Sal
Italians, Portuguese and Britons now account for much of Santa Maria's tourist apartment purchases
Estate agents confirm an upturn in European buyers acquiring apartments as an investment.
Cape Verde
Sao Nicolau
Ribeira Brava Town Council Launches Public Land Scheme to Curb Rising Prices
The town council has approved a scheme to hand over municipal plots at reduced prices to families struggling to access housing.
Boa Vista
Aristides Pereira Airport sends land prices soaring on the outskirts of Sal Rei
Direct international flight connections have turned land near the terminal into some of the most sought-after on the island.
Santo Antao
European hikers turned homeowners drive up land prices in Chã de Igreja and Fontainhas
The passage of thousands of hikers each year through the villages of northern Santo Antão is drawing in foreign buyers.
Santiago
Self-build housing gains ground on the outskirts of Praia amid a lack of affordable homes
Informally settled neighbourhoods on the edges of the capital keep growing through gradual self-build construction.
Fogo
Mosteiros, between fishing and budding tourism: how the property market moves in northern Fogo
On the north coast, fishermen's houses sit alongside a trickle of buyers drawn by the cliffs and the village's isolation.
Sal
Sal's urban growth runs up against its limits on desalinated water and energy
The expansion of hotels and housing depends almost entirely on desalination plants and an electricity grid under strain.
Sao Nicolau
Restoration begins on the old colonial buildings of the Seminário-Liceu in Ribeira Brava
The historic complex of the former Seminário-Liceu, the educational cradle of generations of Cape Verdeans, enters a phase of restoration.
Boa Vista
Land prices near Praia de Chaves triple amid new wave of all-inclusive resorts
The arrival of new hotel complexes at Praia de Chaves and Santa Mónica has sent coastal land values soaring in Boa Vista.
Santo Antao
La Cova, Santo Antão's farming crater, caught between environmental protection and pressure to build
The old volcanic crater, now a farming area within a natural park, is facing its first requests for tourist development.
Maio
Every bag of cement arrives by boat or plane: how isolation drives up the cost of building on Maio
Near-total reliance on the ferry from Praia and on the island's small airport pushes up the final cost of any residential project considerably.
Fogo
Without enough ferries or flights, building a house in Fogo can take twice as long
Reliance on sea transport from the port of Vale de Cavaleiros and a small airport pushes up costs and delays construction work.