Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1997
          (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, total   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
(1997 constant dollars)  77,200   66,100   82,800   97,500   91,200   96,000   88,300   89,300
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Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1997 - 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, total   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)  87,400   79,500   75,200   80,300   77,000   70,200   77,000   75,100
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Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1997 - Continued

Characteristic             1992     1993   1993/r     1994     1995     1996     1997

Rooms in unit, total...     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  3 rooms or less......      10        8        8       11       10       10        9
  4 rooms..............      18       19       19       21       19       19       19
  5 rooms..............      28       27       27       27       26       26       26
  6 rooms..............      20       21       21       22       23       23       23
  7 rooms or more......      25       25       25       20       22       22       23
Median number..........     5.3      5.3      5.3      5.2      5.2      5.2      5.2

Bedrooms in unit, total     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 bedroom or none....      12       10       10       11        9       10        8
  2 bedrooms...........      34       36       36       36       35       35       34
  3 bedrooms...........      40       40       40       39       41       40       42
  4 bedrooms or more...      15       14       14       14       15       15       16

Units in structure, total   100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 unit...............      69       69       69       70       73       73       77
  2 units..............       5        6        6        6        5        5        5
  3 units or more......      17       17       17       14       13       13       10
  Mobile homes.........       9        9        9       10        9        9        8

Duration vacancy, total     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than 1 month....       9       10       10       12       11       11       11
  1 to 2 months........      10       10       10       11       12       12       12
  2 to 4 months........      17       17       17       16       18       18       18
  4 to 6 months........      14       15       14       15       15       16       15
  6 months or more.....      50       48       48       46       45       43       44
    6 to 12 months.....      18       18       18       20       20       19       20
    1 to 2 years.......      17       17       16       14       13       14       13
    2 years or more....      15       14       14       12       11       10       11

Year built, total......     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1970 or later........      50       47       47       45       47       48       50
  1960 to 1969.........      12       12       12       14       13       11       11
  1950 to 1959.........      10       11       11       12       12       13       13
  1940 to 1949.........      10        9        9       11       11        9        8
  1939 or earlier......      18       21       21       18       17       19       18

Sales price
specified total/1......     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than $10,000....       5        5        5        5        5        4        3
  $10,000 to $19,999...       7        6        6        5        6        7        3
  $20,000 to $29,999...       8        7        7        5        6        6        4
  $30,000 to $39,999...       9        9        9        8        7        6        5
  $40,000 to $49,999...       7        9        9        8        6        7        4
  $50,000 to $74,999...      15       17       18       21       19       17       13
  $75,000 to $99,999...      13       12       11       15       15       16       14
  $100,000 to $199,999.      23       23       23       24       25       27       24
  $200,000 to $299,999.       7        6        6        5        7        6        6
  $300,000 or more.....       7        5        5        4        5        5        3
Median price
(Actual dollars).......  73,300   69,900   69,600   72,200   77,500   81,200   87,700
(1997 constant dollars)  83,900   77,600   77,300   78,200   81,600   83,100   87,700

/r Revised.
/1 Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (including mobile homes).
  NA Not available.