Housing Index in South Africa increased to 118.80 points in March from 118.20 points in February of 2025. Housing Index in South Africa averaged 100.78 points from 2017 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 118.80 points in March of 2025 and a record low of 82.30 points in January of 2017. source: Statistics South Africa

Housing Index in South Africa is expected to be 123.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Housing Index is projected to trend around 150.00 points in 2026 and 148.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits YoY 7495668.00 9210282.00 ZAR Thousand Jun 2025
Housing Index 118.80 118.20 points Mar 2025
Price to Rent Ratio 101.29 101.36 Jun 2025
Residential Property Prices 5.20 5.10 Percent Mar 2025



South Africa Housing Index
The Absa house price indices are based on the total purchase price of homes in the 80-400 Sq. meter size category, priced at ZAR 4,2 million or less in 2015 (including improvements), in respect of which mortgage loan applications were received and approved by Absa.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
118.80 118.20 118.80 82.30 2017 - 2025 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA