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HOUSEFINDER SPECIAL EDITION - PIPF | JULY 202513In the words of one father, JS: %u201cIf you are family-oriented, this is the place to be %u2013 serene, quiet and secure. There are few distractions, so family time is special. Occasionally one hears music or a party, but it is not intrusive and stops at a reasonable hour. One needs to get used to the commuting %u2013 school children are on the bus by 05:30 and return by 15:30, which makes for a long, tiring day.%u201dA mother of three little ones, DD, says her children get to have the childhood that she had as a youngster: playing outside in the sand, making friends in the community. She, too, feels strongly about family bonding experiences such as gardening. %u201cWe are a tightknit community who help each other. We can enjoy walks in the neighbourhood. The highlights outweigh the small growing pains such as power outages.%u201d She is looking forward to public schools being built and although she gives kudos for all the shopping amenities, she wishes there could be a Nedbank ATM, a public pool and a hospital.By the 2024/2025 fiscal year, various financial institutions mortgaged 1 933 units at an average price of N$672 121.79 per unit. The total value amounted to N$1%u00a0 299%u00a0 211 422.56. Private buyers who could pay cash bought 159 units to the value of N$97%u00a0 905%u00a0 459.03, averaging N$615 757.60 each. This brought the total value of all transfers by that financial year to N$1%u00a0397%u00a0116 881.59.Since its inception in 2011, the Osona Village has grown from bare veld to approximately 2 167 homes. Thousands of homeowners exercised their choice of square metres, locality, architectural design and price. Thousands were happy to escape Windhoek%u2019s overcrowded settlements or expensive suburbs. P