About Us
Africa Estate is a Real Estate company that provides high-level expertise in real estate sales in South Africa. Africa Estate specialize in selling of farms, smallholdings and development land. We wish to establish a successful partnership with our clients, our staff members, and our title companies, that respect the interests and goals of each party.
Africa Estate was established by Principal Louise Fourie. Louise is better known in her region as the so called "Queen of Farms" and is suited and able to assist you in today's fast paced market.
Africa Estate has contact with many independent and larger corporate agencies throughout South-Africa and through this experience have grown good rapport with many different Estate Agencies over the years. In turn this means they all get repeat business from both Clients and Candidates.
Africa Estate dealt with a huge variety of clients and properties. Africa Estate deal with First Time Buyers with no deposit to people who are on their 10th investment property to add to their portfolio. Africa Estate deal with people who have late payments on their existing mortgage and want to move or sell to help them out, to people who have been bankrupt in the past. Africa Estate deals with high price properties worth hundreds of thousands of rand; Africa Estate deals with commercial properties and specializes on farms and development land.
Africa Estate is well known for selling farms, smallholdings and development land – but also in low cost housing market.which has significant change South Africa’s envisioned future of Real Estate. Africa Estate will help to provide glue that holds Real Estate in Africa together
Meet our Team
Louise Fourie
Owner / Principal / Property Manager
Louise Fourie has gone to great efforts to create an efficient structure for management of this business, geared to achievement of strategic goals in various market segments.
Louise is qualified as a CIPS, TRC , CRB, and TRAIN THE TRAINER professional, under the guidance and teaching of the most qualified international Realtor trainers : Manfred H. Chemek the CEO of MANHELM International, Tony Macaluso and Ric Giumenta of Palm Beach, Florida, USA and Drexanne Evers, Carlsonville, Ohio, USA.
Working together with big and corporate Real Estate Agencies initially was valuable in both training and experience. After been awarded as the Best Agent several times, decided to go into developments and started Africa Estate.
A Farm SOLD Name…… a Farms old name…… a Farm sold name or a farm’s old name… no matter…. I am your perfect partner…….It's Not Just Knowledge. It's Know How…….I Just Do One Thing. And I Do It Right.
Contact Number: 072 137 0897
Email: louise@africaestate.net
Marle Fourie
Office Manager
Prior to being a real estate agent, Marle was previously employed as manager, personnel supervisor and merchandiser in the Western Cape where she worked for a IT company. She is not afraid to think outside of the box and she consistently raises her performance levels while staying enthusiastic about the Real Estate Profession.
Marle can pat herself on the back because she is a truly motivated person who is called “outstanding” because she give it until there is no more to give and she use it in appropriate ways that are be respected by others allthough this reputation is never attained with any easy furmula other than hard work but she also knows how to play when work is done.
Even when Storms and crises come and go in the Real Estate world, Marle will take your hand as part of the journey and will keep a cool head while staying committed to excellence. On the other hand, she does not compromise values or standards. Second best does not lead to her success in the Real Estate world and she is not afraid to roll up her sleeves for hard work.
Put her experience to Work For You Today.
Contact Number: 078801197
Email: marle@africaestate.net
Melinda Fourie
Financial manager
Melinda will assist the buyer through the mortgage maze to find the one that's right for you and your circumstances.
"It's really gratifying to be part of people achieving their goals, whether they are selling or buying, it's still the largest financial decision most people ever make."
It's reassuring to know the agent you're dealing with is one of the best.
Contact Number: 072 435 2693
Email: africaestate@telkomsa.net
Nellie Richter
Although Nellie is not a Real Estate agent, her name has become a legend. Nellie is an excellent teacher who also does a great job in the school environment, teaching children the value of entrepreneurship in the real estate business. The children benefit from her great encouraging and supportive style of teaching children more about entrepreneurship.
Nellie is a vibrant, imaginative person and I would recommend this teacher to everyone for their kid’s education and brand new ideas in entrepreneurship.
