# Location Hotspots & Semigration

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Semigration shifts, regional price growth and the suburbs and towns where South Africans are actually buying. Weekly trend pieces on where the market is heating up and cooling off — and what local momentum means for what you can afford.

18 Oct 2026

[How fast are house prices rising in Hout Bay?](https://bond.co.za/news/hout-bay-house-prices-2026)

Hout Bay house prices are up about 141% in five years — from R3.53 million to R8.5 million (Propstats, October 2026). What still sells under R5 million, and what a bond there costs at today's rates.

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19 Sep 2026

[Reverse semigration in South Africa: what the data actually shows](https://bond.co.za/news/reverse-semigration-gauteng-bond-sizes)

Western Cape-to-Gauteng relocations rose 58.6% in 2025, but Gauteng still lost more residents to the Western Cape than it gained. The sourced, dated numbers.

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