But there have been a number of obstacles instead, one of them being Cape Town’s property market, which has practically ruined their dreams of owning their own home. For Born Frees, the math just doesn’t add up. Cape Town’s most desirable neighbourhoods are squashed between Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean. “This model has big potential to help solve Cape Town’s housing shortage,” says city planner Eddie Andrews. Or as Serfontein sighs: “I didn’t realise it would be this tough, and it’s the toughest in Cape Town, I think.”[Source: Bloomberg]