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Past price cycles in Funchal

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2011. The deepest began in April 2011.

Deepest fall
−27.7%
Recovery from the low
41 months

Prices in Funchal and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Funchal
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodFunchalPortugal
Sep 2026253.1259.7
Aug 2026242.6257.0
Jul 2026236.1255.4
Jun 2026244.7254.0
May 2026248.5251.8
Apr 2026248.3247.9
Mar 2026246.3245.3
Feb 2026233.3242.0
Jan 2026235.1240.0
Dec 2025230.0237.3
Nov 2025226.3234.9
Oct 2025220.6230.9
Sep 2025217.0227.5
Aug 2025214.1224.1
Jul 2025213.4221.8
Jun 2025208.4217.9
May 2025210.3215.1
Apr 2025209.0212.8
Mar 2025202.5210.6
Feb 2025189.8206.4
Jan 2025189.8202.3
Dec 2024194.3199.2
Nov 2024201.3198.4
Oct 2024199.6196.2
Sep 2024190.7193.3
Aug 2024187.0189.7
Jul 2024184.3186.8
Jun 2024181.7184.5
May 2024175.8183.6
Apr 2024175.7182.0
Mar 2024173.7180.2
Feb 2024173.0177.9
Jan 2024171.2176.7
Dec 2023165.3175.1
Nov 2023165.3174.5
Oct 2023163.1175.1
Sep 2023170.8175.7
Aug 2023170.8175.4
Jul 2023171.7173.9
Jun 2023161.9173.1
May 2023156.8172.2
Apr 2023150.5170.0
Mar 2023149.3169.1
Feb 2023145.3168.5
Jan 2023145.6169.3
Dec 2022145.9166.2
Nov 2022145.3165.2
Oct 2022140.0161.9
Sep 2022137.5162.9
Aug 2022137.1161.2
Jul 2022135.8161.6
Jun 2022134.3160.4
May 2022134.1157.4
Apr 2022128.8154.6
Mar 2022130.2151.8
Feb 2022125.8149.8
Jan 2022125.8147.3
Dec 2021125.6146.5
Nov 2021125.8145.0
Oct 2021124.1142.6
Sep 2021124.0140.9
Aug 2021126.1139.2
Jul 2021121.8139.2
Jun 2021121.0138.5
May 2021117.2138.2
Apr 2021119.2136.8
Mar 2021118.7135.3
Feb 2021120.4133.9
Jan 2021120.0133.4
Dec 2020117.9131.8
Nov 2020115.9130.4
Oct 2020115.8129.0
Sep 2020113.8128.6
Aug 2020106.0128.6
Jul 2020106.8128.5
Jun 2020104.4127.6
May 2020110.0127.0
Apr 2020112.2126.7
Mar 2020112.0126.6
Feb 2020112.6126.7
Jan 2020110.4125.8
Dec 2019111.9124.4
Nov 2019108.7122.7
Oct 2019108.3121.9
Sep 2019108.5121.6
Aug 2019108.9120.2
Jul 2019106.1119.0
Jun 2019102.8117.4
May 201998.8116.6
Apr 2019102.8115.7
Mar 201999.9114.7
Feb 2019104.6114.0
Jan 2019103.9112.1
Dec 2018105.5111.4
Nov 2018101.0110.4
Oct 201899.5110.3
Sep 2018101.0109.4
Aug 201899.9108.4
Jul 2018100.0107.3
Jun 201899.6106.3
May 201897.3105.9
Apr 201893.8105.4
Mar 201891.3104.9
Feb 201896.1103.9
Jan 2018100.0102.9
Dec 2017104.0101.6
Nov 2017103.6101.4
Oct 2017100.9101.0
Sep 201799.0100.5
Aug 201795.399.0
Jul 201791.798.2
Jun 201790.098.1
May 201788.897.7
Apr 201788.697.4
Mar 201791.296.8
Feb 201791.296.6
Jan 201791.695.9
Dec 201689.495.0
Nov 201688.394.2
Oct 201683.593.5
Sep 201680.393.0
Aug 201679.192.8
Jul 201678.991.9
Jun 201680.091.6
May 201681.291.2
Apr 201683.090.5
Mar 201683.889.9
Feb 201688.889.5
Jan 201690.189.5
Dec 201589.989.9
Nov 201588.889.3
Oct 201589.588.9
Sep 201588.888.6
Aug 201582.888.3
Jul 201585.088.5
Jun 201582.887.7
May 201583.787.6
Apr 201581.986.7
Mar 201582.286.2
Feb 201583.386.2
Jan 201583.386.2
Dec 201481.185.6
Nov 201480.985.6
Oct 201479.886.2
Sep 201480.988.0
Aug 201482.388.4
Jul 201480.987.0
Jun 201486.385.3
May 201487.184.2
Apr 201491.183.9
Mar 201491.184.3
Feb 201497.385.7
Jan 201498.386.7
Dec 201396.287.0
Nov 201394.986.9
Oct 201394.787.2
Sep 201398.387.0
Aug 201398.186.8
Jul 201397.186.5
Jun 201388.987.1
May 201386.786.4
Apr 201385.985.3
Mar 201391.384.6
Feb 201396.185.1
Jan 201394.286.5
Dec 201296.487.8
Nov 201294.188.3
Oct 201294.088.7
Sep 201291.889.4
Aug 201289.089.4
Jul 201290.089.7
Jun 201291.790.2
May 201293.891.2
Apr 201295.992.8
Mar 201297.992.5
Feb 2012100.792.4
Jan 2012100.792.2
Dec 201197.093.3
Nov 201195.894.5
Oct 201198.195.0
Sep 2011104.696.2
Aug 201199.397.1
Jul 201198.097.9
Jun 2011100.099.4
May 2011104.3101.4
Apr 2011109.1102.6
Mar 2011104.1102.4
Feb 2011104.1101.1
Jan 2011100.0100.0

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
April 2011July 2016−27.7%6341
February 2020June 2020−7.3%43
July 2023October 2023−5.0%34
November 2024January 2025−5.7%22
May 2026July 2026−5.0%22

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 Funchal

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €3,950/m² and €4,458/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€4,204/m²
Chance of a rise
76%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €273,330. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,037 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
39%
Payment, one income
79%

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
€1,263
Owning per month
€1,117

Sellers ask 33.9% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +48.3%.

Gap today
+33.9%
Change in a year
−14.4 pp

18.1% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
365
Per 1,000 residents
3.2

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 21.2% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+21.2%

In 2025 the population fell by 173 while 311 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
311
Population change, 2025
−173

13.2% of the 52,234 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
13.2%
Empty homes
6,883

In 2025, 36% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
36%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €5.4M of housing works here in 2025, and €34.2M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€5.4M
Per resident, 2025
€48

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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