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Past price cycles in Cataluña

Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in Q2 2008.

Deepest fall
−33.6%
Recovery from the low
123 months

Prices in Cataluña and in Spain, indexed

Appraised values, both set to 100 in Q1 1995.

  • Cataluña
  • Spain
  • 100 = Q1 1995
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PeriodCataluñaSpain
Q2 2026374.5351.1
Q1 2026374.0345.2
Q4 2025359.4332.4
Q3 2025346.7321.0
Q2 2025340.1312.1
Q1 2025333.8303.1
Q4 2024322.4294.0
Q3 2024313.4286.4
Q2 2024311.2282.6
Q1 2024308.2278.1
Q4 2023303.8274.6
Q3 2023299.1270.2
Q2 2023295.5267.3
Q1 2023297.5266.6
Q4 2022291.9260.8
Q3 2022289.8259.4
Q2 2022291.1259.5
Q1 2022293.9258.5
Q4 2021284.5252.5
Q3 2021277.2247.7
Q2 2021277.7245.9
Q1 2021274.3242.3
Q4 2020271.0241.8
Q3 2020272.0241.4
Q2 2020270.3240.0
Q1 2020276.2244.5
Q4 2019277.2246.4
Q3 2019276.0244.2
Q2 2019276.5244.1
Q1 2019274.7243.9
Q4 2018272.4241.3
Q3 2018266.9237.0
Q2 2018265.1236.7
Q1 2018259.3233.5
Q4 2017257.5232.4
Q3 2017254.6229.6
Q2 2017249.5228.1
Q1 2017248.9227.5
Q4 2016244.4225.4
Q3 2016239.7223.6
Q2 2016239.2224.6
Q1 2016236.1222.5
Q4 2015234.2222.1
Q3 2015228.9220.0
Q2 2015228.7220.2
Q1 2015225.1217.3
Q4 2014227.4218.1
Q3 2014226.2217.0
Q2 2014225.6217.5
Q1 2014225.6217.6
Q4 2013226.6218.7
Q3 2013228.8222.9
Q2 2013230.1224.0
Q1 2013238.5226.1
Q4 2012246.4228.3
Q3 2012251.1233.4
Q2 2012257.9239.5
Q1 2012266.7245.9
Q4 2011277.5253.7
Q3 2011282.6257.8
Q2 2011290.1261.2
Q1 2011291.9265.0
Q4 2010300.8272.1
Q3 2010302.4273.1
Q2 2010306.6275.6
Q1 2010305.6278.1
Q4 2009311.0282.1
Q3 2009307.6282.8
Q2 2009313.5286.4
Q1 2009321.3291.9
Q4 2008331.2300.9
Q3 2008336.2308.4
Q2 2008338.8312.4
Q1 2008334.4313.3
Q4 2007333.4310.9
Q3 2007326.5307.3
Q2 2007324.1306.3
Q1 2007320.7301.8
Q4 2006315.2296.7
Q3 2006310.0291.7
Q2 2006306.8289.5
Q1 2006296.1281.4
Q4 2005284.6272.0
Q3 2005277.2265.6
Q2 2005271.1261.3
Q1 2005262.5251.3
Q4 2004261.7241.2
Q3 2004250.1234.2
Q2 2004243.3229.4
Q1 2004227.0217.1
Q4 2003222.0205.8
Q3 2003212.6200.5
Q2 2003206.8195.2
Q1 2003198.2183.4
Q4 2002191.9173.6
Q3 2002185.6170.3
Q2 2002182.4166.6
Q1 2002177.7156.8
Q4 2001173.5148.0
Q3 2001167.5146.5
Q2 2001165.6143.5
Q1 2001160.4138.7
Q4 2000155.6133.2
Q3 2000150.7132.9
Q2 2000146.7131.2
Q1 2000141.5127.6
Q4 1999138.1123.6
Q3 1999132.5123.4
Q2 1999129.1120.1
Q1 1999124.9116.3
Q4 1998120.2112.8
Q3 1998117.1115.8
Q2 1998113.4113.6
Q1 1998110.5106.8
Q4 1997109.2104.8
Q3 1997107.9108.3
Q2 1997107.1108.3
Q1 1997106.3103.0
Q4 1996105.8103.5
Q3 1996104.2103.0
Q2 1996103.1104.0
Q1 1996102.6102.3
Q4 1995102.6103.3
Q3 1995102.1101.8
Q2 1995101.3102.3
Q1 1995100.0100.0

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
Q2 2008Q1 2015−33.6%81123

Spain against the EU since 2015

Eurostat's house price index for all dwellings, 2015 = 100. National figures, comparable across member states.

  • Spain
  • EU
  • 2015 = 100
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PeriodSpainEU
Q2 2026200.6168.6
Q1 2026194.1166.5
Q4 2025187.5164.6
Q3 2025184.1163.5
Q2 2025178.9161.0
Q1 2025172.0158.5
Q4 2024166.1156.2
Q3 2024163.1155.1
Q2 2024158.6152.7
Q1 2024153.2149.8
Q4 2023149.1148.9
Q3 2023150.7149.1
Q2 2023147.0148.2
Q1 2023144.0147.6
Q4 2022143.0148.7
Q3 2022144.2150.9
Q2 2022141.7149.6
Q1 2022139.1146.2
Q4 2021135.6143.2
Q3 2021133.9140.2
Q2 2021131.2136.0
Q1 2021128.1132.1
Q4 2020127.6129.8
Q3 2020128.6128.1
Q2 2020127.0126.3
Q1 2020126.9124.4
Q4 2019125.4122.7
Q3 2019126.3121.5
Q2 2019124.3119.8
Q1 2019122.9117.6
Q4 2018121.0116.8
Q3 2018120.5115.9
Q2 2018117.9114.2
Q1 2018115.0112.3
Q4 2017113.4111.2
Q3 2017112.4110.4
Q2 2017110.4108.8
Q1 2017108.2106.9
Q4 2016105.8106.1
Q3 2016105.4105.4
Q2 2016104.6103.8
Q1 2016102.7102.0
Q4 2015101.3101.1
Q3 2015101.3100.8
Q2 2015100.799.8
Q1 201596.798.3

Appraised values go back to 1995 for Spain, its regions and provinces, and to 2005 for municipalities over 25,000 inhabitants. They are quarterly, so falls are dated by quarter. A fall counts once values drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Cataluña

Figures for Spain: Cataluña has no reliable figures of its own.

At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €247,761. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €945 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.

Payment, two incomes
28%
Payment, one income
57%

26.4% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
16,883
Per 1,000 residents
2.1

Buyers living abroad bought 3.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
3.8%

In 2024 the population grew by 108,816 while 14,028 homes were finished: 7.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2024
7.8
Population change, 2024
+108,816

10.7% of the 3,915,127 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
10.7%
Empty homes
417,652

In 2025, 18% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
18%

Public bodies signed €69.5M of housing works here in 2025, and €188M since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€69.5M
Per resident, 2025
€9