The real estate sector is the largest asset class in the world. Yael Geffen, CEO of Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty writing in a Daily Maverick news report states that by the end of 2020, the global value of real estate had reached a record high of USD326. 5 trillion, making it more valuable than all global equities and debt securities combined – and almost four times greater than global GDP,” In an era of economic turbulence, with banks closing down, stocks crashing and several other economic threats, more people are recognizing that real estate is one of the assets that holds value over time.