House prices during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how house prices changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
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| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
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| 1 |  Thabo Mbeki | 14 Jun 1999 – 25 Sep 2008 | +288% Q1 1999 → Q2 2008 | +15.8%/yr | |
| 2 | Jacob Zuma | 9 May 2009 – 15 Feb 2018 | +53.0% Q1 2009 → Q4 2017 | +5.0%/yr | |
| 3 | Nelson Mandela | 10 May 1994 – 14 Jun 1999 | +47.2% Q1 1994 → Q1 1999 | +8.0%/yr | |
| 4 | Cyril Ramaphosa | 15 Feb 2018 – now | +33.0% Q4 2017 → Q2 2026 | +3.4%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. index, 2010 = 100 · BIS, selected residential property prices for South Africa, nominal, quarterly · South Africa data · as of Oct 2026.