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Past price cycles in Amares

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 2015. The deepest began in July 2015.

Deepest fall
−15.8%
Recovery from the low
24 months

Prices in Amares and Portugal, indexed

Asking prices, both set to 100 in July 2015.

  • Amares
  • Portugal
  • 100 = July 2015
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PeriodAmaresPortugal
Sep 2026245.6303.4
Aug 2026249.3301.4
Jul 2026249.3301.7
Jun 2026252.1301.8
May 2026252.1300.6
Apr 2026245.3300.6
Mar 2026245.3298.3
Feb 2026248.0295.2
Jan 2026247.6292.5
Dec 2025240.4289.5
Nov 2025238.0287.9
Oct 2025235.0284.1
Sep 2025234.2281.3
Aug 2025231.5280.4
Jul 2025227.8279.3
Jun 2025221.9276.1
May 2025217.9271.7
Apr 2025213.9269.5
Mar 2025206.4266.2
Feb 2025203.3262.7
Jan 2025197.0258.7
Dec 2024191.7255.6
Nov 2024186.2251.7
Oct 2024180.9249.1
Sep 2024180.2247.7
Aug 2024180.9246.8
Jul 2024182.1246.6
Jun 2024176.9244.5
May 2024190.4243.2
Apr 2024183.8239.8
Mar 2024184.4238.0
Feb 2024179.5236.1
Jan 2024174.9234.8
Dec 2023167.8231.9
Nov 2023162.0229.8
Oct 2023161.2226.3
Sep 2023163.2224.6
Aug 2023161.3224.2
Jul 2023161.5224.9
Jun 2023164.5224.7
May 2023158.5222.7
Apr 2023160.2221.7
Mar 2023158.9219.6
Feb 2023161.6218.5
Jan 2023162.5217.1
Dec 2022157.3216.1
Nov 2022165.6215.6
Oct 2022164.3212.3
Sep 2022164.2211.1
Aug 2022160.3210.7
Jul 2022155.7210.4
Jun 2022151.3210.3
May 2022141.3210.1
Apr 2022145.7208.9
Mar 2022138.3209.0
Feb 2022138.0208.1
Jan 2022141.3207.1
Dec 2021141.7207.0
Nov 2021151.7206.4
Oct 2021148.7205.2
Sep 2021145.8202.7
Aug 2021142.8201.9
Jul 2021136.0201.1
Jun 2021133.5199.3
May 2021135.8198.1
Apr 2021135.0197.1
Mar 2021132.7197.0
Feb 2021130.9196.3
Jan 2021127.8196.8
Dec 2020127.7195.6
Nov 2020125.4194.0
Oct 2020119.9191.5
Sep 2020122.3189.4
Aug 2020121.5188.3
Jul 2020120.2187.2
Jun 2020115.9188.2
May 2020121.3188.9
Apr 2020119.8189.8
Mar 2020118.2188.0
Feb 2020116.2186.7
Jan 2020112.5184.6
Dec 2019111.7185.8
Nov 2019111.6184.8
Oct 2019111.2184.3
Sep 2019107.3184.0
Aug 2019105.0184.2
Jul 2019103.9184.3
Jun 2019105.0181.5
May 2019105.0177.3
Apr 2019107.0173.4
Mar 2019102.1171.5
Feb 2019106.7169.4
Jan 2019101.7167.6
Dec 2018103.0167.1
Nov 2018101.1165.8
Oct 2018100.1163.8
Sep 2018104.0160.1
Aug 2018104.4157.0
Jul 2018104.3156.6
Jun 2018103.2153.1
May 2018100.7151.7
Apr 201898.4148.5
Mar 201896.1147.0
Feb 201895.0146.3
Jan 201891.4144.1
Dec 201790.8144.5
Nov 201793.3142.8
Oct 201791.5140.7
Sep 201790.7137.7
Aug 201790.7135.8
Jul 201787.1133.5
Jun 201788.0131.7
May 201787.5128.7
Apr 201789.0128.5
Mar 201789.3127.1
Feb 201791.4125.0
Jan 201793.4123.5
Dec 201690.0122.5
Nov 201690.5121.7
Oct 201691.1119.3
Sep 201687.0116.0
Aug 201692.1112.9
Jul 201689.3109.0
Jun 201686.2108.9
May 201684.2107.8
Apr 201687.1107.1
Mar 201689.7108.1
Feb 201692.7107.8
Jan 201693.8106.6
Dec 201597.3104.7
Nov 201596.0103.0
Oct 201590.4102.4
Sep 201594.3101.8
Aug 201595.8100.8
Jul 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
July 2015May 2016−15.8%1024
August 2018October 2018−4.1%24
February 2019March 2019−4.3%11
May 2020June 2020−4.5%12
November 2021February 2022−9.1%35
November 2022December 2022−5.0%112
May 2024June 2024−7.1%16

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 Amares

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,596/m² and €1,953/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,774/m²
Chance of a rise
67%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €150,030. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €569 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
€545
Owning per month
€517

Sellers ask 2.8% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +13.5%.

Gap today
+2.8%
Change in a year
−10.6 pp

31.1% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
101
Per 1,000 residents
5.1

Figures for Cávado: Amares has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 2.2% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−2.2%

In 2025 the population grew by 156 while 43 homes were finished: 3.6 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
3.6
Population change, 2025
+156

8.9% of the 10,122 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
8.9%
Empty homes
904

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
0.0

Public bodies signed €1.4M of housing works here in 2025, and €1.4M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€1.4M
Per resident, 2025
€72

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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