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| **Secondary MarketReport** | **April 1998**
TABLE 8 Trend ofBuilder's Plans Compared to Previous Month by Housing PriceCategory(Percent of Field Offices Reporting)**Apr 1998                     Apr 1997                ---------------------        ---------------------                ------ Trend --------        ------ Trend --------                 Down  Stable    Up           Down  Stable    Up                 ----------------------       ---------------------Low-Priced        16%     68%     16%           7%     80%     13%Mod-Priced        22%     76%      2%           3%     71%     26%High-priced       18%     76%      6%           5%     76%     19%All               18%     82%      0%           0%     83%     17%                     Mar 1998                     Mar 1997                ---------------------        ---------------------                ------ Trend --------        ------ Trend --------                 Down  Stable    Up           Down  Stable    Up                 ----------------------       ---------------------Low-Priced        12%     78%     10%           3%     80%     17%Mod-Priced         2%     72%     26%           0%     75%     25%High-priced        3%     71%     26%           5%     75%     20%All                0%     81%     19%           2%     81%     17%                     Feb 1998                     Feb 1997                ---------------------        ---------------------                ------ Trend --------        ------ Trend --------                 Down  Stable    Up           Down  Stable    Up                 ----------------------       ---------------------Low-Priced         9%     75%     16%           5%     83%     12%Mod-Priced         2%     73%     25%           0%     78%     22%High-priced        4%     75%     21%           5%     75%     20%All                0%     80%     20%           1%     85%     14%                             PERCENTAGE POINT DIFFERENCE                 Feb 1998 - Apr 1998          Feb 1997 - Apr 1997                ---------------------        ---------------------                ------ Trend --------        ------ Trend --------                 Down  Stable    Up           Down  Stable    Up                 ----------------------       ---------------------Low-Priced         7%     -7%      0%           2%     -3%      1%Mod-Priced        20%      3%    -23%           3%     -7%      4%High-priced       14%      1%    -15%           0%      1%     -1%All               18%      2%    -20%          -1%     -2%      3%    Data as of: April 1, 1998                        HFEP: 4-01-98  ***HSG/FHA Home Page | Reports Menu | Email Us***** |
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