MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PERMITS

Nearly 30% fewer permits for multifamily housing units were issued during the first 10 months of 1988 than was the case for the comparable period in 1987. Many cities, however, showed prominent gains--foremost among them Tustin, San Clemente, Yorba Linda and Huntington Beach. Here is the picture from city to city, comparing the first 10 months of 1988 and 1987:

Jan.-Oct. Jan.-Oct. 1987-’88 City 1988 1987 Difference Tustin 639 160 +479 San Clemente 403 11 +392 Yorba Linda 296 84 +212 Huntington Beach 523 393 +130 Garden Grove 180 88 +92 Fountain Valley 71 0 +71 Costa Mesa 827 773 +54 Newport Beach 154 104 +50 Buena Park 131 103 +28 La Habra 41 27 +14 Westminster 97 83 +14 Los Alamitos 66 61 +5 La Palma 0 0 no change Seal Beach 0 0 no change Villa Park 0 0 no change Fullerton 42 56 -14 San Juan Capistrano 0 64 -64 Cypress 42 108 -66 Stanton 7 82 -75 Brea 236 360 -124 Placentia 74 282 -208 Orange 45 263 -218 Laguna Beach 15 339 -324 Irvine 761 1,122 -361 Anaheim 1,297 1,673 -376 Santa Ana 418 1,314 -896 Unincorporated areas 3,908 6,832 -2,924 TOTAL 10,273 14,382 -4,109

Number of multifamily housing permits issued month by month, for the first 10 months of 1988.

Source: Construction Industry Research Board