National year-on-year (y/y) house price inflation is at 4.89%, dipping below the 5% mark for the first time since March 2021, according to Lightstone’s latest Residential Property Index.
Inflation continues to grow across most provinces, except for Limpopo which has again, come in lower than August 2021, and Mpumalanga and the North West which have both remained steady.
Inflation in the Low Value segment continues to outgrow that of its higher value counterparts, with prices currently growing at 12.3%, more than 6 percentage points ahead of the Mid Value Segment (5.9%).
National inflation
Current annual inflation rate is 4.89% and monthly is 0.32%.
Provincial inflation
The Lightstone Provincial Index tracks annual inflation of all provinces in South Africa:
Latest / current provincial inflation status
Municipal inflation
The Lightstone Municipal Index tracks annual inflation at a municipal level, with coastal and inland based municipalities reviewed independently:
Property inflation: coast versus non-coast
The Lightstone Coast vs Non-Coast Index compares property located within enumerator areas 500m of the coastline to those located further inland:
Property inflation: freehold versus sectional title
Property inflation: value bands
The Lightstone Area Value Bands Index reviews inflationary rates for property based on the following values:
Luxury: > R1.5 million
High Value: R700 000 to R1.5 million
Mid-Value: R250 000 to R700 000
Low Value: <R250 000
Inflation table
The Annual Inflation Table (below) provides a long term view of annual rates of inflation for various geographical areas and property types. Please note that historic inflation rates can change as transactions occur that imply price inflation for those periods:
