Real estate trends

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

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

*--* Date Latest period Previous period Year ago Median home price-resale (in thousands of dollars) Los Angeles County October $295.2 $292.1 $249.1 Orange County October 435.7 450.5 360.1 San Diego County October 378.3 383.1 294.3 Ventura County October 391.1 393.4 329.4 Riverside/San Bernardino 158.9 183.7 182.3 counties October Affordability index (as percentage of households able to afford median price) Los Angeles County October 31% 31% 36% Orange County October 24 24 31 San Diego County October 22 20 29 Ventura County October 31 30 36 Riverside/San Bernardino 45 46 50 counties October Housing permits (single family) Los Angeles County October 888 620 686 Orange County October 526 468 251 San Diego County October 932 591 666 Ventura County October 243 177 187 Riverside/San Bernardino 2,934 2,034 1,958 counties October

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