Sao Miguel
Nordeste accumulates shuttered emigrant homes as it becomes the island's most depopulated municipality
Nordeste holds dozens of shuttered houses belonging to families who emigrated to North America and visit only on holiday.
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Fogo
Foreign buyers bid for colonial-era sobrados in São Filipe's historic centre
The old sobrado-façade houses surrounding the square are attracting growing interest from abroad.
Madeira
The Governo Regional da Madeira weighs new housing measures as island prices climb
The regional executive is examining rent support and social housing schemes to counter the rising cost of the residential market.
Corvo
Restoration of old stone houses moves slowly in Corvo
Owners of the traditional basalt-stone, gable-roofed houses face slow and costly work due to the island's isolation.
Tenerife
Golf del Sur cements its status as a haven for British and Scandinavian buyers as property prices hit record highs
The Golf del Sur development in San Miguel de Abona is drawing foreign buyers who pay in pounds and kroner, according to industry sources.
Pico
Reliance on the Faial and São Jorge ferry pushes up the cost of every square metre built in Pico
With no direct road or air link for construction materials, the island depends on inter-island sea transport.
Sao Jorge
Housing shortage for shepherds, cheesemakers and hiking guides squeezes São Jorge's primary sector
Livestock farms and active tourism companies warn that the housing shortage is making it harder to hire and retain staff on the island.
La Graciosa
Part of Caleta de Sebo's housing stays closed most of the year as second homes owned by Lanzarote families
Families from Arrecife, Haría or Teguise who bought or inherited a house on La Graciosa decades ago keep homes that only open during holidays, further reducing…
Brava
Barely Two Dozen Young People a Year Try to Leave Home in Brava, According to Cape Verde's INE Data
The country's most depopulated island holds on to a handful of young people who can barely hope for a home of their own without leaving Brava.
Gran Canaria
Telde freezes new holiday-let licences in its old town to protect residential rental housing
Telde town council has approved a temporary moratorium on new tourist accommodation licences around San Juan Bautista, in response to a decline in traditional …
Madeira
The Parque Natural da Madeira and the levada network limit where building is possible on the island
Much of Madeira's mountainous interior falls outside the market for building land because of its environmental protection.
El Hierro
Better sea and air links push up housing prices around Valverde
The Port of La Estaca and El Hierro airport are handling ever more traffic, driving up housing prices in the surrounding area.