Please support Nellie and her school kids by helping them to get listings and buyers. The school child, who is responsible for the transaction, will receive One Thousand rand for each successful transaction from Africa Estate.
Contact Number: 082 253 3387
Email: africaestate@telkomsa.net
Ronwin Fiff
Although he intended to pursue a career in real estate only temporarily as he was studying the IT sector, he has been fortunate enough to fall in love with Real Estate and decided to keep up with Real Estate and combine it with his IT experience.
As the Internet continues to simplify the way people research selling or buying their home, there are many good reasons to choose an agent who can harness the power of technology to provide you with exceptional service. Together with his advanced computer skills training, Ronwin is exceptionally web savvy and use his skills to market your home in a way that few Realtors can.
As an internet professional, Ronwin will then be able to use the newest technology to sell your home. With almost 80% of all buyers starting their search online, Ronwin use the internet to position properties to sell in the shortest amount of time. Ronwin’s marketing plans are customized, with both traditional and modern methods of promoting the property. This translates to the most exposure possible for your home worldwide.
Contact Number: 0718973350
Email: africaestate@telkomsa.net
Annette Nieuwenhuis
Annette is an outstanding farm expert, especially in the Bainsvlei area where she live. Someone who brings over 10 years of Real Estate sales and marketing experience to Africa Estate.
Everyone can benefit from enjoying her sense of humor. By taking a lighter approach, she will surely help making your Real Estate experience much easier. A laugh, a smile, or a good-natured joke can be just what it takes to ease stress and tension in the Real Estate World. It makes your search and selling more fun and your interactions more enjoyable and memorable.
Her sense of humor makes her popular among the team and that qualities creates a healthy stress-free environment in which to work
Contact Number: 0828296033
Email: annette@africaestate.net
Amandie Janse van Rensburg
Amandie Janse van Rensburg grew up in Bloemfontein and made a career in Art. During her 23 years of marriage she moved 18 times and with this experience she knows the ins and outs of buying and selling as a client. After her divorce she moved back to her roots and made a career out of Real Estate, Love people and making friends, when I meet a new Client I like to fit the right person with the right property and make them happy.
Contact Number: 0727677718
Email: amandie@africaestate.net
Abri Visser
Our Agent in the Norhern Cape and North West Areas
Abri Visser, our agent for the North Cape and North Western areas, was a Springbok boxer and represented South Africa at the OlympicGames. Abri also has Springbok colours for pistol and rifle shooting and he has provincial colours in 10 sport codes in SA. Abri is currently farming with redhead boer goats and pure Arab horses. He is enjoying endurance rides and loves shooting and hunting.
Abri believes that real estate is a ‘lifestyle career’ . His friendly and unaffected personality sees him create an immediate rapport with every person he meets. Genuinely interested in people, he is a person who takes great care to understand his clients’ needs and then work within their requirements.
With a strong work ethic based on loyalty, Abri is easy to talk to and a reliable source of information if you ever need help, advice or just an answer to a simple question.
Why not begin your tour of the North Cape and Northwest region with a person who is perfect fit for his own skills? It is important that you work with someone with whom you are comfortable. We want to make it easy on you to make that decision and will be happy to prove to you that he can take care of your needs in an area where he has great contacts.
Contact Number: 0827715738
Email: abri@africaestate.net
Johan Carelse
Our Agent in the Roodepoort Area
Having grown up in the Roodepoort area and still living there, Johan retains many close ties in this area. Johan's local knowledge and his appreciation of every house, street and area locally gives you an unprecedented advantage over our competition when it comes to selling houses. Imagine a buyer or seller looking for an estate agent and finding somebody who was born and bred locally and can offer invaluable local knowledge and recommend your home and its area from his own first hand experiences having lived and schooled here, that they are buying in a good area.
