South Africa Housing

My guide to safe and affordable housing for expatriates is really a must read for everybody thinking of moving to Cape Town or looking to rent or buy property in South Africa.

Here you will find answers to any foreigners typical questions.

Finding the right home in Cape Town South Africa made easy.

Before we start with an overview about good housing options for expats and foreigners I want to tell you what else you will find in this Housing Guide.

• Where to start? Cape Town Apartments

• The favorite Cape Town housing areas

• Utilities: How to get connected

• Builders: Tried and tested builders

• FAQs: Cape Town Housing Tips

Overview: Housing in South Africa

Whether you want to rent a house or apartment or even plan to buy your own property, there are plenty of nice and safe areas to be found.

In South Africa you will see many rich suburbs where there are all amenities and luxuries life can offer but you will also be confronted harshly with reality. There are so many areas where there are rows on rows of shacks and shanty towns.

Often you will find poor townships popping up next to new housing estates and so you will have to make the right decision where to move to. And therefore you should check out the area around your new home carefully.

Expat housing: Where do expatriates live?

Many expats also are offered housing allowances by their companies. But it is worth to know also that to buy or rent a property in South Africa is still affordable and much cheaper than overseas.

There are many up-market gated estates, golf estates and lifestyle estates, as they are called lately.

These housing estates offer all the facilities you could wish for, like well maintained leisure areas with gym, swimming pools, lakeside walkways, tennis courts, play area, easy access to golf courses and entertainment areas and much more.

But you do not have to stay in a gated estate when choosing to live in Cape Town.

There are many safe suburbs in the Mother City where the crime rate is really low, lower than in many western cities in the world and you will be and feel safe, as safe as you would feel in many cities around the globe.

You will just have to make the tough decision if you want to live by the mountain or the sea.

And do you prefer living in the city or in the countryside?

For more info go to my Cape Town Housing pages where I will tell you about the favorite Cape Town suburbs choosen by expats.

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