Remember we thought that toxic mix of the independence referendum, mixed messages on stamp duty reform and the cutting back of Help To Buy might hurt the Scottish market - well, if it is to happen at all, it isn't happening yet.
The average home in Scotland now costs £170,190, the highest figure since Registers of Scotland began compiling quarterly house price statistics in 2003.
From July to September this year, the total volume of sales was also up, with an increase of 9.1 per cent on the same quarter in the previous year. This figure represents the highest volume of sales for any quarter since the third quarter of 2008.
RoS director of commercial services Kenny Crawford says the total value of sales across Scotland was just under £4.5 billion for the quarter, up 14.8 per cent on the same period last year.
Renfrewshire recorded the highest percentage rise in average price compared with the same quarter of the previous year, up 17.2 per cent to £137,072.
The City of Edinburgh recorded the highest average at £235,402, a rise of 5.6 per cent compared with the same quarter in the previous year.
The largest percentage fall in price was the Scottish Borders, which showed a drop of 5.7 per cent with an average price of £164,448.
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