Sal
Espargos' young people caught between tourism wages and rising house prices
Hotel workers living in Espargos say their wages are not keeping pace with house prices.
Cape Verde
Fogo
São Filipe's young people caught between rents and the price of urban land
The shortage of developable land and rising price per square metre are pushing young people in Fogo's capital to stay with their parents or emigrate.
Brava
Grandchildren of Emigrants From Boston and Providence Look to Reclaim the Family Home in Brava as a Second Residence
Second- and third-generation descendants are showing growing, though still minority, interest in restoring their ancestors' home.
Sal
Modest homes versus luxury villas: the property contrast now defining the island of Sal
While coastal resorts reach European prices, much of the population lives in housing worth far less.
Fogo
Bangaeira rises again on the lava: rebuilding brings homes back to Chã das Caldeiras
A decade after Pico do Fogo devastated the caldera, dozens of families have rebuilt their homes on the same volcanic ground.
Santo Antao
International hiking boom sends holiday rentals soaring in the Ribeira Grande valley
The growing influx of European hikers to Santo Antão's trails has multiplied the supply of tourist accommodation in Ribeira Grande and Ponta do Sol.
Santiago
Assomada, Santiago's second city, has a property market straddling the agricultural and the urban
Assomada's market combines the buying and selling of urban plots near the market with that of the surrounding farmland.
Sao Nicolau
Dependence on the ferry and Preguiça's small airport is driving up the cost of every housing project in São Nicolau
The lack of high-capacity transport infrastructure means almost all building materials have to arrive by ferry or via the small airstrip.
Boa Vista
Sal Rei's tourism workers can't find housing for under 3.8 million escudos
Waiters, receptionists and cleaning staff say they can no longer afford to buy a home of their own in Sal Rei.
Boa Vista
Dunes and sea turtles put the brakes on construction along Boa Vista's south-west coast
The protection of shifting dunes and nesting beaches is limiting the expansion of new developments across large parts of the island.
Sal
Construction can't keep up with housing the very workers building Sal's hotels
The boom in new hotel developments contrasts with a lack of affordable housing for construction workers and hotel staff.
Fogo
São Filipe's Câmara Municipal announces public land for social housing after the 2014 eruption
The council is preparing a plot-allocation scheme for families displaced by the eruption and young people unable to access a first home.