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Asking prices against bank valuations in Faro

Sellers ask 34.3% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +30.9%.

Gap today
+34.3%
Change in a year
+3.5 pp

How far apart the three prices are in Faro

Each line sets one measure of price against another, in %. Above zero, the first is higher.

  • Asking price against bank valuation
  • Asking price against sale price
  • Bank valuation against sale price
  • No gap
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PeriodAsking price against bank valuationAsking price against sale priceBank valuation against sale price
Sep 202634.3%——
Aug 202635.7%——
Jul 202636.4%——
Jun 202634.0%12.2%-13.8%
May 202629.1%——
Apr 202628.8%——
Mar 202627.8%9.6%-16.3%
Feb 202630.0%——
Jan 202630.0%——
Dec 202531.0%12.2%-15.3%
Nov 202531.8%——
Oct 202529.2%——
Sep 202530.9%14.0%-15.7%
Aug 202528.9%——
Jul 202531.6%——
Jun 202532.7%16.6%-15.8%
May 202534.5%——
Apr 202533.7%——
Mar 202531.1%22.0%-14.0%
Feb 202534.4%——
Jan 202540.8%——
Dec 202443.3%23.2%-14.9%
Nov 202442.6%——
Oct 202442.2%——
Sep 202443.7%22.8%-15.1%
Aug 202441.8%——
Jul 202444.9%——
Jun 202446.9%20.8%-15.7%
May 202446.0%——
Apr 202448.6%——
Mar 202447.4%22.1%-13.8%
Feb 202447.0%——
Jan 202445.0%——
Dec 202343.8%21.3%-11.0%
Nov 202342.2%——
Oct 202338.0%——
Sep 202338.3%18.0%-12.1%
Aug 202337.2%——
Jul 202338.9%——
Jun 202341.0%16.3%-12.2%
May 202340.7%——
Apr 202340.6%——
Mar 202328.4%10.0%-14.5%
Feb 202324.7%——
Jan 202323.5%——
Dec 202227.4%7.2%-16.5%
Nov 202233.8%——
Oct 202236.7%——
Sep 202235.0%6.3%-15.9%
Aug 202231.1%——
Jul 202227.9%——
Jun 202225.7%3.1%-18.0%
May 202226.6%——
Apr 202225.1%——
Mar 202225.2%9.0%-13.9%
Feb 202223.2%——
Jan 202222.0%——
Dec 202125.3%12.1%-12.5%
Nov 202123.8%——
Oct 202125.3%——
Sep 202130.5%16.5%-10.0%
Aug 202128.1%——
Jul 202130.3%——
Jun 202131.1%17.7%-9.1%
May 202129.3%——
Apr 202128.3%——
Mar 202125.5%13.7%-12.3%
Feb 202128.6%——
Jan 202132.1%——
Dec 202036.7%12.0%-14.0%
Nov 202028.3%——
Oct 202025.9%——
Sep 202030.9%10.0%-15.7%
Aug 202030.9%——
Jul 202026.7%——
Jun 202021.9%12.0%-14.5%
May 202036.2%——
Apr 202032.3%——
Mar 202030.6%12.6%-14.3%
Feb 202031.5%——
Jan 202033.1%——
Dec 201930.4%13.3%-12.6%
Nov 201929.4%——
Oct 201933.3%——
Sep 201932.8%——
Aug 201929.4%——
Jul 201930.4%——
Jun 201932.9%——
May 201932.6%——
Apr 201930.1%——
Mar 201926.9%——
Feb 201924.6%——
Jan 201923.7%——
Dec 201823.7%——
Nov 201830.6%——
Oct 201840.3%——
Sep 201845.9%——
Aug 201847.7%——
Jul 201842.1%——
Jun 201839.0%——
May 201840.4%——
Apr 201847.0%——
Mar 201845.6%——
Feb 201847.0%——
Jan 201844.4%——
Dec 201740.7%——
Nov 201739.6%——
Oct 201742.6%——
Sep 201739.1%——
Aug 201742.3%——
Jul 201741.7%——
Jun 201742.4%——
May 201739.6%——
Apr 201737.3%——
Mar 201740.7%——
Feb 201749.4%——
Jan 201751.3%——
Dec 201643.0%——
Nov 201639.2%——
Oct 201641.2%——
Sep 201646.2%——
Aug 201640.4%——
Jul 201649.0%——
Jun 201655.1%——
May 201657.2%——
Apr 201643.7%——
Mar 201638.7%——
Feb 201637.9%——
Jan 201644.7%——
Dec 201539.3%——
Nov 201542.3%——
Oct 201547.7%——
Sep 201550.2%——
Aug 201550.2%——
Jul 201545.8%——
Jun 201545.6%——
May 201530.9%——
Apr 201526.9%——
Mar 201523.7%——
Feb 201522.7%——
Jan 201531.8%——

New homes against existing homes, Portugal

Eurostat's house price index for Portugal, newly built and existing dwellings, 2015 = 100. National figures, shown here as context.

  • Existing homes
  • New homes
  • 2015 = 100
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PeriodExisting homesNew homes
Q2 2026327.5235.2
Q1 2026316.1227.2
Q4 2025303.2221.2
Q3 2025290.0215.6
Q2 2025277.5209.5
Q1 2025264.0201.7
Q4 2024250.8194.6
Q3 2024243.5189.0
Q2 2024234.5183.0
Q1 2024225.7176.2
Q4 2023223.2177.6
Q3 2023220.4175.0
Q2 2023216.5171.6
Q1 2023209.7167.0
Q4 2022206.4166.1
Q3 2022203.8165.3
Q2 2022198.7158.9
Q1 2022191.3157.9
Q4 2021183.2155.1
Q3 2021177.7152.5
Q2 2021173.2146.6
Q1 2021168.4142.4
Q4 2020163.6140.3
Q3 2020159.4136.6
Q2 2020160.3136.9
Q1 2020157.4135.0
Q4 2019151.5130.3
Q3 2019148.6129.4
Q2 2019145.2127.9
Q1 2019142.1122.8
Q4 2018136.6120.3
Q3 2018134.1117.2
Q2 2018132.9115.9
Q1 2018129.2115.8
Q4 2017124.7111.0
Q3 2017122.8110.9
Q2 2017118.0109.0
Q1 2017114.3105.6
Q4 2016111.5104.8
Q3 2016110.2103.8
Q2 2016108.3103.5
Q1 2016104.7101.3
Q4 2015102.1101.3
Q3 2015101.0100.0
Q2 201599.9101.9
Q1 201597.096.8

Asking prices are what sellers advertise on property portals. Bank valuations are what lenders' surveyors assess. Sale prices are what deeds record, as INE's 12-month median, so the other two are averaged over the same 12 months before they are compared.

Other reports for Faro

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €4,311/m² and €4,779/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€4,545/m²
Chance of a rise
100%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €262,890. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €998 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
41%
Payment, one income
83%

Renting a 90 m² home costs less each month than owning 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
€926
Owning per month
€995

11.1% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
106
Per 1,000 residents
1.3

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 23.1% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+23.1%

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 9 times since 2014. The deepest began in June 2020.

Deepest fall
−8.8%
Recovery from the low
8 months

In 2025 the population fell by 60 while 40 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
40
Population change, 2025
−60

12.6% of the 38,638 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
12.6%
Empty homes
4,851

In 2025, 0% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
0%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €17.2M of housing works here in 2025, and €31.4M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€17.2M
Per resident, 2025
€215

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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