Having lived on the area for many years, Johan is very knowledgeable about the area and its benefits. Johan is an excellent communicator who can relate well with people at all levels and has the flexibility of working well as part of a team or individually. Your home is likely to be your most valuable asset. Therefore you need the reassurance that you will be provided with good service and effective marketing advice.
Contact Number: 0761183532
Email: johan@africaestate.net
Join the Africa Estate Team
Our principal’s success as one of Bloemfontein’s strongest agents has largely been achieved through experience and knowledge of the area and people. It’s also thanks to a culture which embraces and rewards those with the keenest business acumen - and the biggest commitment to delivering excellent service.
Despite our success, there’s always more to achieve. And that means we need fresh talent to operate branches - in new locations which meet the needs of Africa Estate customers.
The first mission of Africa Estate is to first recruit real estate agents. The agents choosing this firm will receive top commission allowing them more financial advantage for advertising in order to gain more business.
Our Branch Program will help us achieve this growth - creating strong business relationships and broadening our reach. Africa Estate wishes every candidate to end up as owner of his/her own franchise if qualified and ready to do so.
An invitation to new Agents
What’s on offer for agents?
We train the very best candidates to operate as Real Estate Professionals. We also grant referral commission to earn from the commission of Africa Estate.
Some experienced agents could even choose to operate their own branch of Africa Estate if interested.
We're ambitious. We want to get bigger and better – and that's where new agents can play a part..
Who are we looking for?
We are also looking for an existing estate agent, bank agent or financial adviser - or simply ready to stop what you're doing and take on a positive new challenge? Then consider the benefits of becoming an Africa Estate Agent.
What are the benefits?
Alongside the earning potential, you have the added benefit of joining forces with Africa Estate. You'll also enjoy the direct benefits of our extensive support infrastructure and marketing programs.
We have a training plan specifically devised in accordance with the requirements of our business. It will be delivered in a flexible, friendly and informative manner.
Instant recognition - rights to trade under the Africa Estate name.
Exposure - automatic registration of properties on the Africa Estate Website and the number one property website, Property 24 as well as on World Properties and other well known websites.
Marketing - a good Company name, backed-up with promotional marketing and quality point of sale material.
Income generation
Earnings - Income from the commission sales plus commissions from the mortgage bonds
Training
Pre-launch - including statutory areas, risk, systems and management information training
Launch - our full training support.
Ongoing - including induction training for new colleagues, troubleshooting support, risk support and risk accreditation
Getting started
We will support the agent during the key stages. This includes organizing finance and structuring repayments, as well as training and on-going support for the agent and the team.
Ongoing support
Help the agent enjoy the continuing support of the Africa Estate Team. Everything is geared to help the agent to make the most of his career.
Day-to-day operations
During the initial training the agent will be made aware of the operating procedures and standards to make sure he gets the very best from our business. The agent will be kept up to date of any changes and procedures and can access the operating guidelines online via the Africa Estate website and internet facilities.
About the agent
Experienced - you’ll need a proven track record of delivering quality sales
Entrepreneurial - you’re ambitious with a strong character, bringing creativity and the willingness to take reasonable risks to achieve goals.
Approachable - open, honest and non-hierarchical, you’re passionate about building relationships and getting the best from people.
Results-focused - you can spot opportunities, with the personal conviction and ability to inspire others.
Committed - you make things happen through belief, determination, enthusiasm and practical ability.
The agent’s performance
What we expect
Innovation and creativity - achieving maximum potential through people, service, sales and risk management.
Goal oriented - you’ll need to set challenging expectations for yourself and your team. This includes ambitious objectives for sales, consistent service delivery and revenue generation.
Organized - regularly update your business plan, tracking local and regional market trends, ensuring your team maximize business opportunities and take full responsibility for your business's financial control procedures.
On top of compliance - take full ownership of risk and compliance issues for individuals, your colleagues and the business, ensuring compliance with all legislative and regulatory requirements.
Inspirational - you’ll coach and motivate your team, embracing change and modeling the right behaviors.
Collaborative - working with your Business Support Manager to achieve the full potential for your business.