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Introduction: Intrametropolitan migratory flows strongly interact with the production of urban space, dialectically articulating and conditioning the direction, the characteristics of migrants and the spatial transformations of cities. In this context, the article analyzes the changes in migratory flows in the 2000s articulated with the spatial restructuring as result of housing market in the municipality of Serra, located in the Metropolitan Region of Grande Vitória (RMGV) in Espírito Santo, Brazil. Objective: The aim of this paper is to analyze the changes in the sociodemographic profile of migrants associated with housing market and its rentier principles in accordance with local interests, which emerge through the elaboration of agendas, urban projects and the creation/modification of urban laws. Methods: We collected information about housing market production in the RMGV between 2006 and 2016, which allowed us to analyze the spatial distribution of this production and Serra's role in this region. For migration analysis, the most relevant migratory flows were selected from the microdata of the Brazilian Demographic Census of the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Statistical Geography) of 2000 and 2010. After select the migrants, we focus on the sociodemographic characteristics, seeking to analyze the verified changes in each of the flows compared to each other. The data were mapped together with the average per capita income in the 2010 weighting áreas of census, which allowed analyzing the existence of a correlation between this information as well as identifying new processes and trends present in the urban space of Serra and the RMGV. Results: The municipality has been the main migratory destination in Espírito Santo, including intrametropolitan exchanges. In relation to the latter, covering the period 2005-2010, the Vitória-Serra flow stood out, which was the one with the highest volume and contributed decisively to Serra present the largest intrametropolitan migratory balance in the RMGV. Also noteworthy are the changes in the sociodemographic profile when compared to previous periods, due to the significant increase in those with secondary and higher education and with higher incomes. It was identified that the main element for the change in the profile of Vitória-Serra migrants was the expansion of the formal housing market, which ended up not only restructuring the city's urban space, but also attracting migrants with new sociodemographic characteristics, especially from the Vitória. Conclusion: We show that the increase in housing market production in Serra is generating a spatial restructuring of the Metropolitan Region of Greater Vitória and has changed the profile of intrametropolitan immigrants, conforming novelties to the historical exchanges between these municipalities, especially in relation to housing and place of work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]