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Past price cycles in Loulé

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 11 times since 2011. The deepest began in August 2011.

Deepest fall
−42.1%
Recovery from the low
55 months

Prices in Loulé and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Loulé
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodLouléPortugal
Sep 2026245.9259.7
Aug 2026251.6257.0
Jul 2026251.4255.4
Jun 2026249.5254.0
May 2026236.4251.8
Apr 2026235.9247.9
Mar 2026235.9245.3
Feb 2026233.4242.0
Jan 2026231.8240.0
Dec 2025214.4237.3
Nov 2025216.8234.9
Oct 2025216.0230.9
Sep 2025224.5227.5
Aug 2025222.7224.1
Jul 2025220.3221.8
Jun 2025215.1217.9
May 2025211.0215.1
Apr 2025205.4212.8
Mar 2025198.2210.6
Feb 2025188.8206.4
Jan 2025187.7202.3
Dec 2024202.1199.2
Nov 2024197.9198.4
Oct 2024188.9196.2
Sep 2024180.5193.3
Aug 2024179.9189.7
Jul 2024181.5186.8
Jun 2024171.9184.5
May 2024177.4183.6
Apr 2024175.1182.0
Mar 2024193.4180.2
Feb 2024189.3177.9
Jan 2024184.5176.7
Dec 2023173.5175.1
Nov 2023171.5174.5
Oct 2023179.3175.1
Sep 2023182.4175.7
Aug 2023185.0175.4
Jul 2023178.8173.9
Jun 2023177.5173.1
May 2023184.8172.2
Apr 2023189.2170.0
Mar 2023184.9169.1
Feb 2023172.0168.5
Jan 2023170.2169.3
Dec 2022170.0166.2
Nov 2022169.9165.2
Oct 2022177.9161.9
Sep 2022178.8162.9
Aug 2022176.0161.2
Jul 2022166.9161.6
Jun 2022166.9160.4
May 2022165.0157.4
Apr 2022160.4154.6
Mar 2022156.9151.8
Feb 2022161.2149.8
Jan 2022156.6147.3
Dec 2021154.5146.5
Nov 2021153.4145.0
Oct 2021147.7142.6
Sep 2021144.7140.9
Aug 2021142.1139.2
Jul 2021139.9139.2
Jun 2021131.7138.5
May 2021130.3138.2
Apr 2021129.3136.8
Mar 2021132.7135.3
Feb 2021131.6133.9
Jan 2021140.5133.4
Dec 2020138.6131.8
Nov 2020137.8130.4
Oct 2020133.0129.0
Sep 2020137.3128.6
Aug 2020137.3128.6
Jul 2020130.8128.5
Jun 2020123.9127.6
May 2020123.7127.0
Apr 2020129.8126.7
Mar 2020127.2126.6
Feb 2020132.5126.7
Jan 2020132.3125.8
Dec 2019131.0124.4
Nov 2019128.5122.7
Oct 2019128.0121.9
Sep 2019127.3121.6
Aug 2019121.9120.2
Jul 2019115.6119.0
Jun 2019117.3117.4
May 2019118.5116.6
Apr 2019125.5115.7
Mar 2019124.8114.7
Feb 2019131.5114.0
Jan 2019129.4112.1
Dec 2018132.7111.4
Nov 2018125.8110.4
Oct 2018120.5110.3
Sep 2018113.7109.4
Aug 2018108.7108.4
Jul 2018109.1107.3
Jun 2018113.3106.3
May 2018112.3105.9
Apr 2018110.3105.4
Mar 2018104.6104.9
Feb 2018101.1103.9
Jan 201897.5102.9
Dec 201797.5101.6
Nov 201795.4101.4
Oct 2017104.1101.0
Sep 2017100.4100.5
Aug 2017101.699.0
Jul 201795.598.2
Jun 201794.498.1
May 201791.297.7
Apr 201791.897.4
Mar 201796.096.8
Feb 201794.796.6
Jan 201790.095.9
Dec 201687.195.0
Nov 201689.594.2
Oct 201691.393.5
Sep 201690.493.0
Aug 201690.492.8
Jul 201686.091.9
Jun 201691.091.6
May 201689.091.2
Apr 201689.090.5
Mar 201687.889.9
Feb 201688.489.5
Jan 201690.089.5
Dec 201589.589.9
Nov 201587.389.3
Oct 201586.888.9
Sep 201586.888.6
Aug 201585.388.3
Jul 201586.388.5
Jun 201586.587.7
May 201583.187.6
Apr 201581.786.7
Mar 201579.086.2
Feb 201580.186.2
Jan 201580.986.2
Dec 201481.885.6
Nov 201481.885.6
Oct 201482.086.2
Sep 201486.188.0
Aug 201482.688.4
Jul 201481.987.0
Jun 201478.085.3
May 201477.084.2
Apr 201473.883.9
Mar 201467.384.3
Feb 201480.785.7
Jan 201487.586.7
Dec 2013102.487.0
Nov 2013101.586.9
Oct 201395.487.2
Sep 201387.687.0
Aug 201383.286.8
Jul 201381.786.5
Jun 201381.787.1
May 201381.786.4
Apr 201375.685.3
Mar 201375.584.6
Feb 201373.685.1
Jan 201377.686.5
Dec 201277.887.8
Nov 201278.388.3
Oct 201278.488.7
Sep 201280.489.4
Aug 201288.789.4
Jul 201286.389.7
Jun 201280.190.2
May 201285.991.2
Apr 201285.992.8
Mar 201287.892.5
Feb 201288.192.4
Jan 201288.792.2
Dec 201191.793.3
Nov 201194.594.5
Oct 2011103.595.0
Sep 2011111.496.2
Aug 2011116.297.1
Jul 2011104.697.9
Jun 201197.199.4
May 2011100.9101.4
Apr 2011100.9102.6
Mar 201199.1102.4
Feb 201195.4101.1
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
January 2011February 2011−4.6%12
May 2011June 2011−3.8%11
August 2011March 2014−42.1%3155
December 2018July 2019−12.9%713
September 2020October 2020−3.1%11
January 2021April 2021−7.9%34
September 2022November 2022−5.0%24
April 2023November 2023−9.4%73
March 2024June 2024−11.1%35
December 2024January 2025−7.1%13
September 2025December 2025−4.5%31

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 Loulé

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €5,011/m² and €5,845/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€5,428/m²
Chance of a rise
76%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €309,420. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,174 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
53%
Payment, one income
106%

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
€1,110
Owning per month
€1,306

Sellers ask 51.1% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +54.7%.

Gap today
+51.1%
Change in a year
−3.6 pp

31.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
128
Per 1,000 residents
1.4

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 31.8% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+31.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 346 while 361 homes were finished: 1.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.0
Population change, 2025
+346

12.5% of the 67,096 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
12.5%
Empty homes
8,373

In 2025, 0% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
0%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €2.3M of housing works here in 2025, and €19.3M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€2.3M
Per resident, 2025
€25

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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