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Asking prices against bank valuations in Barcelos

Sellers ask 8.5% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +9.0%.

Gap today
+8.5%
Change in a year
−0.5 pp

How far apart the three prices are in Barcelos

Each line sets one measure of price against another, in %. Above zero, the first is higher.

  • Asking price against bank valuation
  • Asking price against sale price
  • Bank valuation against sale price
  • No gap
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PeriodAsking price against bank valuationAsking price against sale priceBank valuation against sale price
Sep 20268.5%——
Aug 20268.5%——
Jul 202611.5%——
Jun 20268.4%1.4%-10.8%
May 202611.5%——
Apr 202619.0%——
Mar 202623.3%3.7%-8.3%
Feb 202618.1%——
Jan 202617.2%——
Dec 202514.7%4.7%-5.5%
Nov 202511.2%——
Oct 20257.7%——
Sep 20259.0%7.8%-2.8%
Aug 202511.5%——
Jul 202511.6%——
Jun 202510.3%4.1%-4.8%
May 202510.9%——
Apr 202510.0%——
Mar 20258.3%-0.3%-6.9%
Feb 202514.1%——
Jan 202511.7%——
Dec 202411.4%-1.9%-6.0%
Nov 202410.8%——
Oct 202411.0%——
Sep 20248.2%-2.4%-5.5%
Aug 20243.3%——
Jul 20240.6%——
Jun 20241.9%-0.1%-4.0%
May 20240.9%——
Apr 20241.0%——
Mar 2024-0.4%5.6%0.7%
Feb 20241.6%——
Jan 20240.5%——
Dec 20234.4%6.8%0.7%
Nov 20237.0%——
Oct 202310.7%——
Sep 20238.8%7.4%0.9%
Aug 20239.5%——
Jul 20234.8%——
Jun 20233.8%8.0%1.6%
May 20234.6%——
Apr 20234.5%——
Mar 20233.1%3.6%-3.1%
Feb 20233.5%——
Jan 20238.7%——
Dec 20229.2%3.2%-3.4%
Nov 20228.9%——
Oct 20229.1%——
Sep 20226.0%2.2%-4.4%
Aug 20226.7%——
Jul 20228.4%——
Jun 20227.6%5.7%-1.2%
May 20225.3%——
Apr 20225.9%——
Mar 20224.0%9.1%2.1%
Feb 20224.5%——
Jan 20225.8%——
Dec 20218.2%7.0%0.4%
Nov 202110.9%——
Oct 202110.0%——
Sep 20219.3%5.9%0.9%
Aug 20218.7%——
Jul 20215.2%——
Jun 20216.8%4.3%1.3%
May 20214.9%——
Apr 20213.6%——
Mar 20212.4%1.9%1.2%
Feb 20213.2%——
Jan 20216.0%——
Dec 20204.1%0.8%2.7%
Nov 20202.2%——
Oct 20203.1%——
Sep 20203.0%-0.5%3.1%
Aug 20200.3%——
Jul 2020-3.6%——
Jun 2020-5.1%-2.5%2.5%
May 2020-5.9%——
Apr 2020-1.0%——
Mar 2020-4.3%-0.8%4.9%
Feb 2020-7.2%——
Jan 2020-7.8%——
Dec 2019-5.8%-1.6%4.4%
Nov 2019-0.8%——
Oct 2019-2.3%——
Sep 2019-4.2%——
Aug 2019-5.9%——
Jul 2019-7.4%——
Jun 2019-7.7%——
May 2019-5.6%——
Apr 2019-5.6%——
Mar 2019-6.9%——
Feb 2019-7.6%——
Jan 2019-9.1%——
Dec 2018-7.3%——
Nov 2018-6.3%——
Oct 2018-1.9%——
Sep 2018-1.4%——
Aug 2018-0.8%——
Jul 2018-2.6%——
Jun 2018-2.9%——
May 2018-5.2%——
Apr 2018-5.7%——
Mar 2018-5.5%——
Feb 2018-2.3%——
Jan 2018-3.0%——
Dec 2017-3.1%——
Nov 2017-4.3%——
Oct 2017-5.4%——
Sep 2017-8.1%——
Aug 2017-8.0%——
Jul 2017-8.0%——
Jun 2017-4.7%——
May 2017-3.8%——
Apr 2017-1.2%——
Mar 2017-2.6%——
Feb 2017-0.8%——
Jan 20171.7%——
Dec 20161.5%——
Nov 20161.4%——
Oct 2016-1.6%——
Sep 2016-1.9%——
Aug 20161.9%——
Jul 20162.6%——
Jun 20165.0%——
May 20167.1%——
Apr 201610.5%——
Mar 20168.9%——
Feb 20168.7%——
Jan 20164.2%——
Dec 20155.2%——
Nov 20153.9%——
Oct 20157.1%——
Sep 20158.1%——
Aug 201523.6%——
Jul 201530.9%——
Jun 201530.5%——
May 201528.3%——
Apr 201517.0%——
Mar 201515.9%——
Feb 201527.1%——
Jan 201521.6%——

