Santiago
São Domingos resists development pressure as farmland prices soar
The rural municipality is seeing the price of its farmland climb sharply as interest grows in plots near the Praia-Assomada road.
Cape Verde
Sao Vicente
Rents in Mindelo's historic centre soar as music tourism booms
Flats around Praça Nova and Rua de Lisboa have become sharply more expensive, driven by tourism linked to morna music and Cesária Évora.
Santiago
Young people in Praia give up on buying a first home in Achada Grande and Palmarejo
Land and new-build prices have priced much of the younger population out of homeownership.
Boa Vista
Shortage of housing for labourers and waiters drives up shared rents in Rabil
The hotel construction boom is attracting workers from other islands and from Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, but housing for them is virtually non-existent.
Brava
Fajã de Água Draws What Little Coastal Property Interest Brava Has, Despite Its Tiny Harbour
The small fishing village is one of the few areas in Brava where sea-view property sales still occur.
Maio
Young people in Maio face an uphill struggle to buy a first home as supply all but disappears
A shortage of housing and demanding bank requirements are leaving much of the island's younger population with little choice but to stay with their parents or …
Maio
In Calheta and Morro, livestock farming still dictates land use ahead of any residential project
In the rural settlements of the interior, most land is given over to grazing, holding back any expansion of housing.
Boa Vista
One in five holiday apartments on Boa Vista sits empty outside the high season
Entire second-home complexes record minimal occupancy for much of the year.
Fogo
Hiking boom at the volcano worsens housing shortage for seasonal workers and guides in Fogo
A surge in visitors to Pico do Fogo and seasonal farm labour demand are colliding with an almost non-existent rental supply.
Brava
Erratic Ferry Service Between Brava and Fogo Pushes Up Building Material Costs by as Much as 30%, Say Industry Sources
Dependence on a single shipping line, frequently suspended due to rough seas, drives up the cost and timeline of any building project.
Sao Vicente
Monte Verde limits developable land in São Vicente and drives up the cost of available plots
Monte Verde's protected status is shrinking the amount of land suitable for new development on the island.
Sao Nicolau
Tarrafal de São Nicolau sees seafront home prices rise as residential tourism takes its first steps
The coastal fishing town is starting to feel foreign buyers' interest in homes close to the harbour and the beach.