Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by
          Units in Structure: Second Quarter 1996 and 1995
          (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)                         

                                    1996                  1995           Stan-   Stan-   Stan-
                                                                         dard    dard    dard 
                                   1-unit  2+unit         1-unit  2+unit error   error   error
                                   struc-  struc-         struc-  struc- on 1996 on 1996 on 1996
                           Total   tures   tures  Total   tures   tures  total   1-units 2+units
                                                                                               
Vacant for rent, total.....  100     24      76     100    25      75    (X)     1.0      1.0 
                                                                                             
Rooms in unit, total.......  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  1 and 2 rooms............   14      6      16      14     6      16    0.8     1.2      1.0
  3 rooms..................   25     12      29      25    13      29    1.0     1.6      1.3
  4 rooms..................   37     37      37      36    37      35    1.2     2.4      1.3
  5 rooms or more..........   24     45      18      26    43      20    1.0     2.5      1.1
  Median number of rooms...  3.8    4.4     3.6     3.8   4.3     3.6    (X)     (X)      (X)
                                                                                             
Bedrooms in unit, total....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  No  bedrooms.............    4      1       4       4     1       5    0.4     0.5      0.6
  1 bedroom................   38     16      44      37    17      43    1.2     1.8      1.4
  2 bedrooms...............   45     48      44      45    50      44    1.2     2.5      1.4
  3 bedrooms or more.......   14     35       7      14    32       8    0.8     2.4      0.7
                                                                                             
Dur. of vacancy, total.....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Less than 1 month........   31     27      32      31    29      32    1.1     2.2      1.3
  1 to 2 months............   18     15      19      18    16      18    0.9     1.8      1.1
  2 to 4 months............   19     20      19      18    18      19    1.0     2.0      1.1
  4 to 6 months............    9     10       9      11    12      10    0.7     1.5      0.8
  6 to 12 months...........   11     13      10      11    11      11    0.8     1.7      0.8
  1 to 2 years.............    6      7       6       7     7       7    0.6     1.3      0.7
  2 years or more..........    5      8       4       4     7       4    0.5     1.3      0.5
                                                                                             
Year struc. built, total...  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  4/1/90 or later..........    6      5       6       5     3       5    0.6     1.1      0.7
  1980 to 3/31/90..........   19     18      19      20    19      20    1.0     1.9      1.1
  1970 to 1979.............   18     14      20      18    16      18    0.9     1.7      1.1
  1960 to 1969.............   14     14      14      14    13      15    0.8     1.7      1.0
  1950 to 1959.............   11     17      10      11    16      10    0.8     1.8      0.8
  1940 to 1949.............    8     10       8       9    11       8    0.7     1.5      0.7
  1939 or earlier..........   23     21      24      24    22      24    1.0     2.0      1.2
                                                                                             
Prev. occupancy, total.....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Previously occupied......   98     98      98      97    98      97    0.3     0.7      0.4
  Not previously occupied      2      2       2       3     2       3    0.3     0.7      0.4
                                                                                             
Monthly rent, total\1......  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Less than $100...........    1      1       1       2     3       2    0.2     0.5      0.3
  $100 to $199.............    4      8       3       4     6       3    0.5     1.4      0.5
  $200 to $249.............    4      7       4       6     9       5    0.5     1.3      0.5
  $250 to $299.............    7      9       7       9    15       7    0.6     1.4      0.7
  $300 to $349.............   12     16      10      11    12      11    0.8     1.8      0.8
  $350 to $399.............   13     11      14      13    10      14    0.8     1.6      1.0
  $400 to $449.............   11     11      11      11     8      13    0.8     1.6      0.9
  $450 to $499.............    9      6      10       7     4       8    0.7     1.1      0.8
  $500 to $599.............   14     10      15      14     9      15    0.8     1.5      1.0
  $600 to $699.............    7      4       9       8     8       8    0.6     1.0      0.8
  $700 to $799.............    5      4       6       4     3       4    0.5     1.0      0.7
  $800 or more.............   11     12      11      11    13      10    0.8     1.6      0.9
Median (actual $'s)........  435    386     453     419   374     432    (X)     (X)      (X)
Median (1996 constant $s)..  435    386     453     431   385     444    (X)     (X)      (X)



