SA Property Market Trends & House Prices

SA house price growth is 5.2% a year on FNB's June 2026 index (from 6.0% in Q1) and 8.2% on Stats SA's May 2026 index — easing, not falling. What the average growth rate means for buyers at 10.75% prime.

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Stats SA's May 2026 index shows SA house prices up 8.2% year on year, with Cape Town up 11.5%. What faster price growth means for buyers at 10.75% prime.

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FNB data shows buyers aged 56+ rose from 14% to 19% of purchases in a decade, with most downsizing. What the shift means for SA property and bonds today.

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BetterBond's home-loan approval ratio was 64.5% at end-August 2026 — about two in three applications approved. What the number measures, why sources differ, and what moves your application into the approved group.

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FNB data: women were 52% of approved first-time home loans in 2025, up from 43% in 2015, and now buy higher-value homes too. What's driving the shift.

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TransUnion's Q2 2026 data: SA home loan originations fell 10.5% year-on-year, even as average bond size rose 9.6%. What the shift means for ordinary buyers.

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Only 15% of SA municipalities earned clean audits. Here's what municipal health means for the value of your home — and what buyers should check first.

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South Africa's home loan default rate fell 16% year-on-year in Q1 2026 (Experian CDIx), even as unsecured credit worsens. The dated, sourced numbers.

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Stats SA's April 2026 index shows SA house prices up 7.9% year on year, driven by resold homes and Western Cape growth. What it means for buyers.

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FNB data shows SA house price growth easing to 5.2% in June, yet home loan approvals keep rising. Here's what it means for buyers before the September MPC.

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New BetterBond data shows SA home buyers under 30 and over 60 are both spending more year-on-year — what the "twin wave" trend means for you.

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