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Past price cycles in Alcobaça

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 11 times since 2015. The deepest began in September 2015.

Deepest fall
−19.7%
Recovery from the low
5 months

Prices in Alcobaça and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in February 2015.

  • Alcobaça
  • Portugal
  • 100 = February 2015
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PeriodAlcobaçaPortugal
Sep 2026266.2301.3
Aug 2026269.6298.1
Jul 2026251.5296.3
Jun 2026255.1294.7
May 2026251.7292.1
Apr 2026243.1287.6
Mar 2026241.8284.5
Feb 2026239.4280.7
Jan 2026245.8278.4
Dec 2025246.9275.3
Nov 2025246.9272.5
Oct 2025244.6267.9
Sep 2025227.2263.9
Aug 2025218.8259.9
Jul 2025208.5257.3
Jun 2025209.7252.8
May 2025208.8249.5
Apr 2025211.3246.8
Mar 2025213.1244.3
Feb 2025213.6239.4
Jan 2025210.2234.7
Dec 2024201.5231.1
Nov 2024201.7230.2
Oct 2024190.6227.6
Sep 2024197.7224.2
Aug 2024194.1220.1
Jul 2024192.7216.7
Jun 2024183.2214.0
May 2024186.0213.0
Apr 2024181.3211.1
Mar 2024177.3209.0
Feb 2024167.4206.3
Jan 2024169.3205.0
Dec 2023169.8203.2
Nov 2023169.6202.4
Oct 2023167.0203.2
Sep 2023168.1203.8
Aug 2023171.6203.4
Jul 2023176.4201.7
Jun 2023172.2200.8
May 2023169.8199.7
Apr 2023163.6197.2
Mar 2023163.3196.2
Feb 2023166.4195.5
Jan 2023179.8196.4
Dec 2022167.1192.9
Nov 2022159.1191.7
Oct 2022159.1187.8
Sep 2022158.3189.0
Aug 2022158.2187.0
Jul 2022156.3187.4
Jun 2022156.5186.1
May 2022148.9182.5
Apr 2022144.1179.4
Mar 2022138.1176.1
Feb 2022134.4173.8
Jan 2022135.5170.9
Dec 2021144.3170.0
Nov 2021148.6168.3
Oct 2021135.5165.5
Sep 2021133.6163.5
Aug 2021130.2161.5
Jul 2021134.6161.5
Jun 2021132.4160.7
May 2021135.2160.3
Apr 2021131.3158.7
Mar 2021134.1157.0
Feb 2021131.3155.3
Jan 2021126.9154.8
Dec 2020127.3152.9
Nov 2020127.0151.3
Oct 2020135.6149.6
Sep 2020133.8149.2
Aug 2020134.9149.2
Jul 2020130.4149.1
Jun 2020128.4148.0
May 2020126.9147.4
Apr 2020123.9147.0
Mar 2020118.8146.8
Feb 2020117.6147.0
Jan 2020117.9145.9
Dec 2019119.9144.3
Nov 2019125.9142.3
Oct 2019121.1141.4
Sep 2019123.5141.0
Aug 2019116.7139.4
Jul 2019133.3138.1
Jun 2019129.5136.2
May 2019118.4135.3
Apr 2019118.1134.3
Mar 2019121.0133.1
Feb 2019127.5132.3
Jan 2019125.3130.0
Dec 2018120.5129.2
Nov 2018116.0128.0
Oct 2018117.3127.9
Sep 2018118.7126.9
Aug 2018115.6125.8
Jul 2018114.5124.5
Jun 2018110.3123.3
May 2018112.0122.9
Apr 2018108.8122.2
Mar 2018110.8121.7
Feb 2018112.2120.5
Jan 2018118.8119.3
Dec 2017121.1117.9
Nov 2017118.8117.6
Oct 2017117.6117.2
Sep 2017109.6116.5
Aug 2017109.6114.8
Jul 2017107.7113.9
Jun 2017110.5113.8
May 2017105.1113.4
Apr 2017106.6113.0
Mar 2017105.6112.3
Feb 2017100.0112.0
Jan 2017100.8111.2
Dec 2016107.7110.2
Nov 2016102.6109.3
Oct 2016106.6108.5
Sep 2016103.7107.9
Aug 2016107.6107.7
Jul 2016108.0106.6
Jun 2016111.1106.2
May 2016110.5105.8
Apr 2016100.9105.0
Mar 201696.1104.2
Feb 201693.2103.8
Jan 201688.1103.8
Dec 201586.4104.2
Nov 201594.8103.6
Oct 2015104.5103.2
Sep 2015107.6102.8
Aug 2015102.3102.4
Jul 2015102.2102.6
Jun 2015102.2101.7
May 2015102.5101.6
Apr 201591.0100.5
Mar 201589.0100.0
Feb 2015100.0100.0

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
February 2015March 2015−11.0%12
September 2015December 2015−19.7%35
June 2016February 2017−10.0%88
December 2017April 2018−10.2%49
February 2019April 2019−7.4%22
July 2019August 2019−12.5%112
October 2020January 2021−6.5%310
November 2021February 2022−9.6%33
January 2023March 2023−9.2%213
September 2024October 2024−3.6%11
December 2025February 2026−3.1%23

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 Alcobaça

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €2,717/m² and €3,089/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,903/m²
Chance of a rise
100%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €155,250. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €589 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
24%
Payment, one income
49%

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
€630
Owning per month
€592

Sellers ask 38.4% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +30.5%.

Gap today
+38.4%
Change in a year
+7.9 pp

120.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
394
Per 1,000 residents
6.5

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 54.4% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+54.4%

In 2025 the population grew by 400 while 154 homes were finished: 2.6 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.6
Population change, 2025
+400

14.6% of the 35,445 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
14.6%
Empty homes
5,158

In 2025, 7% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
7%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
4.6

Public bodies signed €176.9K of housing works here in 2017, and €176.9K since 2012.

Signed in 2017
€176.9K
Per resident, 2017
€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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