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Waterfall Estate
“The
and Waterfall Estate – as well as in the South, including Eye of
R5.5 million) have also done very well. We have only 30 left of
townhouses
(priced
between
R3.2
million
Africa and Meyersdal Eco Estate, are leading the trend as
the 126 townhouses that were launched in 2016,” says Johan preferred investment opportunities for middle-income families
de Bruyn, agent for the developer, Louw Coetzee Properties. and investors.
“The market is a combination of people wanting to build their
dream home, and young families wanting to raise their families
in nature, away from the city,” he adds.
Eye of Africa Estate has done so well, its apartment block
option, The Village, which launched last year, just “flew off the
plans”, says Kent Gush of Kent Gush Properties, which heads
Up on the West coast is Langebaan Country Estate, a scenic up sales at the estate. The units are priced at between R1.3
450-ha estate set next to the renowned West Coast National million to R2.3 million, and the buyers are a mix of investors,
Park, and featuring an 18-hole Gary Player Designs Black young couples and families from Joburg’s Southern suburbs,
Knight golf course. and empty nesters. “The uptake reveals just how strong
“Langebaan Country Estate is selling homes faster than
anywhere else in Langebaan,” comments RE/MAX agent
market appetite is for this type of property within this price
range in a secure, lifestyle estate,” says Gush.
Jennie Ols. All 900 homes in its first three phases of Similarly, Serengeti Estates East of Kempton Park in
development have sold out, in particular, its freestanding plot- Bronkhorstspruit, has proved a strong attraction for investors
and-plan homes fronting the golf course, priced upwards of with the launch last year of its Whistling Thorns apartments,
R2 million, and Ellefsen Village, semi-detached townhouses the first units of which will be ready for occupation later this
and freestanding homes positioned alongside the fairways. year.
Phases Four and Five are now in the pipeline, and include The site for Whistling Thorns measures five hectares, and
1509 opportunities and a retirement village, while plans are the layout includes plenty of green space between buildings,
afoot for The Village, with over 300 units, a clubhouse and frail promoting the serenity and tranquility that you expect from a
care facilities – to be launched mid-2018. lifestyle estate.
Gauteng Prices for the apartments start from R1.5 million. “Whistling
In Gauteng, a number of country estates in Johannesburg’s
Northern suburbs and Midrand, including Steyn City and
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Thorns is ideal for singles and professionals wanting a lock-
up-and-go lifestyle, as well as young families,” comments John
Hart, property director o Whistling Thorns.