Buy a house
in Cape Verde.
From island selection to pre‑signing checks. A guide to prepare the purchase, understand total costs and consider the house even after handover.
- Local insight
- Documents
- Costs and Management
MGM Intelligence · Knowing to Choose
Guides and Insights.
Buy, develop, understand the territory. MGM’s perspective to guide your property choices in Cape Verde.
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MGM Intelligence
The territory.
The right questions.
Every property decision starts with information to understand and verify. Here we gather practical guides and insights to help you focus on objectives, documents and steps to take.
Three complementary pathways: buying a house, assessing an investment and developing a project. For each, concrete questions and references to explore your case with MGM.
MGM guidesPurchase · Investment · Development
Buy a house
Evaluating an investment.
From asset to financial plan: documents, risks, governance and questions to ask to understand a real estate transaction.
- Capital
- Risks and scenarios
- Data room
From idea to project.
A pathway for local and international developers: initial checks, feasibility, site organisation and collaboration with MGM.
- Feasibility
- Responsibility
- Development
Getting to know the islands
Five islands.
Different perspectives.
A house in Sal Rei, a property in Praia, a project in Mindelo: the needs, services and checks differ. Explore the islands through what matters for living there, managing a property or developing an initiative.
Living and property care
Boa Vista
Sal Rei, daily life, maintenance and management: assessing a property beyond the holiday experience.
Explore the island
Neighbourhoods and services
Santiago
Praia, neighbourhoods and services: assess the house in the context of an urban, agricultural and cultural island.
Explore the island
Tourism and property
Sal
Santa Maria, personal use and letting: understanding contracts, costs and management terms.
Explore the island
City and architecture
São Vicente
Mindelo, culture and building regeneration: observe neighbourhoods, building quality and possible uses.
Explore the island
Location and feasibility
Maio
Landscape, connections and land: verify environment, accessibility and feasibility before deciding.
Explore the islandEditorial criteria
Clear information.
Verifiable references.
Understanding a market means being able to distinguish what is documented, what requires further investigation and what depends on the individual transaction.
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Concrete questions
A reading pathway built around the decisions of those evaluating a property.
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Identifiable sources
Official references to navigate documents, procedures and checks.
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A direct conversation
From reading to dialogue with MGM, to deepen your project.
Continue learning about MGM
From information
to your project.
Explore the projects, arrange a visit or tell us what you are looking for. The initial discussion helps to focus your needs and the next steps.