                                    1996                  1995           Stan-   Stan-   Stan-
                                                                         dard    dard    dard 
                                   1-unit  2+unit         1-unit  2+unit error   error   error
                                   struc-  struc-         struc-  struc- on 1996 on 1996 on 1996
                           Total   tures   tures  Total   tures   tures  total   1-units 2+units
                                                                                               
Vacant for sale, total.....  100     84      16     100    83      17    (X)     1.3      1.3 
                                                                                             
Rooms in unit, total.......  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  3 rooms or less..........    9      6      26       8     6      18    1.1     0.9      4.1
  4 rooms..................   21     17      42      18    15      33    1.5     1.6      4.6
  5 rooms..................   27     29      16      26    26      24    1.7     1.9      3.5
  6 rooms..................   21     23      12      25    26      22    1.5     1.7      3.1
  7 rooms or more..........   23     26       4      22    26       3    1.6     1.8      1.8
  Median number of rooms...  5.3    5.5     4.1     5.4   5.6     4.5    (X)     (X)      (X)
                                                                                             
Bedrooms in unit, total....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  1 or no bedrooms.........    8      4      28       8     6      19    1.0     0.8      4.3
  2 bedrooms...............   35     31      52      34    29      57    1.8     1.9      4.7
  3 bedrooms...............   42     47      17      42    46      21    1.9     2.1      3.5
  4 bedrooms or more.......   15     17       2      16    18       3    1.4     1.6      1.5
                                                                                             
Dur. of vacancy, total.....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Less than 1 month........   11     11      11      12    12      10    1.2     1.3      3.0
  1 to 2 months............   11     12      10      11    11       8    1.2     1.3      2.8
  2 to 4 months............   17     18      17      18    17      20    1.4     1.6      3.5
  4 to 6 months............   15     14      22      16    15      20    1.4     1.4      3.9
  6 to 12 months...........   19     19      17      19    20      15    1.5     1.6      3.5
  1 to 2 years.............   15     15      14      13    13      13    1.4     1.5      3.2
  2 years or more..........   11     11      10      11    11      13    1.2     1.3      2.9
                                                                                            
Year struc. built, total...  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  4/1/90 or later..........   15     15      15      12    12      15    1.4     1.5      3.4
  1980 to 3/31/90..........   18     18      17      19    19      23    1.5     1.6      3.6
  1970 to 1979.............   19     19      17      14    15       9    1.5     1.6      3.6
  1960 to 1969.............   10      9      13      12    12      12    1.1     1.2      3.2
  1950 to 1959.............   13     14      12      12    12      11    1.3     1.4      3.0
  1940 to 1949.............    8      8       5      12    14       5    1.0     1.1      2.0
  1939 or earlier..........   17     17      20      19    17      25    1.4     1.6      3.8
                                                                                             
Prev. occupancy, total.....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Previously occupied......   91     92      88      91    93      85    1.1     1.1      3.1
  Not previously occupied      9      8      12       9     7      15    1.1     1.1      3.1                             
                                                                                              
Sales price, total\2.......  100    100     (X)     100   100     (X)    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Less than $10,000........    5      5     (NA)      4     4     (NA)   0.9     0.9      (NA)
  $10,000 to $29,999.......   12     12     (NA)     14    14     (NA)   1.2     1.2      (NA)
  $30,000 to $49,999.......   13     13     (NA)     13    13     (NA)   1.3     1.3      (NA)
  $50,000 to $74,999.......   17     17     (NA)     16    16     (NA)   1.4     1.4      (NA)
  $75,000 to $99,999.......   16     16     (NA)     15    15     (NA)   1.4     1.4      (NA)
  $100,000 to $199,999.....   26     26     (NA)     25    25     (NA)   1.7     1.7      (NA)
  $200,000 to $299,999.....    5      5     (NA)      7     7     (NA)   0.8     0.8      (NA)
  $300,000 or more.........    5      5     (NA)      6     6     (NA)   0.8     0.8      (NA)
Median (actual $'s)........79,300  79,300   (X)   78,900  78,900  (X)    (X)     (X)      (X) 
Median (1996 constant $s)..79,300  79,300   (X)   81,100  81,100  (X)    (X)     (X)      (X) 
                                                                                              
NA Not Available.  X Not Applicable.                                                          
\1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.                                             
\2 Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property
   (including mobile homes).