That’s 3,608 hectares and equates to an area the size of seventeen Century City developments.
Cape Town’s luxury property market is booming, as Johannesburg buyers splash out on high-end homes in the Mother City.
The “power struggle” upped the ante with alleged death threats from the landlord and a bit of a smash-and-grab involving the rentee’s R1.6 million worth of personal goodies.
Even with the tough economic times, high unemployment, and a bit of a political mess, a lot of tenants have still been managing to pay their rent.
This 10-hectare estate is enviably located between the coastal towns of Hout Bay and Llandudno, and rarely do plots of this magnitude and so uniquely located, come to market.
The opulent 2100 m² home was originally built for Carl Jeppe, a prominent Pretoria lawyer, who named the property Trovato, meaning “I find” in Latin.
“Camps Bay reminds me of my favourite TV shows growing up—Magnum, P.I. and Miami Vice—with its white, palm-fringed beaches and big neon lights.”
The Bishopscourt Estate is set at the base of the famous Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens and promises to be the best location without an ocean view in Cape Town.
The city has been eyeing the property since 2015, with various studies identifying the potential of this piece of land.
The dentist recently learned that the 770-square-metre home he has been living in for years is no longer in his name.
If you haven’t staked your claim in the Western Cape property market by now, and if you have the money honey, now is the time.
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We know the property prices in the Mother City are sky-high right now, but this simple garage price is astronomical.
“We are going to build a giant monument for Afrikaans higher education,” said Henk Schalekamp, the managing director of Kanton.
The only frightening thing about this house seems to be the decor.
The proposal, which will now open for public comment, includes an open market and subsidised housing, public open spaces, and retail space. The property will also include 800 residential units.
Atterbury and Old Mutual Properties joined the city on Monday to declare that they would join forces to eradicate the scourge.
Property owners in three Cape Town neighbourhoods are absolutely coining it.
Wellington and Malmesbury have recently come in vogue due to their attractive combination of affordability, natural beauty, and growth potential.
Lynnewood Hall in Pennsylvania was once referred to as “The Last American Versailles.”
When it comes to perceptions, Gauteng ranks low for market sales activity while Cape Town is at the higher end of the spectrum.
The property does comes with approved building plans, but building costs are estimated at an additional R65 million.
According to locals, the building, ironically dubbed Cinderella, has become an attraction for vagrants and even had a brothel running from it at some stage before it was bought by an Irish investor.
As Spain’s most visited city by foreign tourists, Barcelona saw a boom in short-term rentals, which basically priced the local residents out.
Part of the application calls for the properties to incorporate a 15-car parking bay.
Just like the clouds rolling in over the mountains from the sea, more and more people are flooding into the Western Cape to start a new life.
During times of economic uncertainty, investors are drawn to the historic stability of residential property, and this is especially true of the more resilient luxury market.
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own piece of the African bushveld, complete with free-roaming wildlife?
Surprisingly, Cape Town seems better off than most of the other metros.
Kykuit (pronounced “kai-kit”), a 40-room Classical Revival-style villa in Sleepy Hollow, New York, was the idyllic seasonal oasis of one of the world’s richest men.