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Where are South Africa’s ‘zoom towns’ – and why are buyers moving there?
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Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group said the trend to either moving to small towns or investing in a second home for the purpose of remote working (among others), especially along the coast has been a key driver of activity over the last year.
These small towns and villages have become known as ‘zoom towns’, a phenomenon first coined in the US, but also trending across South Africa as the Covid pandemic drives people to look for a better quality lifestyle. Seeff said it is especially the small coastal towns which are within reach of a city and airport for commuting purposes which are benefiting from this trend.
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Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group says the trend to either moving to small towns or investing in a second home for the purpose of remote working (among others), especially along the coast has been a key driver of activity over the last year.