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Ponta Delgada · report

Past price cycles in Ponta Delgada

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 2011. The deepest began in June 2011.

Deepest fall
−24.3%
Recovery from the low
54 months

Prices in Ponta Delgada and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Ponta Delgada
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodPonta DelgadaPortugal
Sep 2026227.3259.7
Aug 2026225.2257.0
Jul 2026225.2255.4
Jun 2026227.9254.0
May 2026219.7251.8
Apr 2026216.5247.9
Mar 2026214.4245.3
Feb 2026216.8242.0
Jan 2026214.9240.0
Dec 2025205.3237.3
Nov 2025206.5234.9
Oct 2025201.0230.9
Sep 2025192.4227.5
Aug 2025190.2224.1
Jul 2025184.5221.8
Jun 2025184.2217.9
May 2025178.0215.1
Apr 2025185.8212.8
Mar 2025185.3210.6
Feb 2025182.3206.4
Jan 2025174.4202.3
Dec 2024175.8199.2
Nov 2024177.4198.4
Oct 2024178.2196.2
Sep 2024177.5193.3
Aug 2024180.4189.7
Jul 2024178.9186.8
Jun 2024169.9184.5
May 2024168.6183.6
Apr 2024161.8182.0
Mar 2024158.5180.2
Feb 2024151.8177.9
Jan 2024153.7176.7
Dec 2023150.4175.1
Nov 2023151.1174.5
Oct 2023149.6175.1
Sep 2023149.6175.7
Aug 2023150.3175.4
Jul 2023150.8173.9
Jun 2023150.8173.1
May 2023151.4172.2
Apr 2023142.3170.0
Mar 2023138.4169.1
Feb 2023138.4168.5
Jan 2023148.3169.3
Dec 2022148.3166.2
Nov 2022149.1165.2
Oct 2022149.6161.9
Sep 2022141.9162.9
Aug 2022136.0161.2
Jul 2022131.3161.6
Jun 2022132.0160.4
May 2022132.0157.4
Apr 2022128.7154.6
Mar 2022125.8151.8
Feb 2022119.0149.8
Jan 2022122.5147.3
Dec 2021122.5146.5
Nov 2021122.6145.0
Oct 2021118.3142.6
Sep 2021116.5140.9
Aug 2021116.8139.2
Jul 2021116.9139.2
Jun 2021116.9138.5
May 2021117.7138.2
Apr 2021117.3136.8
Mar 2021118.3135.3
Feb 2021116.6133.9
Jan 2021120.1133.4
Dec 2020117.4131.8
Nov 2020119.0130.4
Oct 2020116.9129.0
Sep 2020116.0128.6
Aug 2020115.9128.6
Jul 2020116.9128.5
Jun 2020118.7127.6
May 2020122.7127.0
Apr 2020118.7126.7
Mar 2020117.4126.6
Feb 2020111.5126.7
Jan 2020113.2125.8
Dec 2019113.3124.4
Nov 2019114.2122.7
Oct 2019111.0121.9
Sep 2019104.5121.6
Aug 2019100.8120.2
Jul 2019100.5119.0
Jun 2019102.1117.4
May 2019101.7116.6
Apr 2019104.3115.7
Mar 2019105.6114.7
Feb 2019109.3114.0
Jan 2019102.7112.1
Dec 201896.2111.4
Nov 201896.0110.4
Oct 201897.5110.3
Sep 201898.8109.4
Aug 201898.8108.4
Jul 201894.5107.3
Jun 201896.2106.3
May 201896.1105.9
Apr 2018100.1105.4
Mar 201895.5104.9
Feb 201891.7103.9
Jan 201892.5102.9
Dec 201792.5101.6
Nov 201793.8101.4
Oct 201791.9101.0
Sep 201791.9100.5
Aug 201791.599.0
Jul 201792.098.2
Jun 201792.598.1
May 201791.397.7
Apr 201793.597.4
Mar 201793.596.8
Feb 201793.596.6
Jan 201793.095.9
Dec 201692.595.0
Nov 201694.394.2
Oct 201688.693.5
Sep 201685.693.0
Aug 201689.092.8
Jul 201689.191.9
Jun 201689.691.6
May 201689.691.2
Apr 201688.190.5
Mar 201687.289.9
Feb 201685.189.5
Jan 201686.689.5
Dec 201587.189.9
Nov 201588.789.3
Oct 201588.488.9
Sep 201585.288.6
Aug 201585.288.3
Jul 201583.288.5
Jun 201584.887.7
May 201582.687.6
Apr 201583.086.7
Mar 201583.086.2
Feb 201583.086.2
Jan 201582.986.2
Dec 201487.185.6
Nov 201489.585.6
Oct 201485.186.2
Sep 201481.288.0
Aug 201480.488.4
Jul 201481.687.0
Jun 201484.085.3
May 201485.384.2
Apr 201484.683.9
Mar 201486.984.3
Feb 201488.985.7
Jan 201489.786.7
Dec 201390.387.0
Nov 201389.786.9
Oct 201391.187.2
Sep 201383.787.0
Aug 201384.286.8
Jul 201383.986.5
Jun 201386.687.1
May 201388.786.4
Apr 201388.685.3
Mar 201391.784.6
Feb 201392.685.1
Jan 201396.286.5
Dec 201291.587.8
Nov 201289.488.3
Oct 201284.688.7
Sep 201291.989.4
Aug 201288.189.4
Jul 201288.189.7
Jun 201291.690.2
May 201295.391.2
Apr 201297.992.8
Mar 201294.792.5
Feb 201294.292.4
Jan 201298.292.2
Dec 201190.993.3
Nov 201191.294.5
Oct 201190.295.0
Sep 201196.496.2
Aug 201199.097.1
Jul 2011105.897.9
Jun 2011106.399.4
May 2011105.3101.4
Apr 2011104.8102.6
Mar 2011103.6102.4
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
June 2011August 2014−24.3%3854
February 2019July 2019−8.0%53
May 2020August 2020−5.6%319
October 2022February 2023−7.5%43
August 2024January 2025−3.4%51
April 2025May 2025−4.2%13

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 Ponta Delgada

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €2,482/m² and €3,428/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,955/m²
Chance of a rise
85%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €189,000. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €717 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
26%
Payment, one income
52%

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
€720
Owning per month
€658

Sellers ask 22.6% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +35.2%.

Gap today
+22.6%
Change in a year
−12.6 pp

67.7% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
297
Per 1,000 residents
4.1

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 2.4% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−2.4%

In 2025 the population grew by 162 while 130 homes were finished: 1.2 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.2
Population change, 2025
+162

11.8% of the 29,150 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
11.8%
Empty homes
3,442

In 2025, 26% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
26%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €17.2M of housing works here in 2025, and €21.2M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€17.2M
Per resident, 2025
€239

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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