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Past price cycles in Porto

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2011. The deepest began in September 2011.

Deepest fall
−19.0%
Recovery from the low
25 months

Prices in Porto and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Porto
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodPortoPortugal
Sep 2026313.6259.7
Aug 2026312.4257.0
Jul 2026314.5255.4
Jun 2026312.3254.0
May 2026309.3251.8
Apr 2026308.7247.9
Mar 2026304.3245.3
Feb 2026296.1242.0
Jan 2026289.6240.0
Dec 2025292.2237.3
Nov 2025288.8234.9
Oct 2025292.0230.9
Sep 2025289.9227.5
Aug 2025288.8224.1
Jul 2025278.7221.8
Jun 2025265.8217.9
May 2025263.3215.1
Apr 2025263.3212.8
Mar 2025262.4210.6
Feb 2025255.0206.4
Jan 2025251.9202.3
Dec 2024249.8199.2
Nov 2024248.8198.4
Oct 2024244.2196.2
Sep 2024243.4193.3
Aug 2024243.6189.7
Jul 2024247.0186.8
Jun 2024244.1184.5
May 2024241.5183.6
Apr 2024230.5182.0
Mar 2024227.5180.2
Feb 2024225.2177.9
Jan 2024221.1176.7
Dec 2023219.7175.1
Nov 2023218.2174.5
Oct 2023232.6175.1
Sep 2023236.2175.7
Aug 2023237.8175.4
Jul 2023234.5173.9
Jun 2023230.1173.1
May 2023225.7172.2
Apr 2023224.0170.0
Mar 2023234.3169.1
Feb 2023241.3168.5
Jan 2023250.0169.3
Dec 2022248.0166.2
Nov 2022245.3165.2
Oct 2022233.0161.9
Sep 2022228.1162.9
Aug 2022218.9161.2
Jul 2022218.1161.6
Jun 2022219.5160.4
May 2022220.2157.4
Apr 2022216.2154.6
Mar 2022211.9151.8
Feb 2022206.9149.8
Jan 2022201.2147.3
Dec 2021198.3146.5
Nov 2021195.7145.0
Oct 2021196.1142.6
Sep 2021197.2140.9
Aug 2021195.0139.2
Jul 2021194.6139.2
Jun 2021194.4138.5
May 2021194.9138.2
Apr 2021188.8136.8
Mar 2021185.9135.3
Feb 2021187.4133.9
Jan 2021193.1133.4
Dec 2020189.6131.8
Nov 2020185.8130.4
Oct 2020182.8129.0
Sep 2020184.8128.6
Aug 2020180.6128.6
Jul 2020180.7128.5
Jun 2020182.1127.6
May 2020184.2127.0
Apr 2020183.5126.7
Mar 2020177.0126.6
Feb 2020173.9126.7
Jan 2020178.6125.8
Dec 2019179.0124.4
Nov 2019181.4122.7
Oct 2019178.6121.9
Sep 2019180.6121.6
Aug 2019179.2120.2
Jul 2019173.8119.0
Jun 2019173.5117.4
May 2019172.0116.6
Apr 2019170.1115.7
Mar 2019168.3114.7
Feb 2019169.8114.0
Jan 2019169.0112.1
Dec 2018167.0111.4
Nov 2018160.5110.4
Oct 2018156.2110.3
Sep 2018153.2109.4
Aug 2018148.8108.4
Jul 2018145.5107.3
Jun 2018141.3106.3
May 2018141.0105.9
Apr 2018140.1105.4
Mar 2018141.0104.9
Feb 2018137.7103.9
Jan 2018135.7102.9
Dec 2017134.0101.6
Nov 2017129.8101.4
Oct 2017125.0101.0
Sep 2017120.2100.5
Aug 2017123.199.0
Jul 2017122.398.2
Jun 2017121.598.1
May 2017117.997.7
Apr 2017118.497.4
Mar 2017117.496.8
Feb 2017117.996.6
Jan 2017117.995.9
Dec 2016120.195.0
Nov 2016116.794.2
Oct 2016111.093.5
Sep 2016105.493.0
Aug 2016105.992.8
Jul 2016105.891.9
Jun 2016105.791.6
May 2016107.491.2
Apr 2016104.290.5
Mar 2016107.489.9
Feb 2016104.389.5
Jan 2016105.189.5
Dec 2015103.789.9
Nov 2015103.689.3
Oct 2015100.288.9
Sep 201597.788.6
Aug 201599.688.3
Jul 201597.988.5
Jun 201597.487.7
May 201592.087.6
Apr 201591.386.7
Mar 201592.986.2
Feb 201597.186.2
Jan 201597.986.2
Dec 201497.885.6
Nov 201493.385.6
Oct 201490.086.2
Sep 201487.488.0
Aug 201490.488.4
Jul 201498.087.0
Jun 2014100.285.3
May 201497.184.2
Apr 201489.583.9
Mar 201489.484.3
Feb 201490.785.7
Jan 2014100.386.7
Dec 201397.487.0
Nov 201396.186.9
Oct 201393.687.2
Sep 201393.687.0
Aug 201393.786.8
Jul 201396.186.5
Jun 201396.287.1
May 201396.986.4
Apr 2013102.885.3
Mar 2013102.884.6
Feb 201393.885.1
Jan 201389.586.5
Dec 201292.087.8
Nov 201294.288.3
Oct 201296.488.7
Sep 201297.389.4
Aug 201297.389.4
Jul 201297.389.7
Jun 201295.090.2
May 201294.991.2
Apr 201294.992.8
Mar 201294.692.5
Feb 201294.692.4
Jan 201294.892.2
Dec 201196.393.3
Nov 201196.794.5
Oct 201199.695.0
Sep 2011108.096.2
Aug 201199.697.1
Jul 201197.097.9
Jun 201192.499.4
May 2011102.7101.4
Apr 2011103.1102.6
Mar 2011105.7102.4
Feb 2011100.1101.1
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
March 2011June 2011−12.6%33
September 2011September 2014−19.0%3625
November 2019February 2020−4.2%32
January 2021March 2021−3.7%22
January 2023November 2023−12.7%1014

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

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €4,286/m² and €4,742/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€4,514/m²
Chance of a rise
83%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €301,140. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,143 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
47%
Payment, one income
93%

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
€1,303
Owning per month
€1,146

Sellers ask 29.9% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +28.9%.

Gap today
+29.9%
Change in a year
+1.0 pp

109.6% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
3,050
Per 1,000 residents
11.2

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 22.8% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+22.8%

In 2025 the population fell by 503 while 1,306 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
1,306
Population change, 2025
−503

15.2% of the 133,352 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
15.2%
Empty homes
20,270

In 2025, 50% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
50%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
1.3

Public bodies signed €24.4M of housing works here in 2025, and €138.8M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€24.4M
Per resident, 2025
€89

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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