1998 Annual Index

The 1999 Annual Index contains entries for the National Data, Regional Activity,* and Historical Data and Appendix† published in U.S. Housing Market Conditions for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarters of 1999.

*Regional Activity provides summaries of housing market conditions and activities including profiles of regions (e.g., Northwest, Great Plains) and selected housing markets (e.g., spotlight on selected cities).

†The Appendix includes information on Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for selected market areas and regional updating factors for FMRs; and a table of program beneficiaries by State.

Note: Page numbers follow the Quarter:

1st Quarter (1Q)  May 1999 issue
2nd Quarter (2Q)  Aug. 1999 issue
3rd Quarter (3Q)  Nov. 1999 issue
4th Quarter (4Q)  Feb. 2000 issue

1998 Annual Index (1Q)81
American Families and Their Housing in 1997 (3Q)4
The 1997 AHS National Survey: Change and Challenge
(3Q)5

-Selective Housing and Family Information From the 1997 National AHS

(3Q)5
- Accessing Housing Information
(3Q)8

- Stay Tuned: More To Come

 (3Q)8
Apartment Absorptions (1Q)17; (2Q)19; (3Q)17; (4Q)17
Appendix (3Q)79
Arizona  

Phoenix

(4Q)39
Builders' Views of Housing Market Activity (1Q)18; (2Q)20; (3Q)18; (4Q)18
Builders' Views of Housing Market Activity: 1978-Present (1Q)59; (2Q)61; (3Q)57; (4Q)57
California
Oakland
(3Q)40
Riverside-San Bernardino
(1Q)41
Colorado  

Colorado Springs

 (3Q)38
Pueblo
(1Q)39
Completions, Housing (1Q)13; (2Q)15; (3Q)13; (4Q)13
Components of Inventory Change (2Q)4
- Changes in the Total Stock
(2Q)7
- Tenure and Vacancy
(2Q)7
- Age of Structure
(2Q)8
- Unit Size
(2Q)9
- Unit Quality
 (2Q)9
- Household Income
 (2Q)10
- Assisted Rental Units
(2Q)10
- Conclusion
(2Q)10
Connecticut  
New London-Norwich
(4Q)26
Delaware-Maryland  
Wilmington-Newark
(4Q)29
Delinquencies and Foreclosures (1Q)21; (2Q)23; (3Q)21; (4Q)21
Existing Single-Family Home Prices: 1968-Present (1Q)55; (2Q)57; (3Q)53; (4Q)53
Existing Single-Family Home Sales: 1968-Present (1Q)53; (2Q)55; (3Q)51; (4Q)51
Expenditures for Existing Residential Properties: 1968-Present (1Q)69; (2Q)71; (3Q)67; (4Q)63
FHA 1-4 Family Mortgage Insurance (1Q)20; (2Q)22; (3Q)20; (4Q)20
FHA Unassisted Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Activity: 1980-Present (1Q)63; (2Q)65; (3Q)61; (4Q)61
FHA, VA, and PMI 1-4 Family Mortgage Insurance Activity: 1968-Present (1Q)62; (2Q)64; (3Q)60; (4Q)60
Georgia
Atlanta
(4Q)31
Great Plains Region (1Q)37; (2Q)39; (3Q)36; (4Q)35
Gross Domestic Product and Residential Fixed Investment: 1959-Present (1Q)71; (2Q)73; (3Q)69; (4Q)65
HISTORICAL DATA (1Q)47; (2Q)49; (3Q)45; (4Q)45
Homeownership Rates (1Q)24; (2Q)26; (3Q)24; (4Q)24
Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder: 1982-Present (1Q)77; (2Q)79; (3Q)75; (4Q)71
Homeownership Rates by Household Type: 1983-Present (1Q)80; (2Q)82; (3Q)78; (4Q)74
Homeownership Rates by Race and Ethnicity: 1983-Present (1Q)79; (2Q)81; (3Q)77; (4Q)73
Homeownership Rates by Region and Metropolitan Status: 1983-Present (1Q)78; (2Q)80; (3Q)76; (4Q)72
Home Prices (1Q)15; (2Q)17; (3Q)15; (4Q)15
Home Sales (1Q)14; (2Q)16; (3Q)14; (4Q)14
Household Income (2Q)10
Housing Affordability (1Q)16; (2Q)18; (3Q)16; (4Q)16
Housing Affordability Index: 1970-Present (1Q)57; (2Q)59; (3Q)55; (4Q)55
Housing Finance (1Q)19; (2Q)21; (3Q)19; (4Q)19
Housing Inventory (1Q)23; (2Q)25; (3Q)23; (4Q)23
Housing Investment (1Q)22; (2Q)24; (3Q)22; (4Q)22
Housing Marketing (1Q)14; (2Q)16; (3Q)14; (4Q)14
Housing Production (1Q)11; (2Q)13; (3Q)11; (4Q)11
Housing Stock (1Q)23; (2Q)25; (3Q)23; (4Q)23
Idaho  
Boise
(1Q)43
Iowa  
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City
(3Q)37
Kentucky  
Lexington
(2Q)34
Maine  
Portland
(2Q)28
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Placements (1Q)17; (2Q)19; (3Q)17; (4Q)17
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Shipments, Residential Placements, Average Prices, and Units for Sale: 1974-Present (1Q)51; (2Q)53; (3Q)49; (4Q)49
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Shipments, Residential Placements, Average Prices, and Units for Sale (1Q)51; (2Q)53; (3Q)49; (4Q)49
Market Absorption of New Rental Units and Median Asking Rent: 1970-Present (1Q)58; (2Q)60; (3Q)56; (4Q)56
Maryland
Baltimore
(2Q)32
Massachusetts  

