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Past price cycles in Valença

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

Deepest fall
−36.9%
Recovery from the low
65 months

Prices in Valença and Portugal, indexed

Asking prices, both set to 100 in March 2016.

  • Valença
  • Portugal
  • 100 = March 2016
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PeriodValençaPortugal
Sep 2026162.3280.7
Aug 2026158.9278.9
Jul 2026159.4279.1
Jun 2026158.4279.2
May 2026156.8278.1
Apr 2026157.1278.1
Mar 2026157.3276.0
Feb 2026156.1273.1
Jan 2026157.3270.6
Dec 2025169.5267.8
Nov 2025169.1266.3
Oct 2025168.2262.9
Sep 2025166.1260.3
Aug 2025165.5259.4
Jul 2025161.0258.4
Jun 2025155.6255.5
May 2025150.3251.4
Apr 2025147.6249.3
Mar 2025143.8246.3
Feb 2025141.9243.0
Jan 2025139.9239.4
Dec 2024138.0236.5
Nov 2024142.3232.9
Oct 2024142.9230.4
Sep 2024141.3229.2
Aug 2024135.4228.3
Jul 2024129.7228.2
Jun 2024130.5226.3
May 2024134.4225.0
Apr 2024130.8221.8
Mar 2024127.0220.2
Feb 2024123.3218.4
Jan 2024119.5217.2
Dec 2023119.0214.5
Nov 2023113.9212.6
Oct 2023114.3209.4
Sep 2023112.1207.8
Aug 2023110.4207.4
Jul 2023110.8208.1
Jun 2023109.0207.9
May 2023107.8206.0
Apr 2023111.6205.1
Mar 2023109.3203.2
Feb 2023110.6202.2
Jan 2023107.9200.9
Dec 2022108.3199.9
Nov 2022108.8199.5
Oct 2022109.1196.4
Sep 2022103.5195.3
Aug 2022102.8195.0
Jul 2022101.4194.7
Jun 2022100.4194.6
May 2022100.9194.3
Apr 202297.7193.3
Mar 202297.7193.4
Feb 202296.9192.5
Jan 202298.7191.7
Dec 202197.5191.5
Nov 202198.7191.0
Oct 202196.4189.8
Sep 202194.6187.6
Aug 202192.9186.8
Jul 202193.9186.1
Jun 202190.9184.4
May 202188.0183.3
Apr 202185.7182.3
Mar 202184.0182.3
Feb 202182.0181.7
Jan 202181.9182.1
Dec 202083.5181.0
Nov 202083.7179.5
Oct 202083.9177.2
Sep 202084.4175.2
Aug 202084.6174.3
Jul 202084.0173.2
Jun 202085.0174.1
May 202082.7174.8
Apr 202083.2175.7
Mar 202085.4173.9
Feb 202083.0172.8
Jan 202083.4170.8
Dec 201984.0171.9
Nov 201983.2171.0
Oct 201982.7170.5
Sep 201982.5170.3
Aug 201982.5170.4
Jul 201982.9170.5
Jun 201982.6167.9
May 201983.9164.0
Apr 201984.1160.4
Mar 201979.8158.7
Feb 201978.2156.7
Jan 201978.2155.0
Dec 201880.4154.6
Nov 201879.8153.4
Oct 201883.5151.6
Sep 201883.5148.1
Aug 201880.7145.3
Jul 201879.6144.9
Jun 201880.5141.7
May 201879.8140.3
Apr 201881.7137.4
Mar 201879.2136.0
Feb 201879.7135.4
Jan 201879.3133.3
Dec 201787.1133.7
Nov 201783.6132.1
Oct 201780.0130.2
Sep 201776.5127.4
Aug 201772.8125.7
Jul 201772.2123.5
Jun 201771.0121.8
May 201768.3119.0
Apr 201768.7118.9
Mar 201769.7117.6
Feb 201767.6115.7
Jan 201765.3114.3
Dec 201663.1113.3
Nov 201667.5112.6
Oct 201672.0110.3
Sep 201676.3107.3
Aug 201680.9104.4
Jul 201685.2100.9
Jun 201689.6100.8
May 201694.199.7
Apr 201694.499.1
Mar 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
March 2016December 2016−36.9%965
April 2023May 2023−3.5%14
May 2024July 2024−3.5%21
October 2024December 2024−3.4%23
December 2025February 2026−7.9%2Not 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 Valença

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,216/m² and €1,577/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,396/m²
Chance of a rise
76%

At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €116,550. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €442 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
20%
Payment, one income
40%

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
€509
Owning per month
€409

Sellers ask 6.6% less than banks value homes at.

Gap today
−6.6%

121.7% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
110
Per 1,000 residents
7.0

Figures for Alto Minho: Valença has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 1.0% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−1.0%

In 2025 the population fell by 11 while 39 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
39
Population change, 2025
−11

14.3% of the 8,500 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
14.3%
Empty homes
1,215

In 2025, 4% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
4%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
2.2

Public bodies signed €4.5M of housing works here in 2025, and €7.2M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€4.5M
Per resident, 2025
€287

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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