The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said the overall residential property price index rose 2.2% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025.

Standalone houses – covering maisonettes, bungalows, townhouses and villas – posted a 3.1% price increase in Q2 2026, slower than the 4.7% rise recorded in the same quarter last year.

The bureau linked the overall residential price rise to the 3.1% gain in the standalone segment, noting it was the primary driver of the 2.2% market‑wide increase.

Quarter‑on‑quarter, standalone house prices edged up by 0.7%, indicating a modest but steady upward pressure.

In Nairobi’s upper‑strata market, the standalone housing index climbed from 130.2 to 136.0, reflecting stronger demand in the capital’s premium segment.

Conversely, Nairobi’s middle and other regions recorded easing in standalone house prices between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026.

Apartment prices showed a modest quarterly recovery, rising 3.6% in Q2 2026 after four quarters of decline, but overall year‑on‑year growth was limited to 0.1%.

The apartment index for Nairobi’s upper and other strata increased to 96.9 and 119.4 respectively, up from 92.5 and 109.0 in Q2 2025.

In Nairobi’s middle and other regions, apartment indices fell, dropping from 87.4 to 86.4 and from 121.4 to 111.6, signalling easing price pressure.

KNBS attributed the decline in those apartment indices to a broader easing of prices for apartments across the affected strata.