Barnstable-Yarmouth

 (3Q)26

Springfield

 (1Q)26
Michigan  

Detroit-Ann Arbor

(4Q)33
Mid-Atlantic Region (1Q)29; (2Q)31; (3Q)29; (4Q)28
Midwest Region (1Q)33; (2Q)35; (3Q)33; (4Q)32
Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul
(3Q)34
Rochester
 (1Q)34
Missouri-Kansas
Kansas City
(2Q)40
Missouri-Illinois
St. Louis
(4Q)36
Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures Started: 1986-Present (1Q)68; (2Q)70; (3Q)66; (4Q)62
Mortgage Interest Rates (1Q)19; (2Q)21; (3Q)19; (4Q)19
Mortgage Interest Rates, Average Commitment Rates, and Points: 1972-Present (1Q)60; (2Q)62; (3Q)58; (4Q)58
Mortgage Interest Rates, Points, Effective Rates, and Average Term to Maturity on Conventional Loans Closed: 1982-Present (1Q)61; (2Q)63; (3Q)59; (4Q)59
Mortgage Originations, 1-4 Family Units by Lender Type: 1970-1997 (1Q)66; (2Q)68; (3Q)64;
Mortgage Originations, 1-4 Family Units by Loan Type: 1970-1997 (1Q)64; (2Q)66; (3Q)62
NATIONAL DATA (1Q)11; (2Q)13; (3Q)11; (4Q)11
Net Acquisitions, 1-4 Family Units by Lender Type: 1970-1997 (1Q)67; (2Q)69; (3Q)65
Net Change in Number of Households by Age of Householder: 1971-Present (1Q)72; (2Q)74; (3Q)70; (4Q)66
Net Change in Number of Households by Race and Ethnicity of Householder: 1971-Present (1Q)74; (2Q)76; (3Q)72; (4Q)68
Net Change in Number of Households by Type of Household: 1971-Present (1Q)73; (2Q)75; (3Q)71; (4Q)67
Nevada  
Las Vegas
 (2Q)44
New England Region (1Q)26; (2Q)28; (3Q)26; (4Q)26
New Jersey
Bergen-Passaic
(1Q)28
Newark
 (4Q)28
New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized: 1959-Present (1Q)47; (2Q)49; (3Q)45; (4Q)45
New Privately Owned Housing Units Completed: 1968-Present (1Q)50; (2Q)52; (3Q)48; (4Q)48
New Privately Owned Housing Units Started: 1959-Present (1Q)48; (2Q)50; (3Q)46; (4Q)46
New Privately Owned Housing Units Under Construction: 1969-Present (1Q)49; (2Q)51; (3Q)47; (4Q)47
New Single-Family Home Prices: 1963-Present (1Q)54; (2Q)56; (3Q)52; (4Q)52
New Single-Family Home Sales: 1965-Present (1Q)52; (2Q)54; (3Q)50; (4Q)50
New York
Rochester
(2Q)30
Syracuse
(3Q)28
New York/New Jersey Region (1Q)27; (2Q)29; (3Q)27; (4Q)27
North Carolina  
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
 (3Q)32
