USHMC Spring 1999: 1998 Annual Index

The 1998 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 1998.

Note: Page numbers follow the Quarter and refer to the print version:

1st Quarter (1Q)		May 1998 issue
2nd Quarter (2Q)		Aug. 1998 issue
3rd Quarter (3Q)		Nov. 1998 issue
4th Quarter (4Q)		Feb. 1999 issue

1997 Annual Index	[1Q]91
Alabama
Birmingham	[1Q]41
Alaska
Anchorage	[1Q]53
Apartment Absorptions	[1Q]20; [2Q]16; [3Q]18; [4Q]18
Appendix	[3Q]87
Arizona
Tucson	[3Q]46
Builders' Views of Housing Market Activity	[1Q]22; [2Q]18; [3Q]18; [4Q]18
Builders' Views of Housing Market Activity: 1978-Present	[1Q]69; [2Q]59; [3Q]65; [4Q]59
California
Los Angeles County	[1Q]50
San Francisco Bay Area	[2Q]41
Completions, Housing	[1Q]17; [2Q]13; [3Q]13; [4Q]13
Connecticut
Hartford	[4Q]26
Stamford-Norwalk	[2Q]26
D.C.-Maryland-Virginia
Washington	[2Q]30
Delinquencies and Foreclosures	[1Q]28; [2Q]21; [3Q]24; [4Q]21
Existing Single-Family Home Prices: 1968-Present	[1Q]65; [2Q]55; [3Q]61; [4Q]55
Existing Single-Family Home Sales: 1968-Present	[1Q]63; [2Q]53; [3Q]59; [4Q]53
Expenditures for Existing Residential Properties: 1968-Present	[1Q]79; [2Q]69; [3Q]75; [4Q]69
Fair Market Rents	[4Q]4
-The Role of FMRs	[4Q]4
-The FMR Standard	[4Q]5
-How HUD Estimates FMRs	[4Q]5
-Example	[4Q]7
-State Minimums, Exceptions, and Web Site	[4Q]8
FHA 1-4 Family Mortgage Insurance	[1Q]24; [2Q]20; [3Q]59; [4Q]53
FHA Unassisted Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Activity: 1980-Present	[1Q]73; [2Q]63; [3Q]69; [4Q]63
FHA, VA, and PMI 1-4 Family Mortgage Insurance Activity: 1968-Present	[1Q]72; [2Q]62; [3Q]68; [4Q]62
Florida
Miami	[3Q]37
The Geographic Distribution of Federally Assisted Housing Units: 1998	[3Q]87
Great Plains	[1Q]46; [2Q]37; [3Q]42; [4Q]36
Gross Domestic Product and Residential Fixed Investment: 1959-Present	[1Q]81; [2Q]71; [3Q]77; [4Q]71
Hawaii
Honolulu	[4Q]41
HISTORICAL DATA	[1Q]57; [2Q]47; [3Q]53; [4Q]47
Homeownership Rates	[1Q]31; [2Q]24; [3Q]27; [4Q]24
Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder: 1982-Present	[1Q]87; [2Q]77; [3Q]83; [4Q]77
Homeownership Rates by Household Type: 1983-Present	[1Q]90; [2Q]80; [3Q]86; [4Q]80
Homeownership Rates by Race and Ethnicity: 1983-Present	[1Q]89; [2Q]79; [3Q]85; [4Q]79
Homeownership Rates by Region and Metropolitan Status: 1983-Present	[1Q]88; [2Q]78; [3Q]84; [4Q]78
Home Prices	[1Q]19; [2Q]15; [3Q]15; [4Q]15
Home Sales	[1Q]18; [2Q]14; [3Q]14; [4Q]14
Housing Affordability	[1Q]20; [2Q]16; [3Q]16; [4Q]16
Housing Affordability Index: 1970-Present	[1Q]67; [2Q]57; [3Q]63; [4Q]57
Housing Finance	[1Q]23; [2Q]19; [3Q]19; [4Q]19
Housing Inventory	[1Q]30; [2Q]23; [3Q]26; [4Q]23
Housing Investment	[1Q]29; [2Q]22; [3Q]25; [4Q]22
Housing Marketing	[1Q]18; [2Q]14; [3Q]14; [4Q]14
Housing Production	[1Q]15; [2Q]11; [3Q]11; [4Q]11
