Pico
São Roque do Pico sees a surge of restoration work in its traditional old town
The island's second largest town is recording a rise in work to restore traditional housing, driven by new arrivals.
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La Palma
Rebuilding the homes buried by the Tajogaite eruption stalls in Los Llanos de Aridane and El Paso
Almost five years after the eruption, hundreds of families still have no permanent home on the replacement land earmarked beside Los Llanos de Aridane and El P…
Sao Miguel
Furnas's thermal-spa boom drives up holiday rentals and pushes up village housing prices
The thermal appeal of Furnas has multiplied tourist accommodation supply, shrinking the pool of residential rentals.
Porto Santo
The Lobo Marinho ferry, the infrastructure with the biggest impact on Porto Santo house prices
Dependence on sea and air links with Madeira shapes construction costs, according to industry sources.
Graciosa (Azores)
Unesco global geopark status sparks property interest in Graciosa
Graciosa's designation as a Unesco Global Geopark has multiplied enquiries from foreign buyers, though the housing supply has barely grown.
Santa Maria
Santa Maria's international airport revives property interest in Vila do Porto
The historic transatlantic aviation stopover is once again shaping the housing market in the capital of the Azores' oldest island.
Faial
Praia do Norte, between the swell that draws surfers and the near-total absence of new housing
The coastal village of Praia do Norte, known among big-wave surfers, has almost no new housing developments.
Flores
The value of pastureland in Fazenda shapes the sale of country houses in inland Flores
In the parish of Fazenda, traditionally devoted to dairy farming, most rural property transactions include pastureland, not just the house. This pushes up the …
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.
El Hierro
Vineyards and banana plantations compete with housing for La Frontera's scarce flat land
The El Hierro denomination of origin and pineapple growing keep the valley of El Golfo's scarce flat land under cultivation.
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.