Lightstone's House Price Indices are based on globally accepted statistical principles with broad application in real estate and property finance. Lightstone applies a 'repeat sales' methodology as opposed to a general 'average house price' methodology. The benefit of the 'repeat sales' methodology is that inflation and trends are based on properties which have repeatedly transacted in a certain time period and are less influenced by the mix of transacting properties, as is the case with an 'average house price' approach.
Lightstone collates and analyses data from official sources such as the Deeds Office registry and Surveyor General regarding residential property transfers and delivers the results on a monthly basis via the House Price Index report.
- National Inflation
- Property Types: Coastal vs Non-Coastal and Free Hold vs Sectional Title
- Area Band Values: Affordable, Mid-Value, High-Value and Luxury Markets
- Provincial Inflation: Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Kwazulu-Natal
- Municipal Inflation: Coastal (Cape Town, Ethekwini and Nelson Mandela) vs Inland (Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane
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January 2012 Indices Report
Key Annual Inflation Highlights: National: 3.8%, Eastern Cape: 8.5%, Ethekwini Municipality: 5.7%, Non-Coastal Properties: 4.2%, Free Hold Properties: 4.1% and Affordable Property Market: 12.7%
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December 2011 Indices Report
Key Annual Inflation Highlights: National: 4.5%, Eastern Cape: 6.8%, Ethekwini Municipality: 6.1%, Non-Coastal Properties: 4.7%, Free Hold Properties: 4.6% and Affordable Property Market: 12.6%
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November 2011 Indices Report
Key Annual Inflation Highlights: National: 5.2%, Eastern Cape: 9.5%, Ethekwini Municipality: 7.0%, Non-Coastal Properties: 5.5%, Free Hold Properties: 5.8% and Affordable Property Market: 14.2%
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Archive Reports
2011 - Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
2010 - Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec
2009 - Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec
2008 - Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec
The Lightstone House Price Indices were launched at Park Hyatt Hotel in Johannesburg in April 2007. Lightstone's MD, Anthony Miller and guest speaker John Loos (Property Strategist at FNB) delivered the introductory presentation.