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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*--* Date Latest period Previous period Year ago Median home price-resale (in thousands of dollars) Los Angeles County December $301.3 $307.2 $251.5 Orange County December 434.0 434.1 364.3 San Diego County December 381.4 378.0 311.8 Ventura County December n.a 387.4 317.8 Riverside/San Bernardino 184.2 189.9 165.0 counties December Affordability index (as percentage of households able to afford median price) Los Angeles County December 31% 30% 36% Orange County December 25 25 31 San Diego County December 22 22 27 Ventura County December n.a 32 39 Riverside/San Bernardino 46 44 49 counties December Housing permits (single family) Los Angeles County December 530 531 586 Orange County December 378 680 423 San Diego County December 533 579 731 Ventura County December 178 172 328 Riverside/San Bernardino 2,263 2,313 1,978 counties December

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