HOME PRICES AROUND THE STATE

The number of Orange County homes sold in June was 5.3% higher than in June, 1990, but sales fell 15.8% from May on a non-seasonally adjusted basis. Orange County’s home prices are slowly recovering--up 0.1% from May, to a median of $240,540--but down 2.6% from a year ago, when a median-priced single-family detached home sold for $247,080.

% Change % from Region June 1991 June 1990 Change May ’91 Orange County $240,540 $247,080 -2.6 +0.1 Los Angeles $223,530 $215,030 +4.0 +0.1 San Francisco $266,880 $267,000 -- -0.2 San Diego $190,540 $187,890 +1.4 +0.4 Sacramento $136,500 $142,000 -3.9 -2.4 Riverside/San Bernardino $134,090 $133,830 +0.2 -0.6 Ventura $241,800 $242,810 -0.4 +4.4 California Average $204,090 $194,410 +5.0 -1.6

Source: California Assn. of Realtors