Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1998
          (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)

Characteristic            1960    1970    1975    1980    1981    1982    1983    1984

Rooms in unit, total...    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  3 rooms or less......   (NA)       8       8       9       8       9       7       9
  4 rooms..............   (NA)      18      20      16      18      19      18      19
  5 rooms..............   (NA)      26      25      24      27      24      25      25
  6 rooms..............   (NA)      23      23      22      21      21      23      23
  7 rooms or more......   (NA)      25      24      29      26      27      27      25
Median number..........    5.4     5.4     5.4     5.6     5.4     5.4     5.5     5.4

Bedrooms in unit, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....      7      10       9      11      10      10       9      11
  2 bedrooms...........     28      32      33      29      34      33      32      32
  3 bedrooms...........     53      39      43      43      40      40      42      42
  4 bedrooms or more...     12      19      15      17      16      17      17      16

Units in structure, tot    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...............     95      87      73      79      76      74      78      76
  2 units..............      4       7       5       5       6       6       5       5
  3 units or more......      1       6      22      16      18      20      16      17
  Mobile homes.........   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)

Duration vacancy, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....     17      15      13      13      12      11      11      12
  1 to 2 months........     13      11      11      12      12      10      11      11
  2 to 4 months........     21      18      17      19      18      17      17      14
  4 to 6 months........     12      13      13      16      15      13      15      14
  6 months or more.....     37      43      46      40      43      49      47      44
    6 to 12 months.....   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
    1 to 2 years.......   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
    2 years or more....   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)

Year built, total......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later........   (NA)      31      45      42      41      44      41      44
  1960 to 1969.........   (NA)       7      13      13      13      12      13      13
  1950 to 1959.........   (NA)      17       8       9       9       9      11      10
  1940 to 1949.........   (NA)       8       6       7       7       8       8       8
  1939 or earlier......   (NA)      37      28      29      30      27      27      25

Sales price
specified total/1......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $10,000....   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)       3       3       3       4
  $10,000 to $19,999...   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)       9       8       7       5
  $20,000 to $29,999...   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      12      10      12      10
  $30,000 to $39,999...   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      13      12      13      12
  $40,000 to $49,999...   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      12       9      11      11
  $50,000 to $74,999...   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      20      25      23      24
  $75,000 to $99,999...   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      13      13      13      14
  $100,000 to $199,999.   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)       9       9       9      14
  $200,000 to $299,999.   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)       5       5       4       3
  $300,000 or more.....   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)       4       6       6       2
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 13,400  17,000  29,000  50,000  51,200  57,200  54,800  57,800
(1998 constant dollars) 78,400  67,100  84,100  99,000  92,600  97,500  89,700  90,700
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Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1998 - Continued

Characteristic            1985    1986    1987    1988    1989  1989/r    1990    1991

Rooms in unit, total...    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  3 rooms or less......      9       9       9       9      12      12      11      11
  4 rooms..............     16      17      19      20      18      20      20      19
  5 rooms..............     30      28      28      27      27      27      27      26
  6 rooms..............     20      23      22      20      19      18      20      19
  7 rooms or more......     25      23      22      24      24      22      22      24
Median number..........    5.3     5.4     5.3     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.2     5.2

Bedrooms in unit, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....     11      10      11      11      13      13      12      12
  2 bedrooms...........     30      31      33      33      33      36      35      34
  3 bedrooms...........     44      45      42      41      38      37      39      38
  4 bedrooms or more...     15      14      14      14      15      14      13      16

Units in structure, tot    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...............     76      78      78      76      74      67      68      69
  2 units..............      6       6       6       5       5       5       7       6
  3 units or more......     18      16      16      19      21      19      17      17
  Mobile homes.........   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)       9       7       8

Duration vacancy, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....     12      11      11      10       9       9       9       9
  1 to 2 months........     11      10      10      10      11      11      10       9
  2 to 4 months........     16      17      17      17      17      16      18      16
  4 to 6 months........     13      13      15      13      14      14      14      13
  6 months or more.....     48      48      47      49      50      50      50      53
    6 to 12 months.....   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      18      20      20      18      19
    1 to 2 years.......   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      17      17      17      19      19
    2 years or more....   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      14      13      13      13      15

Year built, total......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later........     46      43      43      46      44      46      47      47
  1960 to 1969.........     11      11      11      11      12      13      12      11
  1950 to 1959.........     11      12      12      11      11      10      12      10
  1940 to 1949.........      8       8       9       9      10       9       9       8
  1939 or earlier......     24      25      25      23      23      22      20      23

Sales price
specified total/1......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $10,000....      4       3       4       3       3       7       6       6
  $10,000 to $19,999...      5       6       8       7       8       9       8       7
  $20,000 to $29,999...     10      10      10      11       9      10       9       9
  $30,000 to $39,999...     13      15      13      11      12      12      12      11
  $40,000 to $49,999...     10      12      12       9       9       9       8       9
  $50,000 to $74,999...     24      24      21      20      18      16      15      15
  $75,000 to $99,999...     15      12      13      13      13      11      11      11
  $100,000 to $199,999.     15      14      13      17      18      16      18      19
  $200,000 to $299,999.      3       3       4       5       6       6       8       8
  $300,000 or more.....      2       2       2       4       4       4       6       5
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 58,600  54,300  53,200  59,200  59,500  54,200  62,700  63,700
(1997 constant dollars) 88,800  80,800  76,300  81,600  78,200  71,200  78,200  76,200
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Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1998 - Continued

Characteristic            1992    1993  1993/r    1994    1995    1996    1997    1998

Rooms in unit, total...    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  3 rooms or less......     10       8       8      11      10      10       9       9
  4 rooms..............     18      19      19      21      19      19      19      20
  5 rooms..............     28      27      27      27      26      26      26      24
  6 rooms..............     20      21      21      22      23      23      23      22
  7 rooms or more......     25      25      25      20      22      22      23      25
Median number..........    5.3     5.3     5.3     5.2     5.2     5.2     5.2     5.4

Bedrooms in unit, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....     12      10      10      11       9      10       8       8
  2 bedrooms...........     34      36      36      36      35      35      34      33
  3 bedrooms...........     40      40      40      39      41      40      42      42
  4 bedrooms or more...     15      14      14      14      15      15      16      17

Units in structure, tot    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...............     69      69      69      70      73      73      77      77
  2 units..............      5       6       6       6       5       5       5       4
  3 units or more......     17      17      17      14      13      13      10      10
  Mobile homes.........      9       9       9      10       9       9       8       9

Duration vacancy, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....      9      10      10      12      11      11      11      11
  1 to 2 months........     10      10      10      11      12      12      12      14
  2 to 4 months........     17      17      17      16      18      18      18      20
  4 to 6 months........     14      15      14      15      15      16      15      14
  6 months or more.....     50      48      48      46      45      43      44      41
    6 to 12 months.....     18      18      18      20      20      19      20      18
    1 to 2 years.......     17      17      16      14      13      14      13      14
    2 years or more....     15      14      14      12      11      10      11       9

Year built, total......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later........     50      47      47      45      47      48      50      51
  1960 to 1969.........     12      12      12      14      13      11      11      11
  1950 to 1959.........     10      11      11      12      12      13      13      12
  1940 to 1949.........     10       9       9      11      11       9       8       9
  1939 or earlier......     18      21      21      18      17      19      18      17

Sales price
specified total/1......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $10,000....      5       5       5       5       5       4       3       2
  $10,000 to $19,999...      7       6       6       5       6       7       3       4
  $20,000 to $29,999...      8       7       7       5       6       6       4       4
  $30,000 to $39,999...      9       9       9       8       7       6       5       5
  $40,000 to $49,999...      7       9       9       8       6       7       4       4
  $50,000 to $74,999...     15      17      18      21      19      17      13      14
  $75,000 to $99,999...     13      12      11      15      15      16      14      14
  $100,000 to $199,999.     23      23      23      24      25      27      24      23
  $200,000 to $299,999.      7       6       6       5       7       6       6       6
  $300,000 or more.....      7       5       5       4       5       5       3       5
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 73,300  69,900  69,600  72,200  77,500  81,200  87,700  87,800
(1998 constant dollars) 85,200  78,800  78,500  79,400  82,900  84,400  89,100  87,800

/r Revised.
/1 Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (including mobile homes).
  NA Not available.