Buying a house in the Braga district costs an average of 276 thousand euros (Esposende is the most expensive municipality)

Buying a house in the district of Braga cost an average of 276 thousand euros and the most expensive municipality is Esposende (335 thousand euros), according to the Imovirtual portal barometer released today, for the month of March.

The district of Braga is below the national average (321 thousand euros), 0.31% more than in February and 11% more compared to the same month last year (290 thousand euros).

In the district of Braga, in March this year, buying a house costs, on average, 276 thousand euros. Compared to last month, the increase was slight, 2.22%. However, when compared to the same period last year, March 2023, when buying a house cost, on average, 249 thousand euros, there is a steeper increase of 10.84%.

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The municipalities that recorded the biggest increase in the average price of houses for sale, compared to March 2023, were Cabeceiras de Basto (+32%) and Terras de Bouro (+25.02%), where values ​​rose from 125,000 to 165,000 and 159,900 to €199,900, respectively.

Amares (-12.71%) and Póvoa do Lanhoso (-1.64%) are the municipalities that, compared to March last year, registered a drop in the average sales price, with values ​​decreasing from 229,000 to 199,900 and 213,500 to 210,000, respectively.

Cabeceiras de Basto (165,000 euros) and Celorico de Bastos (159,900) stand out as the cheapest municipalities to buy a house in March. The most expensive are Esposende (335,000) and Braga (305,000).

Lease

In relation to the national average value of properties for rent, there is an increase in the average rent of +33%, being 320 euros more expensive, when compared to the same period last year. Despite a slight stabilization of average values, in March there was an increase (+4%), now standing at 1,300 euros, compared to last month.

As far as the district of Braga is concerned, renting a house in March this year costs, on average, 950 euros, a slight increase of 5.56%, compared to last month, a period in which houses for rent cost, on average, 900 euros. . Compared to March 2023, there is a significantly steeper increase of 18.75%.

Barcelos is the cheapest municipality to rent a house

Famalicão was the municipality that recorded the biggest increase in the rental price of houses, compared to March 2023, with an increase in values ​​from 650 to 900 euros, followed by Braga (33.33%), from 863 to 1,150 euros.

On the other hand, Guimarães (-1.85%) recorded a drop in average house rental prices, from 810 to 795 euros.

Barcelos stands out as the cheapest municipality to rent a house in March this year (775 euros). The most expensive municipality is Braga (1,150 euros).