There has been a notable uptick in holiday home sales over the last two years and according to Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group, coastal towns have been among the best performing areas, especially those along the Cape coast, but also the KZN South Coast.

The Kleinmond property market has during the last 18 months benefitted from a pandemic-driven housing demand surge for a work-from-home lifestyle in a coastal town close to a city.

If you are thinking of investing in property, you can’t go wrong with a home on the coast. Not only are the prices of properties located within 5km of the ocean experiencing faster growth, but the margin by which this exceeds non-coastal house price inflation has risen to an average of 3.1% for January to April 2022 - the highest coastal price premium since mid-2005, according to Lightstone property data. Also, you are assured of a good yield on your investment as properties in these areas are always sought after.