Posh Pets

This year, global spend on domestic animals break through the $100 billion barrier for the first time ever! In South Africa, more than 85% of us see our pet as part of the family, 57% see them as our best friend and 81% admit to not feeling alone when with them.

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A traditional village way of life with the Nooitgedacht Village estate in Stellenbosch

We often dream of a lifestyle where the aroma of freshly baked bread and brewed coffee wafts through the home, while, outside, cobbled avenues and landscaped lawns trace a path to a fountained courtyard. Evenings are spent catching up with friends and neighbours at the local deli, tucking into delicious food and wine or simply watching the sun set behind the ...

Croydon Olive - A lifestyle like no other

Croydon Olive Estate is entirely independent from neighbouring Croydon Vineyard and was born out of a desire to create an estate that not only offered a secure family centred lifestyle, but was also financiallyContinue reading

Pearl Valley raises R120 000 for Rhino Conversation

Pearl Valley Golf & Country Estate’s annual Celebrity Golf Day raised R120 000 for the Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative, a programme of The Wilderness Foundation. The event played out on Friday 18 September 2015 with a full field of 128 golfers, and attracted the support of various celebrities, including South Africa’s top women’s golfer and Pearl ...

Western Cape dominates with exclusive estates

The Western Cape continues to be the obvious choice for wealthy international investors and Africa’s mega rich with four of the five most exclusive residential estates in South Africa being located in the region.

Whilst the New World Wealth Report awarded the most exclusive estate in the country to Zimbali Coastal Resort located next to ...

A retreat into the mountains

At 2100 metres above sea level, the sleepy town of Dullstroom is one of the highest towns in South Africa and a premier trough fishing area. Synonymous with warm hospitality and a sense of true country community, the delightful little hamlet situated in the heart of the Highlands Meander is just two and a half hours away from Johannesburg and is a much loved ...

FLISP – The Missing Money

When it comes to buying a property, money talks. Between bonds, cash offers and asking prices, the process is driven by it. What many first time home buyers don’t know is that there is a government subsidy in place to assist in purchasing property, and many are missing out.

FLISP, or Finance Linked Individual Subsidy ...

Western Cape Wonders in the New World Wealth Report

South Africa boasts a staggering 318 000 residential properties within secure gated communities. With a combined value of R643 billion, equating to just under R2 million per property, luxury lifestyle estates continue to attract a growing number of domestic buyers as well investors from across the world.In a bid to share some light on this fascinating sector...

Estate Living has become a way of life

The South African residential estate community continues to rebut global trends, enjoying year on year healthy growth. Today, there are over 318 000 properties on offer with more than 6000 gated communities and private estates across the country with a combined value of R643 billion.

More and more South Africans are steering towards homes ...

South Africa’s Residential Estate Community

The residential community sector in South Africa is often referred to as having ‘gated communities’ or ‘lifestyle estates’. Whilst not wholly inaccurate (a visible and organised security structure encompassing gated entrance and exits points, is, after all, one of the biggest attractions of a community of this nature), these expressions do serve more as an umbrella...