Real Estate Trends

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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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*--* Month Latest Period Previous Period Year Ago Median Home Price, Resale (in thousands of dollars) Los Angeles County June $280.7 $274.8 $242.6 Orange County June 428.1 412.0 353.5 San Diego County June 368.7 370.3 301.2 Ventura County June 361.7 364.0 323.8 Riverside/San June 178.4 171.8 160.4 Bernardino Affordability Index (as percentage of households able to afford median price) Los Angeles County June 31% 32% 35% Orange County June 22 22 29 San Diego County June 20 20 25 Ventura County June 33 32 34 Riverside/San June 43 44 47 Bernardino Housing Permits (single-family) Los Angeles County June 638 769 799 Orange County June 407 756 589 San Diego County June 675 866 923 Ventura County June 258 239 225 Riverside/San June 2,850 2,776 2,173 Bernardino

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