There is no doubt that 2009, like it´s sibling 2008, was a strange year in the property market in the Algarve. On reflection, one of the main issues was the fact that no-one could agree what the market was doing, when and why. With the benefit of hindsight we can review the facts, and consider what actually happened, from our (first hand) viewpoint. One of the key problems is information. On one hand accurate historical date is very hard to obtain in Portugal, as, until recently, many of the prices registered for the sale of properties were inaccurate.