Pico
Young people in Madalena are giving up on buying a first home as prices climb
Getting on the housing ladder has become the leading concern for under-35s in the municipality of Madalena.
Azores
Faial
Cedros, Faial's granary, sees property pressure reach the island's farming interior too
The parish of Cedros, a traditional farming and livestock centre, is starting to see interest from buyers with no ties to the land in its farmhouses and pastur…
Flores
Unesco biosphere reserve status curbs new construction around Rocha dos Bordões
The Rocha dos Bordões natural monument, in Flores, illustrates the dilemma facing the island's property market: the environmental protection that draws tourism…
Sao Miguel
Fajã de Baixo, the historic Ponta Delgada neighbourhood where gentrification is starting to show
The freguesia of Fajã de Baixo is beginning to draw buyers who previously looked only in the historic centre.
Faial
The area around Horta airport, in Castelo Branco, gains property appeal linked to improved infrastructure
The parish of Castelo Branco, home to Horta airport, is seeing improvements in air connectivity begin to translate into greater property interest in the surrou…
Graciosa (Azores)
Graciosa's young people caught between low wages and a lack of affordable housing
A shortage of rental flats and wages tied to farming and fishing make it hard for young people to leave home.
Faial
Whale-watching tourism sends demand for accommodation soaring around Porto Pim
The conversion of Porto Pim's old whaling factory into a museum, combined with the boom in whale watching, has turned the bay into one of the areas under the g…
Sao Miguel
Young people in Ribeira Grande give up on buying a first home as prices soar
More and more young people in Ribeira Grande are abandoning the idea of buying a first home, choosing instead to stay with their parents or move to Ponta Delga…
Corvo
Communal grazing land and extensive livestock farming limit residential land in Corvo
A large part of the territory is set aside as communal grazing land for extensive livestock farming, shrinking the already scarce land suitable for new housing.
Pico
The Cultura da Vinha landscape sends land prices soaring in Criação Velha and Santa Luzia
Unesco recognition of the island's vineyard landscape has turned plots of vines enclosed by stone currais into the most sought-after property asset in the muni…
Terceira
Protected landscape status for Serra do Cume and Biscoitos limits new housing construction in Terceira
Landscape protection rules restrict building across large areas, one of the factors curbing the supply of land, according to the industry.
Corvo
Birdwatchers and nature tourists start eyeing accommodation in Corvo
Sporadic interest from international birdwatchers in Corvo's seabirds is generating seasonal demand for accommodation that the island can barely absorb.