Milan and Sylvia Milosevic are a power couple that has dominated the real estate investment coaching scene for a very long time in SA and now expanding to other countries. In this episode, my intention was to bring the real juice of what makes such partnerships work considering the family, cultural and gender dynamics this couple had to face. First of all, I had to ask the interesting question that most of us are silently curious about when we see mixed-race couples - so yeah, did brother Milan pay lobola? And the studio went blast with laughter, I guess no one saw that coming - you will have ..read more

In this episode, I interview the charismatic Jason McCormick, CEO of McCormick Properties and Exemplar ReitTail about their 38 years journey of building a retail real estate portfolio focused on often neglected rural and township communities that is now worth billions and listed on the JSE. It's an inspiring story of a family business that was started in a home office on a single teacher's salary driven by a passion to drive economic development, and an exceptional entrepreneurial flair that sees opportunities where others see chaos. Today, the business co-owns over 67 retail properties across ..read more

The backlog of affordable housing continues to increase drastically in South Africa largely because of rapid urbanization. This is not only a dilemma faced by SA, but the rest of the continent made of a growing young, urban, and mobile population. The legacy of the colonial and apartheid era, the disposition of land through the native land act of 1913 has still not been dismantled as millions of South Africans remain landless and homeless, with townships and cities congested with people trying to survive in poor living conditions. The challenges of the poor, working-class and "missing middle ..read more

My guest is Nigel Adriaanse, the man on a mission to change the landscape of real estate in South Africa. Nigel is the CEO of the Enterprise Development Property Fund (EDPF). He is really passionate about bringing transformation in the property sector. This comes from his close to 20 years spent with some of the biggest listed real estate funds in the country including serving as director of operations for the Billion Group, where he witnessed how unwilling some of the big players have been in allowing black-owned funds and companies to emerge and flourish. The real estate industry is one of t ..read more

Milan needs no introduction, him and his wife are all over tv, radio and print. The first time I heard Milan speak was when I was a guest in one of their free webinars through their "Think And Grow Rich South Africa" company which is now trading as Riches and Beyond. And what really caught my attention is the level of simplicity and passion he showed towards real estate investing. Although I've personally been a real estate investor for over 12 years, I really took something out of the engagement, and realised that we never stop learning. Milan hails all the way from Serbia and shares an inspi ..read more

On this episode, I interview a young trailblazer, Tshepo Mogano all the way from Limpopo doing amazing things in the space of Proptech with a focus on townships where there’s massive gaps and opportunities for township entrepreneurs especially because few big players are active in this space, living enough room to innovate with lower barriers to entry. Although relatively young, Tshepo has been around the block, and from my conversation with him, I can tell that he knows what he is doing. A self-taught software developer and property investor leading a private equity firm that bridges the gap ..read more

Women, young woman in particular are the biggest drivers of the first home buyer revolution that has been happening for the past few years. They exceed both single men and married couples. In this episode, I interview Simmi Naiker, director of FLIPS housing subsidy in the KZN department of human settlement, a role she has used to empower ordinary South Africans to access what remains a lifetime longing for most who earn too much to get an RDP and too little be considered for a mortgage bond through banks - commonly known as "the missing middle". Simmi breaksdown some details for us to understa ..read more

On this episode, I had the privilege of hosting Estienne De Klerk, CEO of Growth Point Properties, and chairperson of South African Real Estate Investment Trusts (SA REITs) to try and breakdown what REITS are, why and how can a simple person on the street consider them as part of their wealth management strategy. The reason why I chose this topic is that there's a big hype going on especially on social medial about property investing, but no one is talking about JSE listed property stocks, and I think its a major mistake and opportunity missed. Listen up to learn why. This episode was recorded ..read more

When the World is going through an unprecedented transition that is affecting everything, from how we social to how we do business, when there's so much uncertainty in the markets and the strongest economies are in the World have been brought to their knees, its probably better that we keep our focus on the basics. We know from history that there are always winners out of any disaster like the one we are facing in the form of COVID-19 as a global community. As everyone else looks away for a corner to hide, real investors are looking for opportunities to exploit. Warren Buffet is famous for mak ..read more

In this episode, we speak to Connie of Conlee Homes and we talk about the dire need for affordable housing in South Africa and the rest of the continent, and how this is a great opportunity for emerging property developers. Connie who is director of Conlee Homes shares part of her journey as a black female developer and gives some great tips on how to get started. She also affirms that there's a lot of good money and social impact to be made in the affordable housing space. And that finance should not be a big barrier if you know what you are doing ..read more