Selling or buying in Forel (Lavaux)
Forel (Lavaux) in figures, the price trend, current credit conditions and projects in the Lavaux-Oron district, with sources.
Prices
We do not yet publish a median price per square metre for Forel (Lavaux): we have not recorded enough comparable sales in the municipality for a figure to be reliable. We will publish it here as soon as we have.
The national trend is known: according to the Federal Statistical Office, residential property prices rose 3.5% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, driven by condominium apartments (+1.6% over the quarter), while single-family houses edged down (−0.4%). For your property, only a valuation based on comparable sales counts: it is complimentary.
Credit
In August 2026, the average ten-year fixed mortgage rate stood at 2.03% according to the Swiss National Bank, and 1.76% over five years. Banks nonetheless test a buyer’s affordability at a notional rate of 5%: our online affordability calculation follows the same rule.
Projects in the district
In the Lavaux-Oron district, the Official Gazette published five planning applications between late August and early October, all of them small: the largest provides for six homes.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (permanent resident population 2024; residential property price index, Q2 2026); cantonal tax lists 2025 (municipal rate and Vaud average); Swiss National Bank, August 2026; Official Gazette of the canton of Vaud. Reading as of 9 October 2026.
Other municipalities in the district
A fair price can be proven
Comparative value, hedonic value and bank value: your buyer’s bank often decides the sale. We give you all three, with the figures behind them.
