National year-on-year house price inflation is at 4.35%, marking a 4th consecutive month of a 5%-or-under growth in prices. Inflation remained steady in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga; increased in the North West, Northern Cape and Western Cape; and decreased in the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal. Prices in the Low Value segment continue to outgrow those in the higher-value segments. The inflation rate for this segment is currently at 9%, almost double that of the Mid Value segment at 4.9%.