Table 2v. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized
           Valuation for Regions, Divisions, and States
			(in thousands of dollars)
			
           May       1998 Year-to-Date

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

 United States          63103570  55226618   816611    797148   6263193

 Northeast               6041785   5488174   129274     83188    341149
   New England           2141063   1976523    28987     23411    112142
     Connecticut          570163    508336     5247      4142     52438
     Maine                177997    172891     3779       673       654
     Massachusetts        963646    897228    15254     15323     35841
     New Hampshire        231250    221120     1627      2027      6476
     Rhode Island         104979    100857     2234       783      1105
     Vermont               93028     76090      846       464     15628

   Middle Atlantic       3900722   3511651   100287     59777    229007
     New Jersey          1023088    957698    21755      4353     39282
     New York            1295640   1079913    62187     34641    118899
     Pennsylvania        1581993   1474040    16344     20783     70826

 Midwest                12961693  11529382   286489    198734    947088
   East North Central    9260967   8328481   186534    125525    620427
     Illinois            2099639   1876099    34847     39912    148781
     Indiana             1687686   1549786    25484     10560    101856
     Michigan            2149766   1972339    25081     17312    135034
     Ohio                2109557   1926333    49294     37864     96066
     Wisconsin           1214319   1003924    51828     19876    138691

   West North Central    3700725   3200900    99955     73209    326661
     Iowa                 475544    377811     8277     14108     75348
     Kansas               578923    518783    25471      9282     25387
     Minnesota           1198648   1066215    21840     24706     85887
     Missouri             958904    829341    30177     18907     80479
     Nebraska             315767    256707     6898      3087     49075
     North Dakota          67320     56981     3899       770      5670
     South Dakota         105618     95062     3393      2348      4815

 South                  26257618  22660728   189381    290483   3117026
   South Atlantic       16072851  13897611   104193    161387   1909660
     Delaware             178828    156745     1455      2838     17790
     Dist. of Columbia      4097      4097        0         0         0
     Florida             5271190   4202246    41628     99822    927494
     Georgia             3246784   2903620    12826     10294    320044
     Maryland            1114023    972427     3131      4783    133682
     North Carolina      3210497   2883846    19809     24464    282378
     South Carolina      1126047    997925     9749      8363    110010
     Virginia            1802051   1666385    15198     10443    110025
     West Virginia        119334    110319      397       381      8237

   East South Central    3206124   2844306    33980     21747    306091
     Alabama              695297    602559     9285      2981     80472
     Kentucky             712550    626977    13369     11104     61100
     Mississippi          315369    276600     2112       750     35907
     Tennessee           1482908   1338169     9213      6913    128613

   West South Central    6978643   5918811    51208    107349    901275
     Arkansas             371323    306420     8356      8362     48185
     Louisiana            614517    571675     6208      8890     27744
     Oklahoma             517919    432458     7408      1746     76307
     Texas               5474883   4608258    29236     88351    749038

 West                   17842473  15548334   211467    224742   1857930
   Mountain              7968645   6975052    77364     78415    837814
     Arizona             2574121   2380850     7950     11228    174093
     Colorado            2246924   1905531    33758     31158    276477
     Idaho                446543    417937    10356      1132     17118
     Montana               83298     67932     3267      2725      9374
     Nevada              1348602   1071393      906      8178    268125
     New Mexico           405010    376295     2333      4055     22327
     Utah                 754487    651016    17525     19356     66590
     Wyoming              109659    104098     1269       582      3710

   Pacific               9873829   8573282   134103    146327   1020117
     Alaska               150642    129525     6383      3765     10969
     California          6427574   5733904    50170     76219    567281
     Hawaii               183205    169572     3838      1480      8315
     Oregon              1113748    921907    36115     20391    135335
     Washington          1998658   1618374    37595     44472    298217