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.
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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.
Tenerife
Vilaflor, Spain's Highest Municipality, Holds Out on the Fringes of Tenerife's Coastal Property Boom
While prices soar along the coast, Vilaflor de Chasna keeps a nearly frozen market, according to industry sources.
Porto Santo
Porto Santo's former melon fields caught between developers and winegrowers
Plots once given over to melons are shifting between abandonment, vineyards and development pressure.
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.
Terceira
Arrival of US military personnel and foreign buyers sends rents soaring around Lajes base
Proximity to Lajes Air Base is reviving rental housing demand, with growing competition between local residents and foreign personnel.
Corvo
Governo Regional dos Açores studies new housing aid to stem Corvo's population drain
With the lowest population in the entire archipelago, Corvo is at the centre of regional policies aimed at keeping residents in place.
Lanzarote
Femés, the inland village in Yaiza losing residents just ten minutes from Playa Blanca's property boom
While Playa Blanca cannot keep up with housing demand and watches its prices climb, the neighbouring village of Femés, high up in the municipality of Yaiza, ke…
Graciosa (Azores)
Dependence on the ferry and plane to Terceira shapes Graciosa's property market
The lack of direct connections and reliance on Terceira push up building costs and hold back property investment.
La Gomera
Vallehermoso has one of the highest rates of empty housing in La Gomera
The municipality, with housing scattered across ravines and mid-altitude villages, has a high percentage of empty homes or second residences.
Lanzarote
San Bartolomé, Lanzarote's fastest-growing municipality, seeks to make room for hundreds of new residents each year
San Bartolomé, in the centre of Lanzarote and close to both Arrecife and the airport, has become one of the island's fastest-growing municipalities, driving up…