SINGLE-FAMILY HOME PERMITS

Permits issued for new single-family homes took a dip in September from the previous month. However, the first nine months of 1988 were stronger than either of the previous two years. In particular, the unincorporated areas of the county, Yorba Linda and San Clemente registered big increases over the comparable nine-month period of last year. On the other end of the scale, Garden Grove, Irvine and Orange had the biggest losses. Here is how January-September (the most recent information available) this year compares to last, city by city, listed from largest increase to largest decrease:

Jan.-Sept. Jan.-Sept. 1987-’88 City 1988 1987 Change Unincorporated area 5,536 3,677 +1,859 Yorba Linda 665 402 +263 San Clemente 531 288 +243 Anaheim 190 107 +83 Placentia 67 2 +65 Huntington Beach 307 253 +54 Tustin 366 324 +42 La Palma 33 0 +33 San Juan Capistrano 147 115 +32 Fountain Valley 70 40 +30 Villa Park 23 6 +17 La Habra 6 1 +5 Buena Park 11 8 +3 Cypress 3 0 +3 Los Alamitos 2 0 +2 Westminster 8 6 +2 Costa Mesa 53 53 even Stanton 0 4 -4 Seal Beach 7 13 -6 Santa Ana 18 66 -48 Laguna Beach 35 136 -101 Newport Beach 120 242 -122 Brea 2 134 -132 Fullerton 18 175 -157 Garden Grove 69 278 -209 Irvine 107 519 -412 Orange 205 687 -482 COUNTY TOTAL 8,599 7,536 +1,063

Source: Construction Industry Research Board