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Vale de Cambra · report

Past price cycles in Vale de Cambra

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 2017. The deepest began in October 2021.

Deepest fall
−32.7%
Recovery from the low
19 months

Prices in Vale de Cambra and Portugal, indexed

Asking prices, both set to 100 in May 2017.

  • Vale de Cambra
  • Portugal
  • 100 = May 2017
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PeriodVale de CambraPortugal
Sep 2026192.2235.8
Aug 2026191.3234.3
Jul 2026182.9234.5
Jun 2026185.0234.6
May 2026187.0233.6
Apr 2026188.2233.6
Mar 2026189.4231.8
Feb 2026184.5229.4
Jan 2026176.2227.3
Dec 2025179.7225.0
Nov 2025177.0223.7
Oct 2025172.2220.8
Sep 2025167.6218.6
Aug 2025165.2217.9
Jul 2025162.9217.1
Jun 2025166.4214.6
May 2025166.4211.2
Apr 2025160.6209.4
Mar 2025154.7206.9
Feb 2025148.9204.2
Jan 2025142.9201.1
Dec 2024137.1198.7
Nov 2024133.9195.6
Oct 2024130.9193.6
Sep 2024130.8192.5
Aug 2024127.5191.8
Jul 2024128.1191.7
Jun 2024126.6190.1
May 2024125.1189.0
Apr 2024123.6186.3
Mar 2024115.1185.0
Feb 2024115.3183.5
Jan 2024120.5182.5
Dec 2023125.6180.2
Nov 2023120.0178.6
Oct 2023121.5175.9
Sep 2023115.8174.6
Aug 2023110.1174.2
Jul 2023104.3174.8
Jun 202395.5174.7
May 202398.3173.0
Apr 2023101.2172.3
Mar 2023107.3170.7
Feb 2023113.3169.8
Jan 2023111.3168.7
Dec 2022114.8167.9
Nov 2022116.5167.6
Oct 2022122.5165.0
Sep 2022128.5164.1
Aug 2022134.4163.8
Jul 2022130.4163.6
Jun 2022130.3163.5
May 2022130.1163.3
Apr 2022129.8162.4
Mar 2022129.6162.5
Feb 2022138.8161.7
Jan 2022135.9161.0
Dec 2021138.8160.8
Nov 2021128.5160.4
Oct 2021141.9159.5
Sep 2021134.9157.6
Aug 2021136.8156.9
Jul 2021131.6156.3
Jun 2021125.6154.9
May 2021128.0154.0
Apr 2021129.0153.2
Mar 2021127.1153.1
Feb 2021130.8152.6
Jan 2021130.9153.0
Dec 2020125.3152.0
Nov 2020129.0150.8
Oct 2020127.3148.9
Sep 2020125.6147.2
Aug 2020121.3146.4
Jul 2020113.6145.5
Jun 2020118.3146.2
May 2020120.1146.8
Apr 2020123.3147.6
Mar 2020123.1146.1
Feb 2020120.0145.1
Jan 2020118.6143.5
Dec 2019125.1144.4
Nov 2019126.5143.6
Oct 2019119.6143.2
Sep 2019120.3143.0
Aug 2019121.6143.2
Jul 2019120.1143.2
Jun 2019119.5141.1
May 2019116.6137.8
Apr 2019113.8134.8
Mar 2019110.1133.3
Feb 2019108.2131.6
Jan 2019109.0130.2
Dec 2018107.5129.9
Nov 2018105.8128.9
Oct 2018104.3127.3
Sep 201896.8124.4
Aug 201898.7122.1
Jul 201898.7121.7
Jun 201896.8119.0
May 201897.5117.9
Apr 2018102.7115.4
Mar 2018103.5114.2
Feb 201898.7113.7
Jan 2018103.3112.0
Dec 2017100.8112.3
Nov 2017103.0111.0
Oct 2017103.8109.3
Sep 2017103.3107.0
Aug 2017101.5105.6
Jul 201796.8103.7
Jun 201795.5102.3
May 2017100.0100.0

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 2017June 2017−4.5%12
October 2017June 2018−6.7%84
November 2019July 2020−10.1%83
January 2021June 2021−4.1%51
October 2021June 2023−32.7%2019
March 2026July 2026−3.4%41

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 Vale de Cambra

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,071/m² and €1,360/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,216/m²
Chance of a rise
71%

At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €108,000. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €410 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
16%
Payment, one income
32%

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
€526
Owning per month
€379

Sellers ask 12.6% less than banks value homes at.

Gap today
−12.6%

82.3% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
89
Per 1,000 residents
4.0

Figures for Área Metropolitana do Porto: Vale de Cambra has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 31.6% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+31.6%

In 2025 the population fell by 38 while 48 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
48
Population change, 2025
−38

12.1% of the 11,922 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
12.1%
Empty homes
1,438

In 2025, 26% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
26%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
7.1

Public bodies signed €3.2M of housing works here in 2025, and €5.6M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€3.2M
Per resident, 2025
€145

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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