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Past price cycles in Algarve

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2011. The deepest began in April 2011.

Deepest fall
−21.5%
Recovery from the low
37 months

Prices in Algarve and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Algarve
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodAlgarvePortugal
Sep 2026254.1259.7
Aug 2026252.5257.0
Jul 2026255.7255.4
Jun 2026253.2254.0
May 2026250.1251.8
Apr 2026246.5247.9
Mar 2026244.4245.3
Feb 2026242.4242.0
Jan 2026239.0240.0
Dec 2025234.6237.3
Nov 2025233.2234.9
Oct 2025231.7230.9
Sep 2025230.3227.5
Aug 2025226.2224.1
Jul 2025225.1221.8
Jun 2025221.5217.9
May 2025220.4215.1
Apr 2025213.9212.8
Mar 2025209.8210.6
Feb 2025203.7206.4
Jan 2025198.9202.3
Dec 2024197.4199.2
Nov 2024199.0198.4
Oct 2024199.7196.2
Sep 2024196.6193.3
Aug 2024191.7189.7
Jul 2024190.8186.8
Jun 2024188.9184.5
May 2024186.8183.6
Apr 2024181.6182.0
Mar 2024181.5180.2
Feb 2024182.3177.9
Jan 2024179.0176.7
Dec 2023177.6175.1
Nov 2023177.7174.5
Oct 2023181.5175.1
Sep 2023185.2175.7
Aug 2023186.2175.4
Jul 2023187.3173.9
Jun 2023184.6173.1
May 2023183.9172.2
Apr 2023179.3170.0
Mar 2023179.6169.1
Feb 2023179.3168.5
Jan 2023179.9169.3
Dec 2022176.0166.2
Nov 2022172.9165.2
Oct 2022171.1161.9
Sep 2022168.2162.9
Aug 2022167.1161.2
Jul 2022164.2161.6
Jun 2022163.1160.4
May 2022158.3157.4
Apr 2022155.9154.6
Mar 2022154.9151.8
Feb 2022155.9149.8
Jan 2022153.2147.3
Dec 2021149.0146.5
Nov 2021147.0145.0
Oct 2021144.0142.6
Sep 2021142.8140.9
Aug 2021140.4139.2
Jul 2021138.3139.2
Jun 2021135.5138.5
May 2021134.2138.2
Apr 2021134.2136.8
Mar 2021133.0135.3
Feb 2021131.0133.9
Jan 2021131.5133.4
Dec 2020131.9131.8
Nov 2020134.4130.4
Oct 2020133.4129.0
Sep 2020130.6128.6
Aug 2020129.8128.6
Jul 2020131.8128.5
Jun 2020133.5127.6
May 2020130.1127.0
Apr 2020127.5126.7
Mar 2020127.6126.6
Feb 2020126.1126.7
Jan 2020125.0125.8
Dec 2019124.7124.4
Nov 2019125.3122.7
Oct 2019124.1121.9
Sep 2019122.3121.6
Aug 2019121.7120.2
Jul 2019120.7119.0
Jun 2019118.3117.4
May 2019117.6116.6
Apr 2019118.8115.7
Mar 2019118.2114.7
Feb 2019121.2114.0
Jan 2019119.2112.1
Dec 2018117.9111.4
Nov 2018113.7110.4
Oct 2018113.3110.3
Sep 2018111.2109.4
Aug 2018108.6108.4
Jul 2018105.9107.3
Jun 2018104.5106.3
May 2018103.4105.9
Apr 2018102.3105.4
Mar 2018101.3104.9
Feb 201899.8103.9
Jan 201897.6102.9
Dec 201799.1101.6
Nov 201798.9101.4
Oct 201799.1101.0
Sep 201797.4100.5
Aug 201795.999.0
Jul 201795.498.2
Jun 201794.198.1
May 201793.597.7
Apr 201793.297.4
Mar 201793.996.8
Feb 201792.396.6
Jan 201791.795.9
Dec 201689.795.0
Nov 201689.694.2
Oct 201689.793.5
Sep 201690.793.0
Aug 201691.092.8
Jul 201688.291.9
Jun 201686.191.6
May 201685.991.2
Apr 201684.690.5
Mar 201684.689.9
Feb 201684.089.5
Jan 201685.689.5
Dec 201587.689.9
Nov 201587.489.3
Oct 201587.188.9
Sep 201585.788.6
Aug 201582.888.3
Jul 201582.488.5
Jun 201581.887.7
May 201582.987.6
Apr 201580.386.7
Mar 201580.786.2
Feb 201579.486.2
Jan 201580.886.2
Dec 201480.285.6
Nov 201481.685.6
Oct 201481.186.2
Sep 201486.188.0
Aug 201484.288.4
Jul 201484.387.0
Jun 201481.585.3
May 201480.684.2
Apr 201481.583.9
Mar 201480.984.3
Feb 201486.185.7
Jan 201486.186.7
Dec 201389.887.0
Nov 201386.086.9
Oct 201387.187.2
Sep 201384.187.0
Aug 201384.486.8
Jul 201384.086.5
Jun 201384.087.1
May 201382.486.4
Apr 201380.185.3
Mar 201382.384.6
Feb 201381.785.1
Jan 201384.386.5
Dec 201285.787.8
Nov 201289.888.3
Oct 201290.488.7
Sep 201290.489.4
Aug 201289.089.4
Jul 201290.789.7
Jun 201289.690.2
May 201292.091.2
Apr 201290.792.8
Mar 201293.292.5
Feb 201291.292.4
Jan 201292.392.2
Dec 201195.393.3
Nov 201197.294.5
Oct 201198.395.0
Sep 201199.196.2
Aug 201199.397.1
Jul 201199.897.9
Jun 201199.899.4
May 2011100.4101.4
Apr 2011101.2102.6
Mar 2011100.6102.4
Feb 201199.7101.1
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
April 2011February 2015−21.5%4637
July 2023December 2023−5.1%56

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 Algarve

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €3,027/m² and €3,433/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€3,230/m²
Chance of a rise
96%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €265,770. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,008 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
46%
Payment, one income
92%

Renting a 90 m² home costs less each month than owning 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
€986
Owning per month
€1,054

0.1% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,611
Per 1,000 residents
2.8

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 25.0% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+25.0%

In 2025 the population grew by 937 while 1,397 homes were finished: 0.7 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
0.7
Population change, 2025
+937

In 2025, 34% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
34%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
2.4

Public bodies signed €103M of housing works here in 2025, and €162.4M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€103M
Per resident, 2025
€178

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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