Table 2v. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized
           Valuation for Regions, Divisions, and States
		(in thousands of dollars)

           April     1996

                                                      3 and 4   5 Units
                           Total    1 Unit  2 Units     Units   or More

 United States          12951514  11580357   211820    170744    988593

 Northeast               1245396   1133692    40111     13090     58503
   New England            405379    389984     4572      1539      9284
     Connecticut           95850     91533      602       417      3298
     Maine                 40923     40126      314         0       483
     Massachusetts        188340    182226     1414       129      4571
     New Hampshire         39664     36816     1735       836       277
     Rhode Island          20036     19526      336         0       174
     Vermont               20566     19757      171       157       481

   Middle Atlantic        840017    743708    35539     11551     49219
     New Jersey           187703    173179     4493      3232      6799
     New York             293376    227161    28142      4755     33318
     Pennsylvania         358938    343368     2904      3564      9102

 Midwest                 3301754   2962648    81885     59321    197900
   East North Central    2373118   2154946    56484     42229    119459
     Illinois             566026    501290    14835     16277     33624
     Indiana              403415    383018     6428       943     13026
     Michigan             511391    476513     3584      4164     27130
     Ohio                 541431    506864    10704      7996     15867
     Wisconsin            350855    287261    20933     12849     29812

   West North Central     928636    807702    25401     17092     78441
     Iowa                 139358    124245     3716      3515      7882
     Kansas               143403    115087     3455       863     23998
     Minnesota            287378    268373     2615      3931     12459
     Missouri             229666    198520    12478      3240     15428
     Nebraska              74124     59721     1224       634     12545
     North Dakota          19751     17837        0         0      1914
     South Dakota          34956     23919     1913      4909      4215

 South                   5019888   4507529    42809     40769    428781
   South Atlantic        3104205   2811711    24565     17309    250620
     Delaware              33729     33649        0         0        80
     Dist. of Columbia         0         0        0         0         0
     Florida              949601    800147     8339      8915    132200
     Georgia              701748    655741     4836      1009     40162
     Maryland             206860    197357      267       368      8868
     North Carolina       584277    546784     6114      4261     27118
     South Carolina       207812    194023     1514       228     12047
     Virginia             388350    356589     3417      2020     26324
     West Virginia         31828     27421       78       508      3821

   East South Central     665932    590542    10765     12473     52152
     Alabama              130779    115431     1259      5241      8848
     Kentucky             150800    121649     5712      4833     18606
     Mississippi           91594     85196     1030       286      5082
     Tennessee            292759    268266     2764      2113     19616

   West South Central    1249751   1105276     7479     10987    126009
     Arkansas              93929     70051     3168       918     19792
     Louisiana            147474    113787      660       182     32845
     Oklahoma              98498     88390      965         0      9143
     Texas                909850    833048     2686      9887     64229

 West                    3384476   2976488    47015     57564    303409
   Mountain              1597262   1402297    15572     21767    157626
     Arizona              522231    457495     1028      2177     61531
     Colorado             433906    381242     6220      5669     40775
     Idaho                 98621     90841     1887      1666      4227
     Montana               23490     20844      775       561      1310
     Nevada               202192    188063       82      4647      9400
     New Mexico            89004     80127      368       701      7808
     Utah                 206993    164528     4738      6032     31695
     Wyoming               20825     19157      474       314       880

   Pacific               1787214   1574191    31443     35797    145783
     Alaska                31951     27790     1221       876      2064
     California          1108865    990261     9132     16977     92495
     Hawaii                24287     23579      708         0         0
     Oregon               222345    191078     9928      4909     16430
     Washington           399766    341483    10454     13035     34794