New homes against existing homes, Portugal

Eurostat's house price index for Portugal, newly built and existing dwellings, 2015 = 100. National figures, shown here as context.

  • Existing homes
  • New homes
  • 2015 = 100
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PeriodExisting homesNew homes
Q2 2026327.5235.2
Q1 2026316.1227.2
Q4 2025303.2221.2
Q3 2025290.0215.6
Q2 2025277.5209.5
Q1 2025264.0201.7
Q4 2024250.8194.6
Q3 2024243.5189.0
Q2 2024234.5183.0
Q1 2024225.7176.2
Q4 2023223.2177.6
Q3 2023220.4175.0
Q2 2023216.5171.6
Q1 2023209.7167.0
Q4 2022206.4166.1
Q3 2022203.8165.3
Q2 2022198.7158.9
Q1 2022191.3157.9
Q4 2021183.2155.1
Q3 2021177.7152.5
Q2 2021173.2146.6
Q1 2021168.4142.4
Q4 2020163.6140.3
Q3 2020159.4136.6
Q2 2020160.3136.9
Q1 2020157.4135.0
Q4 2019151.5130.3
Q3 2019148.6129.4
Q2 2019145.2127.9
Q1 2019142.1122.8
Q4 2018136.6120.3
Q3 2018134.1117.2
Q2 2018132.9115.9
Q1 2018129.2115.8
Q4 2017124.7111.0
Q3 2017122.8110.9
Q2 2017118.0109.0
Q1 2017114.3105.6
Q4 2016111.5104.8
Q3 2016110.2103.8
Q2 2016108.3103.5
Q1 2016104.7101.3
Q4 2015102.1101.3
Q3 2015101.0100.0
Q2 201599.9101.9
Q1 201597.096.8

Asking prices are what sellers advertise on property portals. Bank valuations are what lenders' surveyors assess. Sale prices are what deeds record, as INE's 12-month median, so the other two are averaged over the same 12 months before they are compared.

Other reports for Barcelos

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,982/m² and €2,408/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,195/m²
Chance of a rise
88%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €165,870. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €629 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
27%
Payment, one income
53%

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
€593
Owning per month
€562

87.8% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
949
Per 1,000 residents
7.7

Figures for Cávado: Barcelos 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%

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 9 times since 2011. The deepest began in August 2012.

Deepest fall
−19.7%
Recovery from the low
14 months

In 2025 the population grew by 841 while 381 homes were finished: 2.2 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.2
Population change, 2025
+841

8.5% of the 49,821 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
8.5%
Empty homes
4,214

In 2025, 1% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
1%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €1.4M of housing works here in 2025, and €4.6M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€1.4M
Per resident, 2025
€11

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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