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Ribeira Brava · report

Past price cycles in Ribeira Brava

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 8 times since 2015. The deepest began in January 2026.

Deepest fall
−15.1%
Recovery from the low
Not yet

Prices in Ribeira Brava and Portugal, indexed

Asking prices, both set to 100 in October 2015.

  • Ribeira Brava
  • Portugal
  • 100 = October 2015
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PeriodRibeira BravaPortugal
Sep 2026372.7296.1
Aug 2026374.6294.2
Jul 2026396.8294.5
Jun 2026414.6294.6
May 2026383.9293.4
Apr 2026396.9293.4
Mar 2026410.0291.2
Feb 2026416.0288.2
Jan 2026438.9285.5
Dec 2025413.3282.6
Nov 2025412.2281.0
Oct 2025414.7277.3
Sep 2025411.4274.6
Aug 2025390.8273.7
Jul 2025370.1272.7
Jun 2025349.5269.5
May 2025328.9265.2
Apr 2025308.3263.0
Mar 2025287.6259.8
Feb 2025266.9256.4
Jan 2025255.5252.6
Dec 2024258.0249.5
Nov 2024275.1245.7
Oct 2024271.4243.1
Sep 2024268.5241.8
Aug 2024268.2240.9
Jul 2024268.0240.7
Jun 2024279.7238.7
May 2024288.1237.4
Apr 2024284.4234.0
Mar 2024276.4232.3
Feb 2024279.4230.5
Jan 2024275.0229.2
Dec 2023270.6226.3
Nov 2023262.3224.3
Oct 2023250.4220.9
Sep 2023254.3219.3
Aug 2023245.5218.8
Jul 2023245.8219.5
Jun 2023237.6219.4
May 2023229.4217.3
Apr 2023221.2216.4
Mar 2023213.1214.4
Feb 2023204.9213.3
Jan 2023196.6211.9
Dec 2022188.5210.9
Nov 2022187.8210.5
Oct 2022187.3207.2
Sep 2022191.4206.1
Aug 2022189.4205.7
Jul 2022188.5205.4
Jun 2022185.7205.3
May 2022182.3205.0
Apr 2022175.6203.9
Mar 2022178.8204.0
Feb 2022180.1203.1
Jan 2022181.5202.2
Dec 2021180.4202.0
Nov 2021180.0201.5
Oct 2021178.9200.3
Sep 2021170.1197.9
Aug 2021161.3197.1
Jul 2021152.6196.3
Jun 2021143.8194.6
May 2021135.9193.4
Apr 2021134.5192.4
Mar 2021133.7192.3
Feb 2021131.8191.7
Jan 2021128.9192.1
Dec 2020124.3190.9
Nov 2020119.6189.4
Oct 2020114.9187.0
Sep 2020109.3184.9
Aug 2020107.2183.9
Jul 2020109.9182.8
Jun 2020109.8183.7
May 2020114.6184.4
Apr 2020116.7185.3
Mar 2020120.1183.5
Feb 2020111.7182.3
Jan 2020119.3180.2
Dec 2019117.7181.4
Nov 2019116.7180.4
Oct 2019115.9179.9
Sep 2019118.0179.6
Aug 2019116.8179.8
Jul 2019116.7179.9
Jun 2019117.3177.2
May 2019113.9173.0
Apr 2019113.0169.3
Mar 2019114.3167.4
Feb 2019114.1165.3
Jan 2019108.4163.6
Dec 2018109.1163.1
Nov 2018109.1161.8
Oct 2018107.2159.9
Sep 2018113.2156.2
Aug 2018116.5153.3
Jul 2018115.4152.8
Jun 2018111.5149.4
May 2018109.9148.1
Apr 2018105.2145.0
Mar 2018100.4143.5
Feb 2018100.9142.8
Jan 2018104.3140.6
Dec 2017104.7141.0
Nov 2017102.1139.4
Oct 2017105.9137.3
Sep 2017106.2134.4
Aug 2017109.8132.6
Jul 2017107.6130.3
Jun 2017103.6128.5
May 2017102.0125.6
Apr 2017100.7125.4
Mar 2017100.8124.0
Feb 2017103.5122.0
Jan 2017103.2120.6
Dec 2016104.8119.5
Nov 2016104.5118.8
Oct 2016108.0116.4
Sep 2016111.2113.2
Aug 2016110.0110.2
Jul 2016106.1106.4
Jun 2016105.5106.3
May 201698.4105.2
Apr 201696.9104.6
Mar 2016102.6105.5
Feb 2016102.3105.2
Jan 2016105.3104.0
Dec 2015105.2102.2
Nov 2015100.9100.6
Oct 2015100.0100.0

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 2016April 2016−7.9%32
September 2016March 2018−9.7%183
August 2018October 2018−8.0%28
January 2020February 2020−6.3%11
March 2020August 2020−10.7%54
January 2022April 2022−3.3%31
May 2024January 2025−11.3%83
January 2026September 2026−15.1%8Not 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 Ribeira Brava

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €2,332/m² and €4,561/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€3,447/m²
Chance of a rise
41%

Affordability

At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €128,610. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €488 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
22%
Payment, one income
44%

Buy or rent

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
€549
Owning per month
€451

New homes

57.6% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
23
Per 1,000 residents
1.7

Foreign buyers

Figures for Região Autónoma da Madeira: Ribeira Brava has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 31.6% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+31.6%

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 125 while 14 homes were finished: 8.9 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
8.9
Population change, 2025
+125

Empty homes

15.4% of the 6,971 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
15.4%
Empty homes
1,072

Renovation

In 2025, 25% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
25%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €686.8K of housing works here in 2025, and €878.4K since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€686.8K
Per resident, 2025
€52

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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