The proliferating Chinese presence in the foreign real estate business is a pertinent subject of
debate the world over. Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and several other countries,
fear that Chinese interest in property acquisition in their respective countries is leading
to inflated house prices. In the midst of these trends set by the Ultra High Net Worth Individuals
(UHNWI) from China, African countries are now emerging as prospective destinations for
large numbers of empowered Chinese middle class home-buyers. South Africa and Mauritius
distinguish themselves as two of the preferred destinations of this segment. As foreign property
ownership mushrooms in the two countries, evaluations indicate that the countries fail in
adequately regulating these investments to match their existing socio-economic, environmental
and political contexts.