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Past price cycles in Ourique

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2017. The deepest began in August 2018.

Deepest fall
−33.7%
Recovery from the low
33 months

Prices in Ourique and Portugal, indexed

Asking prices, both set to 100 in February 2017.

  • Ourique
  • Portugal
  • 100 = February 2017
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PeriodOuriquePortugal
Sep 2026202.7242.7
Aug 2026217.5241.1
Jul 2026205.1241.4
Jun 2026192.6241.4
May 2026180.2240.5
Apr 2026167.7240.5
Mar 2026164.8238.6
Feb 2026160.6236.2
Jan 2026165.2234.0
Dec 2025167.1231.6
Nov 2025168.9230.3
Oct 2025169.8227.3
Sep 2025170.5225.0
Aug 2025164.0224.3
Jul 2025157.4223.5
Jun 2025150.8220.9
May 2025144.2217.4
Apr 2025139.3215.6
Mar 2025139.9212.9
Feb 2025144.6210.2
Jan 2025148.9207.0
Dec 2024148.7204.5
Nov 2024141.7201.4
Oct 2024134.7199.2
Sep 2024127.7198.2
Aug 2024120.7197.4
Jul 2024116.5197.3
Jun 2024112.3195.6
May 2024108.1194.6
Apr 2024100.5191.8
Mar 2024102.4190.4
Feb 2024101.5188.9
Jan 2024102.2187.8
Dec 2023102.9185.5
Nov 2023106.4183.8
Oct 2023109.9181.1
Sep 2023112.6179.7
Aug 2023115.2179.3
Jul 2023115.2179.9
Jun 2023125.7179.8
May 2023121.6178.1
Apr 2023117.7177.4
Mar 2023113.6175.7
Feb 2023110.7174.8
Jan 2023110.2173.7
Dec 2022104.8172.9
Nov 202299.4172.5
Oct 202294.0169.8
Sep 202293.4168.9
Aug 202292.6168.6
Jul 202294.4168.3
Jun 202295.4168.3
May 202292.1168.0
Apr 202288.9167.1
Mar 202287.7167.2
Feb 202288.2166.5
Jan 202287.4165.7
Dec 202190.7165.6
Nov 202193.5165.1
Oct 202196.3164.1
Sep 2021101.0162.2
Aug 2021102.7161.5
Jul 2021102.0160.9
Jun 2021104.7159.5
May 2021100.1158.5
Apr 2021100.4157.7
Mar 2021100.8157.6
Feb 2021101.8157.1
Jan 2021102.7157.4
Dec 2020106.6156.5
Nov 2020110.4155.2
Oct 2020109.5153.2
Sep 2020114.1151.5
Aug 2020114.5150.7
Jul 2020115.1149.8
Jun 2020108.6150.5
May 2020114.2151.1
Apr 2020111.7151.9
Mar 2020114.4150.4
Feb 2020117.0149.4
Jan 2020123.9147.7
Dec 2019124.9148.6
Nov 2019120.8147.8
Oct 2019116.8147.4
Sep 2019112.6147.2
Aug 2019108.5147.4
Jul 2019104.4147.4
Jun 2019109.4145.2
May 2019109.3141.8
Apr 2019109.1138.7
Mar 2019109.8137.2
Feb 2019113.1135.5
Jan 2019116.4134.1
Dec 2018119.7133.7
Nov 2018123.0132.6
Oct 2018126.4131.1
Sep 2018126.7128.0
Aug 2018131.9125.6
Jul 2018125.0125.3
Jun 2018118.2122.5
May 2018111.3121.4
Apr 2018104.3118.8
Mar 2018103.9117.6
Feb 2018105.0117.1
Jan 2018110.0115.3
Dec 2017115.2115.6
Nov 2017120.3114.2
Oct 2017117.7112.6
Sep 2017114.1110.2
Aug 2017111.1108.6
Jul 2017113.1106.8
Jun 2017113.7105.3
May 2017114.2102.9
Apr 2017111.6102.8
Mar 2017110.0101.7
Feb 2017100.0100.0

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
November 2017March 2018−13.6%44
August 2018January 2022−33.7%4133
January 2025April 2025−6.5%32
September 2025February 2026−5.8%53
August 2026September 2026−6.8%1Not 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 Ourique

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,850/m² and €2,695/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,273/m²
Chance of a rise
98%

At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €89,370. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €339 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
15%
Payment, one income
30%

Owning a 90 m² home costs less each month than renting 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
€410
Owning per month
€314

20.0% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
3
Per 1,000 residents
0.6

Figures for Baixo Alentejo: Ourique has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 5.6% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−5.6%

In 2025 the population grew by 43 while 1 homes were finished: 43.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
43.0
Population change, 2025
+43

9.6% of the 4,288 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
9.6%
Empty homes
410

In 2025, 67% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
67%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
50.0

Public bodies signed €1.1M of housing works here in 2025, and €2.2M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€1.1M
Per resident, 2025
€217

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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