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Guimarães · report

Past price cycles in Guimarães

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

Deepest fall
−16.2%
Recovery from the low
51 months

Prices in Guimarães and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Guimarães
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodGuimarãesPortugal
Sep 2026256.5259.7
Aug 2026251.4257.0
Jul 2026258.4255.4
Jun 2026260.7254.0
May 2026261.6251.8
Apr 2026259.6247.9
Mar 2026259.5245.3
Feb 2026261.4242.0
Jan 2026260.2240.0
Dec 2025250.2237.3
Nov 2025236.6234.9
Oct 2025232.6230.9
Sep 2025224.6227.5
Aug 2025219.4224.1
Jul 2025213.1221.8
Jun 2025211.7217.9
May 2025210.7215.1
Apr 2025214.0212.8
Mar 2025209.2210.6
Feb 2025208.3206.4
Jan 2025202.1202.3
Dec 2024198.3199.2
Nov 2024195.3198.4
Oct 2024193.1196.2
Sep 2024192.8193.3
Aug 2024189.2189.7
Jul 2024183.0186.8
Jun 2024180.0184.5
May 2024179.4183.6
Apr 2024180.8182.0
Mar 2024181.4180.2
Feb 2024180.6177.9
Jan 2024178.7176.7
Dec 2023175.2175.1
Nov 2023172.5174.5
Oct 2023168.3175.1
Sep 2023171.2175.7
Aug 2023171.2175.4
Jul 2023172.8173.9
Jun 2023171.5173.1
May 2023172.4172.2
Apr 2023167.4170.0
Mar 2023166.5169.1
Feb 2023169.2168.5
Jan 2023172.4169.3
Dec 2022170.1166.2
Nov 2022166.7165.2
Oct 2022164.0161.9
Sep 2022165.6162.9
Aug 2022158.4161.2
Jul 2022160.1161.6
Jun 2022158.6160.4
May 2022156.3157.4
Apr 2022149.7154.6
Mar 2022147.4151.8
Feb 2022147.9149.8
Jan 2022146.7147.3
Dec 2021145.0146.5
Nov 2021144.7145.0
Oct 2021144.7142.6
Sep 2021143.8140.9
Aug 2021143.2139.2
Jul 2021142.2139.2
Jun 2021137.4138.5
May 2021137.4138.2
Apr 2021139.6136.8
Mar 2021142.8135.3
Feb 2021142.5133.9
Jan 2021138.9133.4
Dec 2020138.1131.8
Nov 2020134.4130.4
Oct 2020133.9129.0
Sep 2020130.8128.6
Aug 2020133.2128.6
Jul 2020137.5128.5
Jun 2020143.7127.6
May 2020138.0127.0
Apr 2020135.0126.7
Mar 2020133.6126.6
Feb 2020132.3126.7
Jan 2020127.8125.8
Dec 2019127.8124.4
Nov 2019128.1122.7
Oct 2019126.6121.9
Sep 2019124.0121.6
Aug 2019123.4120.2
Jul 2019122.2119.0
Jun 2019122.2117.4
May 2019119.2116.6
Apr 2019119.4115.7
Mar 2019119.1114.7
Feb 2019120.7114.0
Jan 2019120.9112.1
Dec 2018119.7111.4
Nov 2018118.5110.4
Oct 2018115.5110.3
Sep 2018114.1109.4
Aug 2018112.3108.4
Jul 2018112.0107.3
Jun 2018109.3106.3
May 2018110.1105.9
Apr 2018110.2105.4
Mar 2018112.9104.9
Feb 2018112.5103.9
Jan 2018112.2102.9
Dec 2017109.9101.6
Nov 2017109.8101.4
Oct 2017109.9101.0
Sep 2017109.8100.5
Aug 2017108.399.0
Jul 2017106.998.2
Jun 2017106.398.1
May 2017101.297.7
Apr 201796.897.4
Mar 201796.196.8
Feb 2017102.496.6
Jan 2017104.495.9
Dec 2016103.895.0
Nov 2016103.094.2
Oct 2016100.593.5
Sep 2016100.293.0
Aug 201699.192.8
Jul 201697.091.9
Jun 201697.091.6
May 201697.391.2
Apr 201696.790.5
Mar 201696.889.9
Feb 201695.889.5
Jan 2016101.289.5
Dec 2015100.389.9
Nov 201599.189.3
Oct 201598.588.9
Sep 201595.388.6
Aug 201596.788.3
Jul 201596.288.5
Jun 201597.787.7
May 201595.887.6
Apr 201595.886.7
Mar 201592.086.2
Feb 201593.886.2
Jan 201595.886.2
Dec 201496.485.6
Nov 201495.885.6
Oct 201497.086.2
Sep 201499.788.0
Aug 2014100.888.4
Jul 201497.687.0
Jun 201495.285.3
May 201491.384.2
Apr 201491.383.9
Mar 201490.484.3
Feb 201499.285.7
Jan 201498.886.7
Dec 201396.587.0
Nov 201390.586.9
Oct 201390.787.2
Sep 201390.187.0
Aug 201390.186.8
Jul 201390.286.5
Jun 201392.987.1
May 201392.386.4
Apr 201388.485.3
Mar 201388.384.6
Feb 201390.585.1
Jan 201392.386.5
Dec 201292.287.8
Nov 201292.888.3
Oct 201292.688.7
Sep 201296.789.4
Aug 201298.989.4
Jul 2012102.089.7
Jun 2012102.390.2
May 201299.191.2
Apr 201294.192.8
Mar 201292.992.5
Feb 201296.192.4
Jan 2012103.692.2
Dec 2011102.993.3
Nov 2011102.394.5
Oct 201198.395.0
Sep 201199.596.2
Aug 201198.297.1
Jul 2011103.597.9
Jun 2011104.799.4
May 2011105.4101.4
Apr 2011105.3102.6
Mar 2011102.9102.4
Feb 2011103.2101.1
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
May 2011March 2013−16.2%2251
March 2018June 2018−3.2%33
June 2020September 2020−9.0%312
January 2023March 2023−3.4%22
May 2026August 2026−3.9%3Not yet

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 Guimarães

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €2,351/m² and €2,653/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,502/m²
Chance of a rise
100%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €153,720. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €583 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
23%
Payment, one income
47%

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
€623
Owning per month
€587

Sellers ask 22.9% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +16.6%.

Gap today
+22.9%
Change in a year
+6.3 pp

56.4% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
944
Per 1,000 residents
5.7

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 8.0% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−8.0%

In 2025 the population grew by 638 while 667 homes were finished: 1.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.0
Population change, 2025
+638

7.8% of the 69,853 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
7.8%
Empty homes
5,419

In 2025, 14% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
14%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €269.4K of housing works here in 2025, and €4.9M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€269.4K
Per resident, 2025
€2

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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