@ mukwana,
you could be right...the index has been manipulated to give a wrong information to the yet to be buyers and sellers....the index is not representative of the rate of price drops across the board,but rather price comparison on a small scale...the fact is the house prices are falling and pretty fast.
NEVER TALK OF A RHINO IF THERE IS NO TREE NEAREBY - ZULU PROVERB
...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...