The headline numbers, with their sources. Everything here is from official publications — Stats SA, FNB, Absa, the South African Reserve Bank, the Bank for International Settlements. We never re-publish private listing data.
The lime line is what you pay. The moss line is what your home is actually worth in today's money, after inflation.
Source: Bank for International Settlements, residential property price index, distributed via FRED. Index, 2010 = 100. Quarterly.
| Province | Year on year |
|---|---|
| Northern Cape | +8.2% |
| Western Cape | +7.4% |
| Free State | +7.0% |
| Mpumalanga | +6.8% |
| KwaZulu-Natal | +6.1% |
| North West | +6.0% |
| Limpopo | +5.5% |
| Gauteng | +5.2% |
| Eastern Cape | +4.8% |
| Metro | Year on year |
|---|---|
| City of Cape Town | +7.9% |
| eThekwini (Durban) | +5.8% |
| City of Tshwane | +5.0% |
| City of Johannesburg | +4.6% |
| City of Ekurhuleni | +4.4% |
Source: Statistics South Africa, Residential Property Price Index (P0160), March 2025.
House price growth decelerating from 5.0% in October. The FNB market strength demand index spiked to the highest level since June 2008, possibly an early signal of buyer activity responding to the inflation target change and rate cut.
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Read the report →Quarterly gauge of consumer confidence in the property market. Used as a leading indicator for buying intention.
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