Housing Stock	[1Q]30; [2Q]23; [3Q]26; [4Q]23
HUD Prepares To Set New Housing Goals	[2Q]4
-Background	[2Q]4
-Current Goals and Recent Performance	[2Q]5
-Characteristics of GSE Mortgage Purchases	[2Q]6
-Other Factors Considered in Setting Goals	[2Q]7
-More Analysis To Come	[2Q]8
Hunting for Troubled Suburbs	[1Q]3
-Poverty Levels	[1Q]4
-High-Poverty Tracts	[1Q]7
-Conclusions	[1Q]7
Iowa
Des Moines	[4Q]37
Louisiana
New Orleans	[4Q]36
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Placements	[1Q]21; [2Q]17; [3Q]17; [4Q]17
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Shipments	[1Q]17; [2Q]13; [3Q]13; [4Q]13
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Shipments, Residential Placements, Average Prices, and Units for Sale: 1974-Present	[1Q]61; [2Q]51; [3Q]57; [4Q]51
Market Absorption of New Rental Units and Median Asking Rent: 1970-Present	[1Q]68; [2Q]58; [3Q]64; [4Q]58
Maryland
Baltimore	[1Q]39
Massachusetts
Boston	[3Q]30
Worcester	[1Q]34
Michigan
Detroit-Ann Arbor	[4Q]34
Grand Rapids-Holland	[1Q]43
Mid-Atlantic Region	[1Q]37; [2Q]29; [3Q]33; [4Q]29
Midwest Region	[1Q]42; [2Q]33; [3Q]37; [4Q]32
Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul	[3Q]39
Mississippi
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula	[4Q]32
Missouri
Lake of the Ozarks	[2Q]38
Missouri-Illinois
St. Louis	[1Q]46
Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures Started: 1986-Present	[1Q]78; [2Q]68; [3Q]74; [4Q]68
Mortgage Interest Rates	[1Q]23; [2Q]19; [3Q]19; [4Q]19
Mortgage Interest Rates, Average Commitment Rates, and Points: 1972-Present	[1Q]70; [2Q]60; [3Q]66; [4Q]60
Mortgage Interest Rates, Points, Effective Rates, and Average Term to Maturity on Conventional Loans Closed: 1982-Present	[1Q]71; [2Q]61; [3Q]67; [4Q]61
Mortgage Originations, 1-4 Family Units by Lender Type: 1970-Present	[1Q]76; [2Q]66; [3Q]72; [4Q]66
Mortgage Originations, 1-4 Family Units by Loan Type: 1970-Present	[1Q]74; [2Q]64; [3Q]70; [4Q]64
Mortgage Originations by Lender Type, 1-4 Family Units	[1Q]27; [3Q]23
Mortgage Originations by Loan Type, 1-4 Family Units	[1Q]25; [3Q]21
NATIONAL DATA	[1Q]15; [2Q]11; [3Q]11; [4Q]11
Nebraska
Omaha	[3Q]42
Net Acquisitions, 1-4 Family Units by Lender Type: 1970-Present	[1Q]77; [2Q]67; [3Q]73; [4Q]67
Net Change in Number of Households by Age of Householder: 1971-Present	[1Q]82; [2Q]72; [3Q]78; [4Q]72
Net Change in Number of Households by Race and Ethnicity of Householder: 1971-Present	[1Q]84; [2Q]74; [3Q]80; [4Q]74
Net Change in Number of Households by Type of Household: 1971-Present	[1Q]83; [2Q]73; [3Q]79; [4Q]73
New England Region	[1Q]34; [2Q]26; [3Q]30; [4Q]26
New Jersey
Jersey City	[3Q]32
New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized: 1959-Present	[1Q]57; [2Q]47; [3Q]53; [4Q]47
