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Past price cycles in Vila Real

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 11 times since 2015. The deepest began in July 2023.

Deepest fall
−13.2%
Recovery from the low
8 months

Prices in Vila Real and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in March 2015.

  • Vila Real
  • Portugal
  • 100 = March 2015
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PeriodVila RealPortugal
Sep 2026223.0301.3
Aug 2026225.8298.1
Jul 2026228.6296.3
Jun 2026233.9294.7
May 2026225.3292.1
Apr 2026224.0287.6
Mar 2026209.6284.5
Feb 2026214.5280.7
Jan 2026212.7278.4
Dec 2025212.7275.3
Nov 2025209.2272.5
Oct 2025199.7267.9
Sep 2025191.6263.9
Aug 2025191.5259.9
Jul 2025192.7257.3
Jun 2025191.2252.8
May 2025193.6249.5
Apr 2025195.5246.8
Mar 2025196.2244.3
Feb 2025184.6239.4
Jan 2025177.9234.7
Dec 2024171.1231.1
Nov 2024169.0230.2
Oct 2024170.1227.6
Sep 2024170.0224.2
Aug 2024167.2220.1
Jul 2024162.6216.7
Jun 2024155.0214.0
May 2024162.4213.0
Apr 2024164.5211.1
Mar 2024164.4209.0
Feb 2024164.4206.3
Jan 2024164.4205.0
Dec 2023160.9203.2
Nov 2023163.0202.4
Oct 2023166.9203.2
Sep 2023175.0203.8
Aug 2023177.4203.4
Jul 2023178.6201.7
Jun 2023173.2200.8
May 2023167.2199.7
Apr 2023156.1197.2
Mar 2023158.4196.2
Feb 2023161.7195.5
Jan 2023163.3196.4
Dec 2022156.3192.9
Nov 2022150.6191.7
Oct 2022145.9187.8
Sep 2022144.3189.0
Aug 2022144.3187.0
Jul 2022143.0187.4
Jun 2022143.2186.1
May 2022144.8182.5
Apr 2022145.1179.4
Mar 2022144.3176.1
Feb 2022141.8173.8
Jan 2022141.2170.9
Dec 2021140.9170.0
Nov 2021144.1168.3
Oct 2021144.3165.5
Sep 2021142.3163.5
Aug 2021140.4161.5
Jul 2021133.5161.5
Jun 2021132.7160.7
May 2021130.4160.3
Apr 2021130.6158.7
Mar 2021124.9157.0
Feb 2021114.9155.3
Jan 2021114.2154.8
Dec 2020109.9152.9
Nov 2020115.1151.3
Oct 2020116.5149.6
Sep 2020123.9149.2
Aug 2020123.7149.2
Jul 2020125.7149.1
Jun 2020125.8148.0
May 2020125.1147.4
Apr 2020125.1147.0
Mar 2020124.7146.8
Feb 2020123.3147.0
Jan 2020125.6145.9
Dec 2019122.1144.3
Nov 2019120.0142.3
Oct 2019114.8141.4
Sep 2019116.5141.0
Aug 2019116.3139.4
Jul 2019116.5138.1
Jun 2019116.1136.2
May 2019115.8135.3
Apr 2019116.1134.3
Mar 2019116.3133.1
Feb 2019114.4132.3
Jan 2019114.5130.0
Dec 2018114.5129.2
Nov 2018116.8128.0
Oct 2018113.4127.9
Sep 2018113.4126.9
Aug 2018111.2125.8
Jul 2018112.7124.5
Jun 2018107.5123.3
May 2018113.4122.9
Apr 2018111.6122.2
Mar 2018106.7121.7
Feb 2018108.4120.5
Jan 2018106.3119.3
Dec 2017107.3117.9
Nov 2017100.0117.6
Oct 2017100.6117.2
Sep 2017106.3116.5
Aug 2017111.0114.8
Jul 2017104.9113.9
Jun 2017106.8113.8
May 2017107.8113.4
Apr 2017110.5113.0
Mar 2017107.3112.3
Feb 2017106.3112.0
Jan 2017102.1111.2
Dec 201699.4110.2
Nov 201699.4109.3
Oct 201697.5108.5
Sep 201698.7107.9
Aug 201698.7107.7
Jul 2016106.1106.6
Jun 2016106.0106.2
May 2016101.3105.8
Apr 201697.1105.0
Mar 201699.3104.2
Feb 2016101.4103.8
Jan 201697.8103.8
Dec 201598.3104.2
Nov 201599.9103.6
Oct 2015100.8103.2
Sep 201597.5102.8
Aug 201594.4102.4
Jul 201587.6102.6
Jun 201587.4101.7
May 201589.1101.6
Apr 201595.5100.5
Mar 2015100.0100.0

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 2015June 2015−12.6%34
October 2015January 2016−3.0%31
February 2016April 2016−4.3%22
July 2016October 2016−8.2%34
April 2017July 2017−5.1%31
August 2017November 2017−9.9%35
May 2018June 2018−5.2%13
June 2020December 2020−12.7%64
January 2023April 2023−4.4%31
July 2023June 2024−13.2%118
June 2026September 2026−4.7%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 Vila Real

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,697/m² and €2,192/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,945/m²
Chance of a rise
98%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €143,730. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €545 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
21%
Payment, one income
42%

Owning and renting a 90 m² home cost about the same each month. 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
€566
Owning per month
€556

Sellers ask 3.7% less than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was −4.9%.

Gap today
−3.7%
Change in a year
+1.2 pp

18.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
112
Per 1,000 residents
2.1

Figures for Douro: Vila Real has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 31.0% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−31.0%

In 2025 the population grew by 109 while 42 homes were finished: 2.6 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.6
Population change, 2025
+109

9.9% of the 30,819 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
9.9%
Empty homes
3,048

In 2025, 8% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
8%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €5.7M of housing works here in 2025, and €27.6M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€5.7M
Per resident, 2025
€107

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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