Northwest Region (1Q)42; (2Q)44; (3Q)40; (4Q)40
Ohio
Cleveland
(2Q)37
Oregon
Eugene-Springfield
(3Q)41
Oregon-Washington
Portland-Vancouver
(4Q)41
Pacific Region (1Q)40; (2Q)43; (3Q)39; (4Q)38
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
(3Q)30
Permits, Housing (1Q)11; (2Q)13; (3Q)11; (4Q)11
PMI and VA Activity (1Q)20; (2Q)22; (3Q)20; (4Q)21
REGIONAL ACTIVITY (1Q)25; (2Q)27; (3Q)25; (4Q)25
Regional Perspective (1Q)3; (2Q)3; (3Q)4; (4Q)4
Rental Vacancy Rates: 1979-Present (1Q)76; (2Q)78; (3Q)74; (4Q)70
Repeat Sales House Price Index: 1980-Present (1Q)56; (2Q)58; (3Q)54; (4Q)54
Research on Fair Market Rents (1Q)4
- How Accurate Are FMRs?
 (1Q)4
- FMRs and Small Areas
 (1Q)5
- Effect of Choice of Percentile, Recent Movers, Etc.
(1Q)7
- The Quality Housing and Work Opportunity Act of 1998
 (1Q)8
Residential Fixed Investment and Gross Domestic Product (1Q)22; (2Q)24; (3Q)22; (4Q)22
Residential Mortgage Originations by Building Type: 1970-1997 (1Q)65; (2Q)67; (3Q)63
Rocky Mountain Region (1Q)38; (2Q)41; (3Q)37; (4Q)37
South Carolina
Columbia
 (1Q)32
South Dakota
Rapid City
(2Q)42
Southeast/Caribbean Region (1Q)31; (2Q)33; (3Q)31; (4Q)30
Southwest Region (1Q)35; (2Q)37; (3Q)34; (4Q)34
-Downtown Housing
(1Q)36
Starts, Housing (1Q)12; (2Q)14; (3Q)12; (4Q)12
Summary (1Q)1; (2Q)1; (3Q)1; (4Q)1
Telephone Rent Surveys (3Q)79
Texas
Austin-San Marcos
(3Q)35
Dallas-Ft. Worth
(4Q)35
Laredo
 (2Q)38
Total U.S. Housing Stock: 1970-Present (1Q)75; (2Q)77; (3Q)73; (4Q)69
Under Construction (1Q)12; (2Q)14; (3Q)12; (4Q)12
Units Authorized by Building Permits: 50 Most Active Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Listed by Total Building Permits) (1Q)46; (2Q)48; (3Q)44; (4Q)43
Units Authorized by Building Permits, Year to Date: HUD Regions and States (1Q)45; (2Q)47; (3Q)43; (4Q)42
Utah
Salt Lake City
(4Q)37
Vacancy Rates (1Q)24; (2Q)26; (3Q)24; (4Q)24
Value of New Construction Put in Place, Private Residential Buildings: 1974-Present (1Q)70; (2Q)72; (3Q)68; (4Q)64
Washington
Vancouver
(4Q)41
West Virginia
Charleston
(1Q)30
What's Happened to Homeownership? (4Q)4
- The Whole Is Equal to the Sum of Its Parts
(4Q)5
- Have Gaps Narrowed?
(4Q)6
- Caveats
(4Q)7
- Implications
(4Q)8

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