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.

*--* Date Latest period Previous period Year ago Median home price-resale (in thousands of dollars) Los Angeles County March $309.4 $307.0 $266.8 Orange County March 449.1 449.5 379.8 San Diego County March 394.5 385.2 338.4 Ventura County March n.a 397.3 336.3 Riverside/San Bernardino 197.7 196.0 170.7 counties March Affordability index (as percentage of households able to afford median price) Los Angeles County March 31% 31% 33% Orange County March 22 21 25 San Diego County March 21 22 23 Ventura County March n.a 32 36 Riverside/San Bernardino 41 40 44 counties March Housing permits (single family) Los Angeles County March 822 519 637 Orange County March 464 319 360 San Diego County March 949 774 919 Ventura County March 231 196 177 Riverside/San Bernardino 2,653 3,090 2,209 counties March

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