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Past price cycles in Lagos

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 11 times since 2014. The deepest began in August 2014.

Deepest fall
−17.2%
Recovery from the low
5 months

Prices in Lagos and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in July 2014.

  • Lagos
  • Portugal
  • 100 = July 2014
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PeriodLagosPortugal
Sep 2026324.8298.6
Aug 2026340.5295.4
Jul 2026336.4293.6
Jun 2026332.6292.0
May 2026320.4289.4
Apr 2026321.0284.9
Mar 2026318.3281.9
Feb 2026318.6278.1
Jan 2026312.1275.9
Dec 2025317.6272.7
Nov 2025320.2270.0
Oct 2025307.0265.4
Sep 2025307.3261.5
Aug 2025295.5257.5
Jul 2025309.6254.9
Jun 2025300.7250.5
May 2025304.9247.2
Apr 2025298.3244.6
Mar 2025297.5242.1
Feb 2025286.7237.2
Jan 2025284.1232.5
Dec 2024286.5229.0
Nov 2024281.5228.0
Oct 2024282.2225.6
Sep 2024278.5222.1
Aug 2024297.0218.1
Jul 2024294.1214.7
Jun 2024289.3212.1
May 2024283.4211.0
Apr 2024277.8209.2
Mar 2024274.0207.1
Feb 2024273.1204.5
Jan 2024264.7203.1
Dec 2023258.5201.3
Nov 2023256.1200.5
Oct 2023250.7201.3
Sep 2023257.9202.0
Aug 2023268.5201.6
Jul 2023266.9199.9
Jun 2023263.4199.0
May 2023260.0197.9
Apr 2023252.5195.4
Mar 2023256.1194.4
Feb 2023257.0193.7
Jan 2023258.2194.6
Dec 2022245.9191.1
Nov 2022232.8189.9
Oct 2022224.4186.1
Sep 2022224.4187.3
Aug 2022225.9185.3
Jul 2022228.0185.7
Jun 2022210.3184.4
May 2022204.4180.9
Apr 2022199.2177.7
Mar 2022198.0174.4
Feb 2022197.3172.2
Jan 2022192.4169.3
Dec 2021188.8168.4
Nov 2021188.3166.7
Oct 2021183.3164.0
Sep 2021178.5162.0
Aug 2021176.3160.0
Jul 2021177.3160.0
Jun 2021174.2159.2
May 2021175.6158.8
Apr 2021176.0157.3
Mar 2021174.2155.6
Feb 2021168.6153.9
Jan 2021182.0153.3
Dec 2020173.8151.5
Nov 2020173.1149.9
Oct 2020161.4148.2
Sep 2020161.5147.8
Aug 2020168.0147.8
Jul 2020175.3147.7
Jun 2020178.5146.7
May 2020169.2146.0
Apr 2020172.0145.6
Mar 2020178.1145.5
Feb 2020181.9145.6
Jan 2020165.5144.6
Dec 2019158.2143.0
Nov 2019157.1141.0
Oct 2019161.1140.1
Sep 2019161.5139.7
Aug 2019155.8138.1
Jul 2019147.3136.8
Jun 2019146.7135.0
May 2019149.7134.1
Apr 2019153.8133.0
Mar 2019161.5131.8
Feb 2019164.2131.1
Jan 2019163.4128.8
Dec 2018154.1128.0
Nov 2018147.0126.9
Oct 2018147.0126.7
Sep 2018147.6125.7
Aug 2018147.8124.6
Jul 2018143.0123.3
Jun 2018138.8122.1
May 2018138.4121.8
Apr 2018134.1121.1
Mar 2018132.9120.6
Feb 2018131.6119.4
Jan 2018131.7118.2
Dec 2017132.0116.8
Nov 2017129.4116.5
Oct 2017134.2116.1
Sep 2017144.3115.5
Aug 2017151.1113.8
Jul 2017145.5112.8
Jun 2017144.3112.7
May 2017134.3112.3
Apr 2017121.0111.9
Mar 2017118.4111.3
Feb 2017119.7111.0
Jan 2017127.8110.2
Dec 2016125.5109.2
Nov 2016125.5108.3
Oct 2016121.4107.5
Sep 2016118.3106.9
Aug 2016109.7106.7
Jul 2016109.6105.6
Jun 2016108.7105.2
May 2016105.9104.8
Apr 2016108.0104.1
Mar 2016102.5103.3
Feb 201698.8102.9
Jan 2016104.9102.9
Dec 2015116.4103.3
Nov 2015114.0102.6
Oct 2015112.7102.2
Sep 2015108.9101.8
Aug 2015102.5101.4
Jul 201599.0101.7
Jun 201589.5100.8
May 201591.7100.7
Apr 201589.399.6
Mar 201598.399.1
Feb 201591.299.1
Jan 2015102.599.1
Dec 201499.198.4
Nov 2014102.598.4
Oct 201499.199.1
Sep 2014105.4101.2
Aug 2014107.9101.6
Jul 2014100.0100.0

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
August 2014April 2015−17.2%85
December 2015February 2016−15.1%27
January 2017March 2017−7.3%22
August 2017November 2017−14.4%313
February 2019June 2019−10.7%47
February 2020October 2020−11.3%83
January 2021February 2021−7.3%18
August 2023October 2023−6.6%24
August 2024September 2024−6.2%16
July 2025August 2025−4.6%13
August 2026September 2026−4.6%1Not 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 Lagos

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €4,596/m² and €5,143/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€4,870/m²
Chance of a rise
75%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €285,300. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,083 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
50%
Payment, one income
99%

Renting a 90 m² home costs less each month than owning 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
€1,149
Owning per month
€1,247

Sellers ask 49.2% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +49.7%.

Gap today
+49.2%
Change in a year
−0.6 pp

7.0% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
230
Per 1,000 residents
5.6

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 20.0% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+20.0%

In 2025 the population fell by 151 while 254 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
254
Population change, 2025
−151

10.3% of the 27,933 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
10.3%
Empty homes
2,873

In 2025, 16% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
16%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
2.1

Public bodies signed €21.8M of housing works here in 2025, and €27.6M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€21.8M
Per resident, 2025
€534

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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