Why buy in Stellenbosch?
Properties hereabouts ought to show the most dramatic appreciation in the expected economic upturn and clever investors are buying now. Stellenbosch and its surrounds offers the idyll of a lifestyle that has become a faded memory to most. Because of its geographical restrictions, Stellenbosch cannot boom into a massive sprawling urban jungle. It’s a question of supply and demand. With a limited space and supply, the prices must simply rise with the demand. It is true that the super-rich own property here – for a good reason. The miracle of Stellenbosch, however, is that it offers a supreme lifestyle for many different budgets. Apart from the space consideration, if one contemplates buying a historic home or farm – or even just in this historic area, one will always have the secure knowledge of owning property which cannot be mass produced or duplicated. There are only a limited number of historical monuments, from slave cottages to farm homesteads. They cannot be replicated. Their pric
