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.

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 July $286.1 $280.7 $244.5 Orange County July 432.6 428.1 356.0 San Diego County July 376.3 368.7 308.7 Ventura County July 395.7 361.7 338.6 Riverside/San Bernardino 181.2 178.4 178.4 counties July Affordability index (as percentage of households able to afford median price) Los Angeles County July 31% 31% 35% Orange County July 22 22 28 San Diego County July 20 20 24 Ventura County July 28 33 31 Riverside/San Bernardino 43 43 47 counties July Housing permits (single family) Los Angeles County July 846 668 687 Orange County July 562 380 391 San Diego County July 798 683 741 Ventura County July 151 260 326 Riverside/San Bernardino 2,969 2,899 2,266 counties July

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