Corvo's few young people are putting off leaving home for lack of housing of their own
With just a handful of residents under thirty, the island is seeing its young people continue living with family amid a shortage of available housing.
Saturday 29 de August de 2026 · Macaronesia
With just a handful of residents under thirty, the island is seeing its young people continue living with family amid a shortage of available housing.
A shortage of bricklayers and specialist trades forces builders to bring in crews from Terceira, driving up timelines and costs.
In Lajedo, one of the smallest parishes in Lajes das Flores, dozens of family homes have stood empty since their owners emigrated decades ago to New England or…
Heirs living in the United States and Canada keep family homes shut, opening them only for a few weeks each summer.
The regional administration is looking at extending to Terceira's municipalities the tools already applied on other islands, alongside new rental assistance sc…
The old fishing parish of Salão is grappling with a shortage of rental housing that makes it hard to hire staff for businesses tied to the sea and local touris…
With reduced scheduled flights heavily dependent on the weather, Santa Cruz das Flores airport shapes how much buyers from abroad are willing to pay for a hous…
Cetacean-watching tourism and the north coast's thermal waters are starting to be felt in the local property market.
Faced with the demographic decline of the archipelago's smallest inhabited island, officials are looking at boosting housing and employment support.
The arrival of remote workers and retirees from the United States and Canada is reshaping the market in central Ponta Delgada.
Restaurants, rural guesthouses and hiking operators in Lajes das Flores agree that a lack of affordable rental flats is making it impossible to hire and retain…
The great volcanic caldera that crowns Corvo remains under strict protection, banning any building within it.