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House price growth in South Africa

Are homes there getting further out of reach right now?

South Africa's house price growth is 2.70 % — #30 of 54 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2026-Q1.

2.70%

Checked 9 Sept 2026Period 2026-Q1

Source: BIS residential property prices

Real house prices in South Africa rose 2.7 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.

Among 54 countries

2 of 54 countries between -6.81 % and -6.11 %1 of 54 countries between -4.01 % and -3.31 %4 of 54 countries between -3.31 % and -2.62 %3 of 54 countries between -2.62 % and -1.92 %2 of 54 countries between -1.92 % and -1.22 %2 of 54 countries between -1.22 % and -0.52 %3 of 54 countries between -0.52 % and 0.18 %5 of 54 countries between 0.18 % and 0.88 %3 of 54 countries between 1.58 % and 2.28 %5 of 54 countries between 2.28 % and 2.97 %2 of 54 countries between 2.97 % and 3.67 %3 of 54 countries between 3.67 % and 4.37 %2 of 54 countries between 4.37 % and 5.07 %2 of 54 countries between 5.07 % and 5.77 %1 of 54 countries between 5.77 % and 6.47 %3 of 54 countries between 6.47 % and 7.17 %4 of 54 countries between 7.17 % and 7.86 %2 of 54 countries between 7.86 % and 8.56 %5 of 54 countries between 9.26 % and 9.96 %median 2.40 %South Africa: ahead of 44 % of the 54 countries with a published house price growthSouth Africa 2.70 %-6.81 %9.96 %
Half of all 54 countries sit between -0.52 % and 6.20 %. South Africa is ahead of 44 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.
Rank
#30 of 54
lower is better
Ranked behind
44 %
24 of 54 countries

vs median 2.49 %: +0.22 pp (worse)

The neighbourhood

#CountryHouse price growthvs South Africa
28 Netherlands2.57 %−0.14 pp
29 Greece2.61 %−0.09 pp
30 South Africa2.70 %—
31 Slovenia2.98 %+0.28 pp
32 India3.00 %+0.29 pp

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.

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