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Past price cycles in Chaves

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 13 times since 2016. The deepest began in April 2021.

Deepest fall
−16.3%
Recovery from the low
7 months

Prices in Chaves and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in March 2016.

  • Chaves
  • Portugal
  • 100 = March 2016
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PeriodChavesPortugal
Sep 2026205.6289.1
Aug 2026208.8286.0
Jul 2026197.5284.3
Jun 2026195.6282.7
May 2026186.9280.2
Apr 2026193.0275.9
Mar 2026184.0273.0
Feb 2026179.0269.3
Jan 2026177.3267.1
Dec 2025168.2264.1
Nov 2025165.3261.4
Oct 2025155.7257.0
Sep 2025162.6253.2
Aug 2025160.4249.4
Jul 2025163.1246.8
Jun 2025155.4242.5
May 2025145.4239.3
Apr 2025141.6236.8
Mar 2025145.9234.4
Feb 2025142.7229.7
Jan 2025147.3225.1
Dec 2024146.5221.7
Nov 2024157.0220.8
Oct 2024154.0218.4
Sep 2024156.8215.1
Aug 2024162.0211.2
Jul 2024156.5207.9
Jun 2024154.0205.3
May 2024154.0204.3
Apr 2024153.7202.5
Mar 2024147.1200.5
Feb 2024142.9198.0
Jan 2024146.0196.7
Dec 2023146.0194.9
Nov 2023144.4194.2
Oct 2023135.8194.9
Sep 2023135.7195.6
Aug 2023148.4195.2
Jul 2023139.1193.5
Jun 2023139.1192.6
May 2023129.4191.6
Apr 2023134.9189.2
Mar 2023133.6188.2
Feb 2023138.0187.6
Jan 2023133.3188.5
Dec 2022133.3185.0
Nov 2022132.4183.9
Oct 2022124.7180.2
Sep 2022129.3181.3
Aug 2022139.9179.4
Jul 2022139.9179.8
Jun 2022136.9178.6
May 2022126.8175.1
Apr 2022132.6172.1
Mar 2022135.1168.9
Feb 2022135.1166.8
Jan 2022131.6164.0
Dec 2021121.6163.1
Nov 2021126.8161.4
Oct 2021123.5158.8
Sep 2021123.0156.9
Aug 2021115.3154.9
Jul 2021111.4154.9
Jun 2021115.0154.2
May 2021123.0153.8
Apr 2021133.2152.3
Mar 2021129.7150.6
Feb 2021131.6149.0
Jan 2021128.8148.5
Dec 2020128.6146.7
Nov 2020122.7145.2
Oct 2020121.3143.5
Sep 2020119.1143.1
Aug 2020121.3143.1
Jul 2020111.7143.0
Jun 2020118.9142.0
May 2020122.7141.4
Apr 2020126.0141.0
Mar 2020125.4140.9
Feb 2020124.9141.0
Jan 2020126.4140.0
Dec 2019127.7138.5
Nov 2019127.7136.5
Oct 2019121.8135.7
Sep 2019114.7135.3
Aug 2019113.6133.8
Jul 2019109.7132.5
Jun 2019113.6130.7
May 2019122.1129.8
Apr 2019122.7128.8
Mar 2019115.8127.7
Feb 2019117.1126.9
Jan 2019115.3124.7
Dec 2018117.5124.0
Nov 2018114.1122.8
Oct 2018121.6122.7
Sep 2018116.0121.7
Aug 2018116.0120.7
Jul 2018113.5119.4
Jun 2018119.2118.3
May 2018118.2117.9
Apr 2018118.8117.3
Mar 2018113.6116.8
Feb 2018116.1115.6
Jan 2018112.5114.5
Dec 2017114.9113.1
Nov 2017103.8112.8
Oct 2017101.3112.4
Sep 201797.7111.8
Aug 2017105.0110.2
Jul 2017110.5109.3
Jun 2017113.0109.1
May 2017110.5108.8
Apr 2017108.0108.4
Mar 2017106.1107.7
Feb 2017104.7107.5
Jan 2017108.5106.7
Dec 2016108.5105.7
Nov 2016108.1104.8
Oct 2016105.8104.1
Sep 2016105.6103.6
Aug 2016115.3103.3
Jul 2016102.8102.3
Jun 201696.9101.9
May 201697.3101.5
Apr 201697.3100.8
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 2016June 2016−3.1%31
August 2016September 2017−15.3%135
June 2018July 2018−4.9%13
October 2018November 2018−6.2%15
April 2019July 2019−10.6%34
December 2019July 2020−12.5%75
April 2021July 2021−16.3%37
March 2022May 2022−6.1%21
August 2022October 2022−10.9%210
August 2023September 2023−8.5%17
August 2024April 2025−12.6%83
July 2025October 2025−4.5%31
April 2026May 2026−3.2%11

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 Chaves

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,094/m² and €1,304/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,199/m²
Chance of a rise
73%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €118,260. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €449 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
20%
Payment, one income
39%

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
€487
Owning per month
€380

Sellers ask 12.6% less than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +1.4%.

Gap today
−12.6%
Change in a year
−14.1 pp

1.0% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
81
Per 1,000 residents
2.1

Figures for Alto Tâmega e Barroso: Chaves has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 12.0% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−12.0%

In 2025 the population grew by 265 while 67 homes were finished: 4.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
4.0
Population change, 2025
+265

12.9% of the 28,612 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
12.9%
Empty homes
3,691

In 2025, 2% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
2%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
2.2

Public bodies signed €1.6M of housing works here in 2025, and €5M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€1.6M
Per resident, 2025
€42

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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