Home rents have fallen 2.9% over the past year. But buying a house in Portugal costs 3,142 euros/m2.
For five consecutive months the house rents fallin Portugal.
Last month, May, renting a house cost 16.3 euros per square meter (euros/m2). It’s a descent from 2,9% in relation to April, according to .
The falls have been modest but constant: 1.9% in January, 1.4% in February, 1.2% in March and 2.7% in April.
Even so, the median value of 16.3 euros is not far from the historical maximum of 17 euros/m2registered in October 2025.
Viana do Castelo (17.5%), Castelo Branco (14.8%) and Faro (11.2%) recorded the biggest increases in rent; Viseu (-8.4%), Porto (-7.7%), Lisbon (-2.7%) had the biggest drops.
Lisboa remains the most expensive city to rent a house, with a median price of 21.8 euros/m2. White Castle (7.4 euros/m2) is the most accessible district capital in this context.
But to buy…
Then, the values are not going down. On the contrary: the house prices in Portugal rose 10.2% in May, compared to May last year, and rose 2.2% in the last quarter.
The most recent figures indicate that buying a house had a cost of 3,142 euros per square meter (euros/m2) last month.
It is, again, a new maximum. There is seven months in a row that a never-before-seen value is always reached.
Last month, prices of houses for sale rose in all capitals and autonomous regions analyzed. The biggest annual increases were recorded in Santarém (30.9%) and Portalegre (28.2%).
Also here, Lisboa It is the most expensive city to buy a house: median price of 6,124 euros/m2. And also here White Castle (1,050 euros/m2) is the cheapest district capital.
