The JSE remained in the black at midday on Tuesday, boosted by commodity stocks on firmer metal prices.
Nearly 90% of home sellers are unable to sell their properties at the asking price, reflecting declining prices in a high interest-rate environment.
The JSE pulled back but remained in the black at noon on Wednesday with platinum miners weighing on the index on a falling white metal price.
The JSE remained lower at midday on Thursday, but off earlier lows as investors looked for bargains in badly battered stocks.
The JSE held on to gains at midday on Wednesday, buoyed by a rebound in overseas markets as a fall in the price crude oil eased growth concerns.
The JSE was lower at noon on Monday, eroding earlier short covering-induced gains as easing metal prices weighed on the mining sector, traders said.
South African stocks were mixed with a firmer bias at noon on Friday, supported by miners on firm metal prices.
The JSE was flat at noon on Thursday, giving up earlier gains after a jump in producer inflation numbers.
South African stocks were mixed with a weaker bias at noon on Wednesday ahead of the United States rates verdict.
South African stocks drifted lower by midday on Monday, weighed by negative sentiment in overseas markets in what is expected to a choppy week.