Santo Antao
Ribeira Grande's Câmara Municipal launches public land programme for social housing
The council has announced the transfer of municipal plots for social housing aimed at young families and primary-sector workers.
Cape Verde
Sao Nicolau
Land prices soar in Ribeira Brava as developable land runs short in São Nicolau's capital
The capital of São Nicolau is caught between the farming tradition of its neighbourhoods and an emerging nature tourism trade.
Santiago
The port and Nelson Mandela Airport push up housing prices in eastern Praia
Neighbourhoods between the Porto da Praia and the international airport are recording some of the capital's steepest price rises.
Brava
Renovation of Colonial-Style Houses With Gardens Picks Up in Nova Sintra's Historic Centre
A small number of owners are choosing to restore the Portuguese-style houses in the centre of Brava's capital.
Sao Vicente
The International Port and Cesária Évora Airport Reshape São Vicente's Property Map
Expansion plans for the Port of Mindelo and growing airport activity are pushing up the value of nearby residential land.
Fogo
Emigration leaves thousands of homes shuttered or half-built in Fogo
Decades of emigration to the United States and Europe have left a stock of empty houses, many built by emigrants who never moved in.
Sal
Luxury villas and apartments sit empty for much of the year in Sal's coastal developments
Many high-value homes belong to foreign owners who occupy them for only a few weeks a year.
Maio
Unreliable water and electricity supplies hold back new housebuilding across large parts of Maio
Building a house outside the areas already connected to the grid means paying for water tanks and generators of your own.
Sao Nicolau
The Cape Verdean diaspora in the Netherlands and the United States is funding the renovation of Ribeira Brava's family homes
Emigrants from São Nicolau are investing their savings in restoring the family home, even though they only live in it a few weeks a year.
Santo Antao
The Paúl valley renovates its farmhouses beside the grogue stills
Rising appreciation for grogue and sugarcane is driving the renovation of traditional homes linked to the old distilleries.
Boa Vista
Property market in Rabil and Fundo das Figueiras remains almost frozen against the coastal 'boom'
While the tourist coast experiences a price surge, the rural inland villages register barely any property sales.
Maio
Decades of emigration to the United States leave parts of Maio with more empty homes than occupied ones
Decades of people leaving for the United States and other islands have left a housing stock that is barely used.