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Past price cycles in Douro

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 10 times since 2011. The deepest began in December 2011.

Deepest fall
−25.2%
Recovery from the low
51 months

Prices in Douro and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Douro
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodDouroPortugal
Sep 2026193.3259.7
Aug 2026195.4257.0
Jul 2026201.4255.4
Jun 2026202.7254.0
May 2026200.2251.8
Apr 2026196.3247.9
Mar 2026193.6245.3
Feb 2026193.5242.0
Jan 2026184.5240.0
Dec 2025189.3237.3
Nov 2025182.9234.9
Oct 2025182.6230.9
Sep 2025178.1227.5
Aug 2025183.1224.1
Jul 2025179.7221.8
Jun 2025174.6217.9
May 2025170.5215.1
Apr 2025171.9212.8
Mar 2025170.5210.6
Feb 2025165.9206.4
Jan 2025159.8202.3
Dec 2024157.3199.2
Nov 2024153.7198.4
Oct 2024160.6196.2
Sep 2024162.2193.3
Aug 2024161.4189.7
Jul 2024149.1186.8
Jun 2024144.2184.5
May 2024146.3183.6
Apr 2024147.4182.0
Mar 2024147.2180.2
Feb 2024153.1177.9
Jan 2024154.9176.7
Dec 2023153.1175.1
Nov 2023152.8174.5
Oct 2023149.6175.1
Sep 2023151.7175.7
Aug 2023147.5175.4
Jul 2023148.2173.9
Jun 2023149.3173.1
May 2023144.8172.2
Apr 2023143.9170.0
Mar 2023140.5169.1
Feb 2023142.4168.5
Jan 2023141.6169.3
Dec 2022145.1166.2
Nov 2022141.0165.2
Oct 2022140.7161.9
Sep 2022137.8162.9
Aug 2022136.4161.2
Jul 2022131.6161.6
Jun 2022129.8160.4
May 2022131.9157.4
Apr 2022132.4154.6
Mar 2022130.8151.8
Feb 2022128.9149.8
Jan 2022127.9147.3
Dec 2021120.3146.5
Nov 2021120.6145.0
Oct 2021123.0142.6
Sep 2021121.7140.9
Aug 2021124.6139.2
Jul 2021119.3139.2
Jun 2021124.9138.5
May 2021122.6138.2
Apr 2021123.1136.8
Mar 2021116.7135.3
Feb 2021115.9133.9
Jan 2021116.1133.4
Dec 2020115.6131.8
Nov 2020115.0130.4
Oct 2020112.0129.0
Sep 2020114.4128.6
Aug 2020117.9128.6
Jul 2020119.6128.5
Jun 2020124.4127.6
May 2020119.0127.0
Apr 2020118.0126.7
Mar 2020117.7126.6
Feb 2020115.8126.7
Jan 2020116.9125.8
Dec 2019116.4124.4
Nov 2019116.9122.7
Oct 2019116.9121.9
Sep 2019118.3121.6
Aug 2019114.5120.2
Jul 2019114.5119.0
Jun 2019111.6117.4
May 2019115.2116.6
Apr 2019114.5115.7
Mar 2019116.6114.7
Feb 2019115.2114.0
Jan 2019116.1112.1
Dec 2018111.6111.4
Nov 2018112.0110.4
Oct 2018108.6110.3
Sep 2018112.3109.4
Aug 2018110.4108.4
Jul 2018110.7107.3
Jun 2018106.5106.3
May 2018106.1105.9
Apr 2018105.6105.4
Mar 2018102.6104.9
Feb 2018105.4103.9
Jan 2018103.7102.9
Dec 2017104.9101.6
Nov 2017100.2101.4
Oct 2017100.0101.0
Sep 2017101.9100.5
Aug 2017102.499.0
Jul 2017102.698.2
Jun 2017100.598.1
May 201792.597.7
Apr 201792.897.4
Mar 201793.696.8
Feb 201799.796.6
Jan 201798.495.9
Dec 201697.995.0
Nov 201696.294.2
Oct 201696.593.5
Sep 201695.293.0
Aug 201695.492.8
Jul 201696.791.9
Jun 201697.091.6
May 201693.891.2
Apr 201693.190.5
Mar 201694.489.9
Feb 201698.189.5
Jan 201697.389.5
Dec 201597.089.9
Nov 201593.689.3
Oct 201590.188.9
Sep 201590.688.6
Aug 201591.988.3
Jul 201593.688.5
Jun 201591.187.7
May 201591.187.6
Apr 201588.586.7
Mar 201591.586.2
Feb 201590.386.2
Jan 201591.186.2
Dec 201489.085.6
Nov 201489.285.6
Oct 201490.686.2
Sep 201498.788.0
Aug 2014100.288.4
Jul 201499.887.0
Jun 201492.085.3
May 201484.284.2
Apr 201480.483.9
Mar 201490.084.3
Feb 201492.385.7
Jan 201491.586.7
Dec 201390.687.0
Nov 201391.786.9
Oct 201390.387.2
Sep 201389.287.0
Aug 201390.086.8
Jul 201397.386.5
Jun 2013101.987.1
May 201399.086.4
Apr 201398.285.3
Mar 201393.584.6
Feb 201391.985.1
Jan 201392.086.5
Dec 201296.887.8
Nov 201295.588.3
Oct 201296.088.7
Sep 201294.189.4
Aug 201292.289.4
Jul 201292.289.7
Jun 201290.990.2
May 201298.291.2
Apr 201297.892.8
Mar 201299.292.5
Feb 2012100.392.4
Jan 2012103.292.2
Dec 2011107.593.3
Nov 2011105.394.5
Oct 2011101.095.0
Sep 201193.696.2
Aug 201195.797.1
Jul 201198.297.9
Jun 2011100.899.4
May 2011105.1101.4
Apr 2011104.9102.6
Mar 2011103.0102.4
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
May 2011September 2011−10.9%42
December 2011April 2014−25.2%2851
September 2018October 2018−3.3%13
March 2019June 2019−4.2%33
June 2020October 2020−10.0%48
June 2021July 2021−4.5%16
December 2022March 2023−3.2%33
January 2024June 2024−6.9%52
September 2024November 2024−5.2%23
June 2026September 2026−4.6%3Not 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 Douro

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €1,110/m² and €1,375/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,243/m²
Chance of a rise
62%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €109,080. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €414 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
19%
Payment, one income
37%

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
€443
Owning per month
€253

4.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
340
Per 1,000 residents
1.8

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 31.0% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−31.0%

In 2025 the population fell by 201 while 229 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
229
Population change, 2025
−201

In 2025, 28% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
28%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
19.8

Public bodies signed €36.4M of housing works here in 2025, and €80.9M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€36.4M
Per resident, 2025
€198

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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