How do I buy a farm in South Africa?

Buying a farm in South Africa involves finding the right property, securing financing (agricultural bonds differ from home loans), conducting due diligence on water rights, land claims, title deeds and zoning, and navigating transfer costs. Africa Estate guides buyers through every step.

What is the average price of a farm in South Africa?

Farm prices in South Africa vary enormously by size, location, water availability and land use. Smallholdings can start from R1.5M while large commercial farms and game reserves can exceed R50M. Africa Estate provides free valuations to give you an accurate market picture.

Does Africa Estate operate countrywide?

Yes. Africa Estate operates across Gauteng, Free State, North West, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, covering a wide range of agricultural and residential property across South Africa.

What types of property does Tihran specialise in?

Tihran specialises in two markets in parallel: residential property in the Northern Bloemfontein lifestyle and security estate corridor (Woodland Hills, Wild Olive, Somerton, Oubos, and the surrounding estate suburbs), and commercial property in Bloemfontein (retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use). The combination is unusual in Bloemfontein and means investor clients benefit from cross-stream deal flow.

Which Bloemfontein lifestyle estates do you cover?

Woodland Hills Bergendal, Woodland Hills Wildlife Estate, Wild Olive Estate, Somerton Estate, Oubos Estate, Tredenham, Shellyvale, Kiepersol, and the surrounding upmarket Northern Bloemfontein addresses including Heuwelsig, Helicon Heights, Hillsboro, Highveld, Waverley, and Westdene. Tihran has a sustained transaction record across this corridor.

What is the difference between a security estate and a sectional title scheme?

A security estate is typically a freehold development with shared security, access control, and common-area infrastructure (parks, roads, sometimes clubhouses or wildlife) governed by a homeowners association. Title is freehold over the stand and dwelling. A sectional title scheme is a multi-unit development where each unit is a separately registered section, with the common property co-owned by all owners via the body corporate. Both are common in Bloemfontein's Northern estates.

How long does it take to sell a property in a Bloemfontein lifestyle estate?

Most well-priced lifestyle estate properties in Bloemfontein attract serious offers within 60 to 120 days, slightly longer than the median residential timeline because the buyer pool is smaller and more selective. Once an offer is accepted, the conveyancing transfer process typically takes 8 to 12 weeks, with sectional title estates sometimes faster than freehold. Tihran provides realistic timing guidance based on the specific estate and price band before listing.

Tihran de la Mare | Residential and Commercial Property Specialist: Northern Bloemfontein Estates

About

Tihran de la Mare is Africa Estate's Residential and Commercial Property Specialist for the Northern Suburbs of Bloemfontein, with particular depth in the lifestyle and security estate corridor and a sustained track record across the city's commercial property market. He has worked as an estate agent since 2011, joined Africa Estate in 2012, and is registered with the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority under FFC 1143631. Tihran's residential practice covers the Northern Bloemfontein estate corridor: Woodland Hills Bergendal, Woodland Hills Wildlife Estate, Wild Olive Estate, Somerton Estate, Oubos Estate, Tredenham, Shellyvale, Kiepersol, Hillsboro, Highveld, Heuwelsig, Helicon Heights, Waverley, and Westdene. These are some of Bloemfontein's most desirable lifestyle and security estate addresses, and Tihran has built a sustained transaction record across freehold homes, sectional title, security estate property, and luxury family residences in this corridor. In parallel, Tihran is the named contact at Africa Estate for commercial property in Bloemfontein. A vast network in the city's commercial property community gives him direct lines into qualified buyers, sellers, and investors for retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use property. The commercial side of his practice runs alongside the residential side, and the cross-traffic between the two often surfaces opportunities for investor clients that neither stream would find on its own. Tihran is an entrepreneur at heart and a constant agent in practice. Clients describe him as energetic, reliable, and the kind of agent who will quite literally sell the car on the premises if it helps a deal close. That problem-solving instinct, paired with deep knowledge of both the Northern Suburbs estate market and the Bloemfontein commercial market, is what fifteen years of consistent delivery looks like. For a Woodland Hills, Wild Olive, Somerton, Oubos, or other Northern Bloemfontein estate listing, or for a Bloemfontein commercial property, valuation, or viewing, contact Tihran directly via the details on this page.

Areas Served

BloemfonteinWoodland Hills BergendalWoodland Hills Wildlife EstateWild Olive EstateSomerton EstateOubos EstateTredenhamShellyvaleKiepersolHillsboroHighveldHeuwelsigHelicon HeightsWaverleyWestdene

Specialities

Lifestyle estates BloemfonteinSecurity estate propertyLuxury residentialFreehold homes Northern BloemfonteinSectional titleCommercial property BloemfonteinRetail and office propertyIndustrial propertyMixed-use propertyProperty investment

Professional Details

Experience15 years

LanguagesAfrikaans · English

Credentials

PPRA FFC No. 1143631 (registered 2011)15+ years estate agent experienceProperty Practitioners Act 22 of 2019 compliant

Current Listings1 active