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 February $307.0 $306.7 $266.9 Orange County February 449.5 446.2 369.8 San Diego County February 385.2 385.9 326.7 Ventura County February 397.3 n.a 337.4 Riverside/San Bernardino 196.0 190.7 165.6 counties February Affordability index (as percentage of households able to afford median price) Los Angeles County February 31% 30% 33% Orange County February 25 25 30 San Diego County February 22 22 25 Ventura County February 32 n.a 36 Riverside/San Bernardino 44 45 48 counties February Housing permits (single family) Los Angeles County February 570 863 652 Orange County February 318 403 474 San Diego County February 773 918 501 Ventura County February 196 217 182 Riverside/San Bernardino 3,035 3,461 2,031 counties February

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