Is the Cape Town semigration trend over? Semigrant explains why he’s leaving

CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit speaks to Gareth Gibson, real estate agent and semigrant

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Over the past few years, we have seen a trend of people moving from Joburg to Cape Town.

However, rising costs in Cape Town are drawing attention to Joburg’s property market.

Property expert Gareth Gibson moved from Joburg to Cape Town, lived there for a year, and is now making the move back.

He says he knows quite a few people who are moving out of Cape Town but don't speak about it.

“It is an unpopular opinion because people do not voice it.”

- Gareth Gibson, real estate agent and semigrant

He argues that property rentals are significantly cheaper in Johannesburg, as is the cost of groceries.

He adds that traffic in Cape Town has become unbearable because of the influx of people.

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“It is visibly obvious that the big wave of people that has come here has put the infrastructure in Cape Town under pressure.”

- Gareth Gibson, real estate agent and semigrant 

“I am not knocking Cape Town, personally I just need to go home.”

- Gareth Gibson, real estate agent and semigrant

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