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Braga district · report

New homes in Braga district

36.4% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
4,718
Per 1,000 residents
5.2

Homes licensed for construction in Braga district

Dwellings in new buildings licensed over the previous 12 months, at each month.

  • Braga district
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodBraga district
Aug 20264,718
Jul 20264,988
Jun 20264,978
May 20264,980
Apr 20264,922
Mar 20264,701
Feb 20264,694
Jan 20264,730
Dec 20254,806
Nov 20254,861
Oct 20254,696
Sep 20254,532
Aug 20254,544
Jul 20254,356
Jun 20254,406
May 20254,412
Apr 20254,329
Mar 20254,351
Feb 20254,119
Jan 20254,063
Dec 20243,877
Nov 20243,820
Oct 20243,920
Sep 20243,866
Aug 20243,736
Jul 20243,776
Jun 20243,776
May 20243,650
Apr 20243,739
Mar 20243,696
Feb 20243,793
Jan 20243,861
Dec 20234,097
Nov 20234,143
Oct 20234,036
Sep 20234,006
Aug 20234,033
Jul 20233,945
Jun 20233,883
May 20234,025
Apr 20234,076
Mar 20234,024
Feb 20234,035
Jan 20234,088
Dec 20223,901
Nov 20223,792
Oct 20223,875
Sep 20223,787
Aug 20223,827
Jul 20223,902
Jun 20223,831
May 20223,813
Apr 20223,737
Mar 20223,778
Feb 20223,768
Jan 20223,625
Dec 20213,620
Nov 20213,755
Oct 20213,639
Jul 20213,722
Apr 20213,555
Jan 20213,193
Oct 20203,199
Sep 20203,142
Aug 20203,217
Jul 20203,208
Jun 20203,284
May 20203,214
Apr 20203,243
Mar 20203,230
Feb 20203,342
Jan 20203,440
Dec 20193,529
Nov 20193,580
Oct 20193,545
Sep 20193,642
Aug 20193,548
Jul 20193,511
Jun 20193,458
May 20193,531
Apr 20193,580
Mar 20193,667
Feb 20193,527
Jan 20193,367
Dec 20183,228
Nov 20183,059
Oct 20182,962
Sep 20182,851
Aug 20182,763
Jul 20182,709
Jun 20182,593
May 20182,430
Apr 20182,264
Mar 20182,154
Feb 20182,095
Jan 20182,098
Dec 20172,025
Nov 20171,970
Oct 20171,962
Sep 20171,892
Aug 20171,856
Jul 20171,855
Jun 20171,817
May 20171,825
Apr 20171,777
Mar 20171,786
Feb 20171,735
Jan 20171,614
Dec 20161,556
Nov 20161,520
Oct 20161,479
Sep 20161,397
Aug 20161,306
Jul 20161,306
Jun 20161,295
May 20161,184
Apr 20161,146
Mar 20161,108
Feb 20161,065
Jan 20161,089
Dec 20151,068
Nov 20151,038
Oct 20151,073
Sep 20151,078
Aug 20151,057
Jul 2015989
Jun 20151,000
May 2015991
Apr 2015990
Mar 2015966
Feb 2015966
Jan 2015947
Dec 2014927
Nov 2014961
Oct 2014882
Sep 2014858
Aug 2014859
Jul 2014841
Jun 2014862
May 2014904
Apr 2014881
Mar 2014876
Feb 2014929
Jan 2014905
Dec 2013884
Nov 2013977
Oct 2013934
Sep 2013925
Aug 20131,023
Jul 20131,027
Jun 20131,107
May 20131,186
Apr 20131,217
Mar 20131,215
Feb 20131,304
Jan 20131,311
Dec 20121,432
Nov 20121,436
Oct 20121,471
Sep 20121,530
Aug 20121,622
Jul 20121,622
Jun 20121,706
May 20121,793
Apr 20121,780
Mar 20121,847
Feb 20121,910
Jan 20121,937
Dec 20111,951
Nov 20112,075
Oct 20112,124
Sep 20111,972
Aug 20111,819

Homes finished and licensed each year in Braga district

Homes completed in new buildings (columns) against homes licensed for construction (line), each year since 2011. INE.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
20253,2544,806
20242,5563,871
20232,7554,101
20222,9883,897
20212,6403,620
20202,4003,225
20191,9933,525
20181,3623,230
20171,1332,025
20169821,549
20159071,063
2014965923
20131,394927
20122,2561,440
20112,6641,955
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
3.6

Who built the homes finished in Braga district

Who built the homes completed each year, as a share of that year. INE, since 2011.

  • Cooperatives and others
  • Public bodies
  • Private individuals
  • Companies
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YearCompaniesPrivate individualsPublic bodiesCooperatives and othersTotal
202554.9%44.3%0.6%0.2%3,254
202446.6%53.4%0.0%0.0%2,556
202356.6%43.3%0.2%0.0%2,755
202252.1%47.8%0.1%0.0%2,988
202148.1%51.1%0.6%0.2%2,640
202056.5%43.2%0.1%0.3%2,400
201946.5%51.4%0.8%1.3%1,993
201835.0%64.2%0.6%0.1%1,362
201730.0%69.1%0.9%0.0%1,133
201624.9%73.6%1.2%0.2%982
201527.3%67.5%3.7%1.4%907
201426.0%73.1%0.8%0.1%965
201322.6%73.5%3.3%0.6%1,394
201222.9%75.0%2.1%0.0%2,256
201122.1%75.4%2.4%0.0%2,664

Homes finished in Braga district, by number of bedrooms

Homes completed in new buildings by number of bedrooms, as a share of each year. INE.

  • Four or more
  • Three bedrooms
  • Two bedrooms
  • Studio or one bedroom
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YearStudio or one bedroomTwo bedroomsThree bedroomsFour or moreTotal
202517.8%21.5%53.7%7.0%3,254
20249.5%16.5%63.9%10.0%2,556
202312.3%19.4%60.7%7.6%2,755
20227.9%19.7%62.1%10.3%2,988
20214.7%18.1%67.9%9.3%2,640
20208.6%15.9%64.7%10.8%2,400
20197.9%13.9%67.9%10.2%1,993
20183.4%11.8%72.9%11.9%1,362
20174.4%10.1%69.7%15.8%1,133
20162.7%11.0%69.1%17.1%982
20156.3%13.0%62.4%18.3%907
20144.0%12.7%60.8%22.4%965
20131.8%12.1%65.3%20.9%1,394
201210.0%12.6%58.4%19.0%2,256
20115.1%10.9%60.7%23.3%2,664

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. INE publishes licensing three months at a time, so four windows make a year.

Other reports for Braga district

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €2,209/m² and €2,413/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,311/m²
Chance of a rise
100%

Affordability

Figures for Portugal: Braga district has no reliable figures of its own.

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €205,020. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €778 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
31%
Payment, one income
63%

Buy or rent

Figures for Portugal: Braga district has no reliable figures of its own.

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
€878
Owning per month
€715

Foreign buyers

Figures for Portugal: Braga district has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 33.5% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+33.5%

Past cycles

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2015. The deepest began in January 2015.

Deepest fall
−8.2%
Recovery from the low
23 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 4,926 while 3,254 homes were finished: 1.5 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.5
Population change, 2025
+4,926

Empty homes

8.8% of the 404,815 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
8.8%
Empty homes
35,617

Renovation

In 2025, 11% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
11%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
2.6

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €30.8M of housing works here in 2025, and €63.1M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€30.8M
Per resident, 2025
€34

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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