New Privately Owned Housing Units Completed: 1968-Present	[1Q]60; [2Q]50; [3Q]56; [4Q]50
New Privately Owned Housing Units Started: 1959-Present	[1Q]58; [2Q]48; [3Q]54; [4Q]48
New Privately Owned Housing Units Under Construction: 1969-Present	[1Q]59; [2Q]49; [3Q]55; [4Q]49
New Single-Family Home Prices: 1963-Present	[1Q]64; [2Q]54; [3Q]60; [4Q]54
New Single-Family Home Sales: 1964-Present	[1Q]62; [2Q]52; [3Q]58
New Single-Family Home Sales: 1965-Present	[4Q]52
New York
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	[2Q]28
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	[1Q]36
Elmira-Corning	[4Q]28
New York/New Jersey Region	[1Q]35; [2Q]27; [3Q]31; [4Q]27
Northwest Region	[1Q]52; [2Q]42; [3Q]47; [4Q]42
Ohio
Columbus	[2Q]35
Oklahoma
Tulsa	[1Q]45
Oregon-Washington
Portland-Vancouver	[3Q]48
Pacific Region	[1Q]49; [2Q]40; [3Q]45; [4Q]39
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh	[3Q]34
Pennsylvania-New Jersey
Philadelphia	[4Q]30
Permits, Housing	[1Q]15; [2Q]11; [3Q]11; [4Q]11
PMI and VA Activity	[1Q]24; [2Q]20; [3Q]20; [4Q]20
Puerto Rico
Caguas	[2Q]33
REGIONAL ACTIVITY	[1Q]33; [2Q]25; [3Q]29; [4Q]25
Regional Perspective	[1Q]3; [2Q]3; [3Q]3; [4Q]4
Rental Vacancy Rates: 1979-Present	[1Q]86; [2Q]76; [3Q]82; [4Q]76
Repeat Sales House Price Index: 1980-Present	[1Q]66; [2Q]56; [3Q]62; [4Q]56
Residential Fixed Investment and Gross Domestic Product	[1Q]29; [2Q]22; [3Q]25; [4Q]22
Residential Mortgage Originations by Building Type	[1Q]26; [3Q]22
Residential Mortgage Originations by Building Type: 1970-Present	[1Q]75; [2Q]65; [3Q]71; [4Q]65
Rocky Mountain Region	[1Q]47; [2Q]39; [3Q]43; [4Q]38
South Dakota
Sioux Falls	[4Q]39
Southeast/Caribbean Region	[1Q]40; [2Q]31; [3Q]35; [4Q]31
Southwest Region	[1Q]44; [2Q]35; [3Q]40; [4Q]34
Starts, Housing	[1Q]16; [2Q]12; [3Q]12; [4Q]12
Summary	[1Q]1; [2Q]1; [3Q]1; [4Q]1
Telephone Rent Surveys	[3Q]89
Texas
Austin-San Marcos	[3Q]41
Houston	[2Q]36
Total U.S. Housing Stock: 1970-Present	[1Q]85; [2Q]75; [3Q]81; [4Q]75
Tracking Conditions in Cities	[3Q]4
-Content and Format	[3Q]4
-Illustration	[3Q]5
-SOCDS Versus Spotlights	[3Q]8
-How To Find SOCDS	[3Q]8
Under Construction, Housing	[1Q]16; [2Q]12; [3Q]12; [4Q]12
Units Authorized by Building Permits: 50 Most Active Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Listed by Total Building Permits)	[1Q]55; [2Q]46; [3Q]51; [4Q]45
Units Authorized by Building Permits, Year to Date: HUD Regions and States	[1Q]54; [2Q]45; [3Q]50; [4Q]44
Utah
Provo-Orem	[1Q]48
Salt Lake City-Ogden	[2Q]39
Vacancy Rates	[1Q]31; [2Q]24; [3Q]27; [4Q]24
Value of New Construction Put in Place, Private Residential Buildings: 1974-Present	[1Q]80; [2Q]70; [3Q]76; [4Q]70
Washington
Bellingham	[2Q]43
Seattle-Everett-Bellevue	[4Q]42
Wyoming
Cheyenne	[3Q]44

*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.