Real Estate Trends

Median Home Price--Resale (in thousands of dollars)

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Latest Previous Year Date period period ago Los Angeles County Oct $182.6 $174.2 $171.3 Orange County Oct 236.4 234.9 213.2 San Diego County Oct 186.1 186.1 172.6 Ventura County Oct 220.1 227.4 203.5 Riverside/San Bernardino Oct 115.8 115.6 110.4

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Affordability Index (as percentage of households able to afford median price)

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Latest Previous Year Date period period ago Los Angeles County Oct 37% 38% 40% Orange County Oct 38 36 40 San Diego County Oct 39 37 39 Ventura County Oct 43 39 43 Riverside/San Bernardino Oct 57 55 56

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Housing Permits (single family)

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Latest Previous Year Date period period ago Los Angeles County Oct 802 480 493 Orange County Oct 938 682 632 San Diego County Oct 943 622 613 Ventura County Oct 92 131 110 Riverside/San Bernardino Oct 1,322 1,300 973

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* Data for Southland consumer price index and for all charts includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. All CPI data is based on an index; 1982-84=100.

Sources: California Assn. of Realtors, Construction Industry Research Board.