Real estate trends - Los Angeles Times

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.

Sources: California Assn. of Realtors, Construction Industry Research Board *--* Date Latest period Previous period Year ago Median home price-resale (in thousands of dollars) Los Angeles

County $292.1 $297.0 $251.0 September Orange County September 450.5 437.4 361.4 San Diego County September 383.1 378.8 314.7 Ventura County September 393.4 388.7 343.7 Riverside/San

Bernardino 182.3 180.0 162.5 counties September Affordability index (as percentage of households able to afford median price) Los Angeles County 30% 30% 35% September Orange County September

23 23 30 San Diego County September 21 20 25 Ventura County September 30 30 33 Riverside/San Bernardino 45 45 48 counties September Housing permits (single family) Los Angeles County 581

708 423 September Orange County September 406 449 423 San Diego County September 593 661 632 Ventura County September 177 163 167 Riverside/San Bernardino 1,924 2,888 1,567 counties

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