Real Estate Trends
Median Home Price-Resale (in thousands of dollars)
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Date Latest Period Previous Period Year Ago Los Angeles County May $172.9 $170.4 $170.5 Orange County May 226.6 223.0 216.8 San Diego County May 185.5 178.8 172.1 Ventura County May 215.1 210.9 218 Riverside/San Bernardino May 114.7 115.2 115
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Affordability Index (as percentage of households able to afford median price)
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Date Latest Period Previous Period Year Ago Los Angeles County May 39% 40% 39% Orange County May 38 38 38 San Diego County May 37 38 38 Ventura County May 41 41 39 Riverside/San Bernardino May 56 55 53
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Housing Permits (single family)
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Date Latest Period Previous Period Year Ago Los Angeles County May 634 620 Orange County May 950 750 576 San Diego County May 803 619 535 Ventura County May 167 179 176 Riverside/San Bernardino May 1,303 1,126 1,084
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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 equals 100.
Sources: California Assn. of Realtors, Construction Industry Research Board.
