# SA Property Market Trends & House Prices - Canonical URL: https://bond.co.za/news/market-trends 1. [Home](https://bond.co.za/) 3. [Market news](https://bond.co.za/news) 5. Market trends House price growth, approval rates, buyer demographics and the monthly data releases that move the South African property market. These articles react to each ooba, BetterBond, FNB and Stats SA release — with every figure sourced, dated and translated into what it means for your bond. 30 Oct 2026 [What is the average property price growth rate in South Africa?](https://bond.co.za/news/average-house-price-growth-south-africa-2026) 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. Read the article 26 Oct 2026 [SA house price growth accelerates to 8.2%, with Cape Town still leading](https://bond.co.za/news/stats-sa-house-prices-may-2026) 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. Read the article 23 Oct 2026 [More South Africans are buying homes into retirement — FNB data](https://bond.co.za/news/sa-retirees-reshape-property-market-fnb) 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. Read the article 17 Oct 2026 [What is the bond approval rate in South Africa?](https://bond.co.za/news/bond-approval-rate-south-africa) 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. Read the article 10 Oct 2026 [Women now make up most of South Africa's first-time home loan approvals](https://bond.co.za/news/women-lead-first-time-home-buyers-south-africa) 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. Read the article 08 Oct 2026 [Why are fewer South Africans getting home loans in 2026?](https://bond.co.za/news/fewer-home-loans-bigger-bonds-transunion-2026) 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. Read the article 21 Sep 2026 [Why your municipality's audit matters when buying a home](https://bond.co.za/news/municipal-audit-outcomes-home-buyers) 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. Read the article 15 Sep 2026 [South Africa's home loan default rate keeps falling — the latest statistics](https://bond.co.za/news/home-loan-defaults-south-africa-statistics) 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. Read the article 12 Sep 2026 [SA house price growth holds at 7.9%, with the Western Cape still leading](https://bond.co.za/news/stats-sa-house-prices-april-2026) 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. Read the article 09 Sep 2026 [SA house price growth cools as home loan approvals keep rising](https://bond.co.za/news/house-prices-cool-home-loan-approvals-rise) 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. Read the article 09 Sep 2026 [SA property buyers under 30 and over 60 are both spending more](https://bond.co.za/news/sa-buyers-under-30-over-60-spending-more) 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. Read the article [Market newsBrowse all categories](https://bond.co.za/news) > This is the Markdown version of [https://bond.co.za/news/market-trends](https://bond.co.za/news/market-trends); that HTML page is the canonical version of this content.