017108.5148.7
Sep 2017109.4145.5
Aug 2017108.2143.5
Jul 2017107.5141.0
Jun 2017108.3139.1
May 2017108.7135.9
Apr 2017110.1135.7
Mar 2017111.1134.3
Feb 2017110.9132.1
Jan 2017108.3130.5
Dec 2016107.0129.4
Nov 2016108.2128.6
Oct 2016108.2126.0
Sep 2016108.3122.5
Aug 2016109.0119.3
Jul 2016105.8115.2
Jun 2016105.3115.1
May 2016105.8113.9
Apr 2016104.9113.2
Mar 2016107.5114.2
Feb 2016108.5113.9
Jan 2016104.8112.6
Dec 2015108.0110.6
Nov 2015108.0108.8
Oct 2015109.5108.2
Sep 2015107.3107.5
Aug 2015110.2106.6
Jul 2015106.5105.7
Jun 201598.1106.1
May 2015101.0103.7
Apr 2015103.6101.7
Mar 2015101.4101.0
Feb 201599.5100.0
Jan 2015100.0100.0

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 2015June 2015−5.3%21
August 2015January 2016−4.9%513
March 2017November 2019−6.4%3220
July 2021December 2021−3.5%57
January 2024July 2024−8.7%66
April 2026May 2026−6.3%1Not yet

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 Castelo Branco district

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €970/m² and €1,171/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,070/m²
Chance of a rise
76%

Affordability

Figures for Portugal: Castelo Branco district has no reliable figures of its own.

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €205,020. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €778 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
31%
Payment, one income
63%

Buy or rent

Figures for Portugal: Castelo Branco district has no reliable figures of its own.

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
€878
Owning per month
€715

New homes

67.4% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
741
Per 1,000 residents
3.9

Foreign buyers

Figures for Portugal: Castelo Branco district has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 33.5% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+33.5%

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 611 while 475 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.3
Population change, 2025
+611

Empty homes

13.7% of the 152,205 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
13.7%
Empty homes
20,805

Renovation

In 2025, 16% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
16%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.4

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €21.5M of housing works here in 2025, and €44.7M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€21.5M
Per resident, 2025
€114

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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