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Past price cycles in Sintra

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more once since 2011. That fall began in March 2011.

Deepest fall
−26.4%
Recovery from the low
45 months

Prices in Sintra and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Sintra
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodSintraPortugal
Sep 2026334.1259.7
Aug 2026331.1257.0
Jul 2026327.5255.4
Jun 2026322.7254.0
May 2026319.8251.8
Apr 2026314.7247.9
Mar 2026310.4245.3
Feb 2026306.3242.0
Jan 2026301.4240.0
Dec 2025297.5237.3
Nov 2025295.0234.9
Oct 2025289.8230.9
Sep 2025284.9227.5
Aug 2025278.4224.1
Jul 2025272.9221.8
Jun 2025266.2217.9
May 2025261.0215.1
Apr 2025255.7212.8
Mar 2025248.0210.6
Feb 2025242.7206.4
Jan 2025235.3202.3
Dec 2024231.5199.2
Nov 2024228.7198.4
Oct 2024226.4196.2
Sep 2024221.5193.3
Aug 2024217.6189.7
Jul 2024213.6186.8
Jun 2024212.5184.5
May 2024209.4183.6
Apr 2024208.5182.0
Mar 2024205.4180.2
Feb 2024203.8177.9
Jan 2024202.3176.7
Dec 2023202.5175.1
Nov 2023202.4174.5
Oct 2023202.9175.1
Sep 2023204.2175.7
Aug 2023203.9175.4
Jul 2023202.4173.9
Jun 2023202.0173.1
May 2023201.6172.2
Apr 2023199.3170.0
Mar 2023198.0169.1
Feb 2023196.2168.5
Jan 2023195.0169.3
Dec 2022191.9166.2
Nov 2022190.6165.2
Oct 2022188.4161.9
Sep 2022188.3162.9
Aug 2022186.8161.2
Jul 2022185.6161.6
Jun 2022182.9160.4
May 2022178.5157.4
Apr 2022175.6154.6
Mar 2022172.5151.8
Feb 2022171.4149.8
Jan 2022168.3147.3
Dec 2021167.2146.5
Nov 2021165.8145.0
Oct 2021164.8142.6
Sep 2021160.8140.9
Aug 2021159.6139.2
Jul 2021157.3139.2
Jun 2021155.7138.5
May 2021154.0138.2
Apr 2021152.3136.8
Mar 2021151.5135.3
Feb 2021149.8133.9
Jan 2021150.6133.4
Dec 2020149.7131.8
Nov 2020149.3130.4
Oct 2020148.2129.0
Sep 2020145.2128.6
Aug 2020143.1128.6
Jul 2020140.8128.5
Jun 2020141.2127.6
May 2020141.0127.0
Apr 2020139.8126.7
Mar 2020139.5126.6
Feb 2020137.8126.7
Jan 2020137.0125.8
Dec 2019135.7124.4
Nov 2019134.4122.7
Oct 2019129.7121.9
Sep 2019126.8121.6
Aug 2019124.8120.2
Jul 2019124.0119.0
Jun 2019122.5117.4
May 2019121.4116.6
Apr 2019121.3115.7
Mar 2019120.2114.7
Feb 2019118.6114.0
Jan 2019116.4112.1
Dec 2018114.4111.4
Nov 2018112.6110.4
Oct 2018111.6110.3
Sep 2018111.2109.4
Aug 2018110.7108.4
Jul 2018108.9107.3
Jun 2018108.1106.3
May 2018106.6105.9
Apr 2018105.4105.4
Mar 2018103.9104.9
Feb 2018101.9103.9
Jan 2018100.8102.9
Dec 201799.6101.6
Nov 201799.7101.4
Oct 201799.4101.0
Sep 201798.4100.5
Aug 201797.099.0
Jul 201796.398.2
Jun 201794.798.1
May 201793.897.7
Apr 201793.297.4
Mar 201793.696.8
Feb 201793.196.6
Jan 201792.495.9
Dec 201689.995.0
Nov 201689.094.2
Oct 201687.493.5
Sep 201687.793.0
Aug 201686.992.8
Jul 201687.091.9
Jun 201687.091.6
May 201686.891.2
Apr 201685.290.5
Mar 201683.989.9
Feb 201683.689.5
Jan 201684.389.5
Dec 201585.289.9
Nov 201583.889.3
Oct 201583.788.9
Sep 201582.788.6
Aug 201585.388.3
Jul 201585.288.5
Jun 201585.987.7
May 201583.287.6
Apr 201582.186.7
Mar 201580.886.2
Feb 201581.286.2
Jan 201582.386.2
Dec 201481.285.6
Nov 201481.085.6
Oct 201481.486.2
Sep 201481.488.0
Aug 201480.288.4
Jul 201480.387.0
Jun 201478.285.3
May 201477.984.2
Apr 201473.983.9
Mar 201476.384.3
Feb 201477.785.7
Jan 201484.786.7
Dec 201384.387.0
Nov 201383.786.9
Oct 201381.587.2
Sep 201379.887.0
Aug 201381.686.8
Jul 201382.386.5
Jun 201383.487.1
May 201383.686.4
Apr 201382.985.3
Mar 201383.784.6
Feb 201386.085.1
Jan 201386.686.5
Dec 201286.987.8
Nov 201286.388.3
Oct 201287.288.7
Sep 201289.189.4
Aug 201287.689.4
Jul 201286.789.7
Jun 201286.790.2
May 201287.691.2
Apr 201289.492.8
Mar 201290.192.5
Feb 201288.692.4
Jan 201288.392.2
Dec 201187.893.3
Nov 201191.394.5
Oct 201192.495.0
Sep 201192.496.2
Aug 201193.097.1
Jul 201194.697.9
Jun 201195.999.4
May 201197.5101.4
Apr 201199.2102.6
Mar 2011100.3102.4
Feb 201199.9101.1
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
March 2011April 2014−26.4%3745

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 Sintra

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €3,615/m² and €4,069/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€3,842/m²
Chance of a rise
93%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €271,530. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,030 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
43%
Payment, one income
85%

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
€1,027
Owning per month
€969

Sellers ask 18.5% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +27.2%.

Gap today
+18.5%
Change in a year
−8.7 pp

90.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,062
Per 1,000 residents
2.4

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 7.8% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+7.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 3,306 while 505 homes were finished: 6.5 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
6.5
Population change, 2025
+3,306

9.3% of the 184,095 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
9.3%
Empty homes
17,035

In 2025, 13% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
13%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.7

Public bodies signed €12.7M of housing works here in 2025, and €37.9M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€12.7M
Per resident, 2025
€28

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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