Demand on rural property
2006-11-09
“THERE is a growing appreciation of country homes and a desire to live out of town. This seems particularly to affect professional and highly paid people,” says Bill Rawson.
He was commenting on the success of smaller franchises in the group in their national competition.
“The overall picture is that the Western Cape’s country districts, particularly those in beautiful surroundings, are now more popular than ever before - and offer investors an exceptionally safe haven.”
Lizette Joubert, Rawson franchisee for Paarl and Wellington, who ran second in the Rawson quarterly country franchise competition, has said that there is now a perception, particularly among educated people, that Paarl offers the best of both worlds: a cultural life that is equal to that of the big cities, but a lifestyle that is infinitely more gracious and “sensible”.
“We ourselves sometimes cannot credit the way in which demand for Paarl homes is escalating month-by-month,” she said.
“The larger homes in the central main street areas are now never sold for under R2 million and even in the outlying areas you will seldom pay less than R800 000.”
Joubert’s sales in the second half of this year have been more than double those in the first half - and she is predicting further increases for the year ahead.
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