Real house prices in South Africa rose 2.7 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth in South Africa over time
81 official observations, Q2 2006 → Q2 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#31 of 54
lower is better
Ranked behind
43 %
23 of 54 countries
Latest move
▼ 1.45 pp
since Q1 2026
Year on year
▲ 0.84 pp
over 12 months
Below its peak
11.55 pp
peak 12.80 % in Q2 2006
Full series
▼ 11.55 pp
since Q2 2006
vs median 2.42 %: +0.28 pp (worse)
Among 54 countries
Half of all 54 countries sit between -0.47 % and 6.20 %. South Africa is ahead of 43 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.
Real year-on-year change in residential property prices (BIS). Framed for buyers — slower growth is greener; homeowners may read it the other way.
How to read this figure
Real year-on-year change in residential property prices from the BIS — inflation-adjusted, so it shows whether homes beat or trailed prices in general. Base-independent, which is what makes ~60 countries honestly comparable in one ranking. The colour scale takes the buyer’s side (slower growth = greener); an existing owner may read it the opposite way.