Housing Index in South Africa increased to 121.30 points in August from 120.60 points in July of 2025. Housing Index in South Africa averaged 101.65 points from 2017 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 121.30 points in August 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 130.00 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 160.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits YoY 9331745.00 9587380.00 ZAR Thousand Nov 2025
Housing Index 121.30 120.60 points Aug 2025
Price to Rent Ratio 101.27 101.35 points Jun 2025
Residential Property Prices 5.80 5.60 Percent Aug 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
121.30 120.60 121.30 82.30 2017 - 2025 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA