Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure:
                Third Quarter 2003 and 2004 (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)

                                                                                 Stan-     Stan-     Stan-
                               2003                      2004                     dard      dard      dard
                                       1-unit   2+unit          1-unit  2+unit   error     error     error
                                       struc-   struc-          struc-  struc-  on 2004   on 2004   on 2004
                              Total    tures    tures   Total   tures   tures    total    1-units   2+ units

Vacant for rent, total.......    100        31      69     100      33      67       (X)       1.0       1.0

Rooms in unit, total.........    100       100     100     100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  1 and 2 rooms..............     10         5      12       9       3      12       0.5       0.6       0.7
  3 rooms....................     25        15      30      23      15      27       0.8       1.2       1.0
  4 rooms....................     34        31      36      34      29      37       0.9       1.5       1.1
  5 rooms or more............     31        50      22      34      52      24       0.9       1.6       1.0
  Median number of rooms.....    3.9       4.5     3.7     4.0     4.5     3.8       (X)       (X)       (X)

Bedrooms in unit, total......    100       100     100     100      100    100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  No  bedrooms...............      3         1       3       2       2       2       0.3       0.4       0.4
  1 bedroom..................     34        19      41      32      18      39       0.9       1.2       1.1
  2 bedrooms.................     45        45      45      47      44      48       0.9       1.6       1.1
  3 bedrooms or more.........     18        36      10      19      37      11       0.7       1.6       0.7

Duration of vacancy, total...    100       100     100     100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  Less than 1 month..........     26        24      27      26      26      26       0.8       1.4       1.0
  1 to 2 months..............     21        20      21      21      18      22       0.8       1.3       0.9
  2 to 4 months..............     21        19      22      20      17      21       0.7       1.2       0.9
  4 to 6 months..............     11        11      11      12      12      12       0.6       1.0       0.7
  6 to 12 months.............     11        11      11      11      12      10       0.6       1.1       0.7
  1 to 2 years...............      6         8       5       6       6       6       0.4       0.8       0.5
  2 years or more............      5         8       3       4       8       3       0.4       0.9       0.4

Year structure built, total..      __      ___1      __    100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  4/1/2000 or later..........      |       |         |       7       6       8       0.5       0.8       0.6
  1995 to 3/31/2000..........      |       |         |       6       6       5       0.4       0.8       0.5
  1990 to 1994...............      |       |         |       5       6       5       0.4       0.8       0.5
  1980 to 1989\1.............      |_      |___      |_     15      12      16       0.7       1.1       0.8
  1970 to 1979...............     19        15      22      20      15      23       0.7       1.1       1.0
  1960 to 1969...............     13        14      13      13      15      12       0.6       1.2       0.7
  1950 to 1959...............     10        14       9      10      14       8       0.6       1.1       0.6
  1940 to 1949����������           6         9       5      10      11       9       0.5       1.0       0.6
  1939 or earlier���������.       16        18      15      14      15      14       0.6       1.1       0.8

Previous occupancy, total....    100       100     100     100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  Previously occupied........     96        97      96      97      98      96       0.3       0.5       0.4
  Not previously occupied....      4         3       4       3       2       4       0.3       0.5       0.4

Monthly rent, total\2........    100       100     100     100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  Less than $300.............      7        11       6       7       9       6       0.5       0.9       0.5
  $300 to $349...............      6         8       5       5       5       5       0.4       0.7       0.5
  $350 to $399...............      8         9       8       8      10       7       0.5       1.0       0.6
  $400 to $449...............      7         8       6       8       8       8       0.5       0.9       0.6
  $450 to $499...............      9        10       9       7       7       7       0.5       0.8       0.6
  $500 to $599...............     15        14      16      13      10      14       0.6       1.0       0.8
  $600 to $699...............     12         8      14      14      11      16       0.7       1.0       0.8
  $700 to $799...............      8         6       8       9       8      10       0.5       0.9       0.7
     $800 or more���������        28        27      28      29      33      27       0.8       1.5       1.0
  $800 to $899����������.       (NA)      (NA)    (NA)       9      10       8       0.5       1.0       0.6
  $900 to $999����������        (NA)      (NA)    (NA)       4       4       4       0.4       0.6       0.4
  $1000 or more���������.       (NA)      (NA)    (NA)      17      19      15       0.7       1.3       0.8
    $1000 to $1249�������       (NA)      (NA)    (NA)       6       6       5       0.4       0.8       0.5
    $1250 to $1499��������.     (NA)      (NA)    (NA)       4       5       4       0.4       0.7       0.4
    $1500 or more��������..     (NA)      (NA)    (NA)       7       8       6       0.5       0.9       0.5
Median (actual $s)...........    582       536     602     619     620     619       (X)       (X)       (X)
Median (2004 constant $s)....    598       551     618     619     620     619       (X)       (X)       (X)
   NA Not Available.  X Not Applicable.
   \1  Data for third quarter 2003 represents 1980 or later.
   \2  Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.


Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure:
                Third Quarter 2003 and 2004 (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding) - Continued

                                                                                 Stan-     Stan-     Stan-
                               2003                        2004                   dard      dard      dard
                                       1-unit   2+unit          1-unit  2+unit   error     error     error
                                       struc-   struc-          struc-  struc-  on 2004   on 2004   on 2004
                              Total    tures    tures   Total   tures   tures    total    1-units   2+ units

Vacant for sale, total.......    100        86      14     100      86      14       (X)       1.1       1.1

Rooms in unit, total.........    100       100     100     100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  3 rooms or less............      8         6      22      10       8      24       0.9       0.8       3.4
  4 rooms....................     19        17      32      17      13      39       1.1       1.1       3.8
  5 rooms....................     27        26      35      28      28      24       1.3       1.4       3.4
  6 rooms....................     21        23       7      21      24       8       1.2       1.3       2.2
  7 rooms or more............     26        29       4      24      27       4       1.2       1.4       1.6
  Median number of rooms.....    5.4       5.6     4.4     5.3     5.5     4.2       (X)       (X)       (X)

Bedrooms in unit, total......    100       100     100     100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  1 bedroom or none..........     10         7      30      10       7      31       0.9       0.8       3.6
  2 bedrooms.................     29        27      48      30      26      54       1.3       1.4       3.9
  3 bedrooms.................     44        48      19      45      49      13       1.4       1.6       2.7
  4 bedrooms or more.........     16        18       3      15      17       2       1.0       1.2       1.2

Duration of vacancy, total...    100       100     100     100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  Less than 1 month..........     11        11      11      12      13      10       1.0       1.0       2.4
  1 to 2 months..............     14        13      17      13      12      18       1.0       1.0       3.0
  2 to 4 months..............     20        20      21      19      19      23       1.1       1.2       3.3
  4 to 6 months..............     15        15      15      13      14       8       1.0       1.1       2.1
  6 to 12 months.............     18        19      13      19      19      16       1.1       1.2       2.9
  1 to 2 years...............     10        11       8      14      13      17       1.0       1.1       2.9
  2 years or more............     10        10      15       9      10       8       0.8       0.9       2.2

Year structure built, total..      __      ___1      __    100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  4/1/2000 or later..........      |       |         |      13      15       6       1.0       1.1       1.8
  1995 to 3/31/2000..........      |       |         |       9       9       8       0.8       0.9       2.2
  1990 to 1994...............      |       |         |       6       6       6       0.7       0.8       1.9
  1980 to 1989\1.............      |_      |___      |_     13      13      14       1.0       1.1       2.8
  1970 to 1979...............     12        13       6      13      13      13       1.0       1.0       2.6
  1960 to 1969...............     11        12       5       9       9       9       0.8       0.9       2.3
  1950 to 1959...............     10        11       5       9      10       4       0.8       0.9       1.5
  1940 to 1949����������           8         7       9      12      11      17       0.9       1.0       2.9
  1939 or earlier���������.       14        12      28      15      14      23       1.0       1.1       3.3

Previous occupancy, total....    100       100     100     100     100     100       (X)       (X)       (X)
  Previously occupied........     92        92      94      93      93      94       0.7       0.8       1.9
  Not previously occupied....      8         8       6       7       7       6       0.7       0.8       1.9

Sales price, total\2.........    100       100     (X)     100     100     (X)       (X)       (X)       (X)
  Less than $10,000..........      3         3    (NA)       3       3    (NA)       0.5       0.5      (NA)
  $10,000 to $29,999.........      9         9    (NA)       8       8    (NA)       0.8       0.8      (NA)
  $30,000 to $49,999.........      7         7    (NA)       9       9    (NA)       0.8       0.8      (NA)
  $50,000 to $74,999.........     11        11    (NA)      14      14    (NA)       1.0       1.0      (NA)
  $75,000 to $99,999.........     15        15    (NA)      12      12    (NA)       0.9       0.9      (NA)
  $100,000 to $199,999.......     28        28    (NA)      30      30    (NA)       1.3       1.3      (NA)
  $200,000 to $299,999.......     14        14    (NA)      10      10    (NA)       0.9       0.9      (NA)
  $300,000 or more...........     13        13    (NA)      14      14    (NA)       1.0       1.0      (NA)
Median (actual $s)...........118,500   118,500     (X) 113,600 113,600     (X)       (X)       (X)       (X)
Median (2004 constant $s)....121,700   121,700     (X) 113,600 113,600     (X)       (X)       (X)       (X)
   NA Not Available.  X Not Applicable.
   \1 Data for third quarter 2003 represents 1980 or later.
   \2 Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property (including mobile homes).