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Porto Santo island · report

Past price cycles in Porto Santo island

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2016. The deepest began in November 2017.

Deepest fall
−17.1%
Recovery from the low
26 months

Prices in Porto Santo island and Portugal, indexed

Asking prices, both set to 100 in October 2016.

  • Porto Santo island
  • Portugal
  • 100 = October 2016
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PeriodPorto Santo islandPortugal
Sep 2026380.3254.4
Aug 2026352.2252.7
Jul 2026349.1253.0
Jun 2026347.8253.0
May 2026349.1252.0
Apr 2026350.9252.0
Mar 2026347.8250.1
Feb 2026349.5247.5
Jan 2026358.7245.2
Dec 2025350.9242.7
Nov 2025349.5241.4
Oct 2025306.1238.2
Sep 2025288.7235.9
Aug 2025281.1235.1
Jul 2025270.5234.2
Jun 2025270.5231.5
May 2025269.4227.8
Apr 2025254.1225.9
Mar 2025251.6223.2
Feb 2025257.8220.3
Jan 2025246.4216.9
Dec 2024243.0214.3
Nov 2024239.9211.0
Oct 2024238.2208.8
Sep 2024236.1207.7
Aug 2024226.0206.9
Jul 2024215.7206.8
Jun 2024211.4205.0
May 2024206.1203.9
Apr 2024204.5201.0
Mar 2024204.7199.5
Feb 2024206.8198.0
Jan 2024206.4196.8
Dec 2023204.7194.4
Nov 2023195.5192.7
Oct 2023192.8189.8
Sep 2023189.3188.3
Aug 2023189.1187.9
Jul 2023185.5188.6
Jun 2023179.8188.4
May 2023184.5186.7
Apr 2023180.3185.9
Mar 2023179.8184.2
Feb 2023171.3183.2
Jan 2023167.9182.0
Dec 2022162.0181.2
Nov 2022155.9180.8
Oct 2022150.0178.0
Sep 2022145.0177.0
Aug 2022140.6176.7
Jul 2022135.1176.4
Jun 2022124.0176.4
May 2022123.3176.1
Apr 2022123.8175.2
Mar 2022129.7175.3
Feb 2022122.9174.5
Jan 2022129.1173.7
Dec 2021125.6173.5
Nov 2021125.6173.0
Oct 2021126.2172.0
Sep 2021122.1170.0
Aug 2021122.1169.3
Jul 2021122.1168.6
Jun 2021127.1167.1
May 2021127.5166.1
Apr 2021126.4165.2
Mar 2021127.5165.2
Feb 2021126.7164.6
Jan 2021127.5165.0
Dec 2020128.2164.0
Nov 2020122.5162.6
Oct 2020121.5160.6
Sep 2020121.0158.8
Aug 2020122.3157.9
Jul 2020122.6157.0
Jun 2020122.6157.8
May 2020121.9158.4
Apr 2020121.8159.2
Mar 2020120.4157.6
Feb 2020118.3156.6
Jan 2020118.3154.8
Dec 2019118.3155.8
Nov 2019114.6154.9
Oct 2019118.6154.5
Sep 2019114.8154.3
Aug 2019120.4154.5
Jul 2019117.1154.5
Jun 2019113.1152.2
May 2019112.2148.6
Apr 2019108.4145.4
Mar 2019108.5143.8
Feb 2019109.1142.0
Jan 2019106.5140.5
Dec 2018107.5140.1
Nov 2018107.5139.0
Oct 2018104.9137.4
Sep 2018108.3134.2
Aug 2018109.6131.7
Jul 2018111.8131.3
Jun 2018111.8128.4
May 2018109.6127.2
Apr 2018109.8124.5
Mar 2018119.4123.2
Feb 2018122.0122.7
Jan 2018116.9120.8
Dec 2017122.2121.1
Nov 2017126.4119.7
Oct 2017126.2118.0
Sep 2017122.4115.4
Aug 2017115.4113.9
Jul 2017118.2111.9
Jun 2017115.5110.4
May 2017114.8107.9
Apr 2017113.5107.7
Mar 2017113.1106.5
Feb 2017112.5104.8
Jan 2017105.6103.5
Dec 2016101.9102.7
Nov 2016100.1102.0
Oct 2016100.0100.0

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
November 2017October 2018−17.1%1126
December 2020July 2021−4.7%76
January 2022February 2022−4.8%11
March 2022May 2022−4.9%22
January 2026March 2026−3.0%26

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 Porto Santo island

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €4,248/m² and €5,783/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€5,016/m²
Chance of a rise
93%

Figures for Portugal: Porto Santo island 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%

Figures for Portugal: Porto Santo island 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

223.9% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
61
Per 1,000 residents
8.8

Figures for Portugal: Porto Santo island 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%

In 2025 the population grew by 367 while 9 homes were finished: 40.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
40.8
Population change, 2025
+367

19.1% of the 4,550 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
19.1%
Empty homes
869

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 €16.7K of housing works here in 2023, and €144.5K since 2012.

Signed in 2023
€16.7K
Per resident, 2023
€3

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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