Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only,
          by Units in Structure: Fourth Quarter 1995 and 1994
          (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)
                                                                   
                                    1995                  1994           Stan-   Stan-   Stan-
                                                                         dard    dard    dard
                                   1-unit  2+unit         1-unit  2+unit error   error   error
                                   struc-  struc-         struc-  struc- on 1995 on 1995 on 1995
                           Total   tures   tures  Total   tures   tures  total   1-units 2+units
                                                                                               
Vacant for rent, total.....  100     24      76     100    24      76    (X)     1.0      1.0 
Rooms in unit, total.......  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  1 and 2 rooms............   13      7      15      12     5      15    0.8     1.2      1.0
  3 rooms..................   26     13      30      26    12      30    1.0     1.6      1.2
  4 rooms..................   35     30      36      36    32      37    1.1     2.2      1.3
  5 rooms or more..........   26     50      18      26    51      18    1.0     2.4      1.0
  Median number of rooms...  3.8    4.5     3.6     3.8   4.5     3.6    (X)     (X)      (X)
                                                                                             
Bedrooms in unit, total....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  No  bedrooms.............    3      1       4       3     1       4    0.4     0.5      0.5
  1 bedroom................   37     16      44      35    14      42    1.1     1.7      1.3
  2 bedrooms...............   44     45      44      45    43      46    1.2     2.4      1.3
  3 bedrooms or more.......   16     39       9      16    41       8    0.8     2.3      0.7
                                                                                             
Dur. of vacancy, total.....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Less than 1 month........   28     27      28      28    28      28    1.0     2.1      1.2
  1 to 2 months............   21     19      22      19    19      19    0.9     1.9      1.1
  2 to 4 months............   20     19      20      20    16      21    0.9     1.9      1.1
  4 to 6 months............    9     10       9      11    11      10    0.7     1.4      0.8
  6 to 12 months...........   10      8      10      10    13       9    0.7     1.3      0.8
  1 to 2 years.............    7      9       7       7     7       7    0.6     1.3      0.7
  2 years or more..........    5      9       4       6     5       6    0.5     1.4      0.5
                                                                                             
Year struc. built, total...  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  4/1/90 or later..........    5      5       5       4     4       3    0.5     1.0      0.6
  1980 to 3/31/90..........   18     15      19      18    17      18    0.9     1.7      1.1
  1970 to 1979.............   20     17      21      22    18      23    0.9     1.8      1.1
  1960 to 1969.............   14     13      14      16    17      15    0.8     1.6      0.9
  1950 to 1959.............   11     15      10      10    16       9    0.7     1.7      0.8
  1940 to 1949.............   10     12      10      10    11      10    0.7     1.5      0.8
  1939 or earlier..........   22     23      21      21    17      22    1.0     2.0      1.1
                                                                                             
Prev. occupancy, total.....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Previously occupied......   97     98      97      98    98      97    0.4     0.7      0.4
  Not previously occupied      3      2       3       2     2       3    0.4     0.7      0.4
                                                                                             
Monthly rent, total\1......  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Less than $100...........    2      1       2       2     1       2    0.3     0.4      0.4
  $100 to $199.............    3      7       2       5     8       4    0.4     1.2      0.4
  $200 to $249.............    6      9       4       6     9       5    0.5     1.3      0.5
  $250 to $299.............    7     11       5       7     9       7    0.6     1.5      0.6
  $300 to $349.............   11     13      11      11    13      11    0.7     1.6      0.8
  $350 to $399.............   12      8      13      12    10      13    0.7     1.3      0.9
  $400 to $449.............   12     10      12      11     9      12    0.7     1.4      0.9
  $450 to $499.............    9      7      11       9     5      10    0.7     1.2      0.8
  $500 to $599.............   12      6      14      13    10      14    0.8     1.1      0.9
  $600 to $699.............    9      6      10       7     7       7    0.7     1.1      0.8
  $700 to $799.............    5      7       5       5     5       5    0.5     1.2      0.6
  $800 or more.............   12     17      11      11    14      10    0.8     1.8      0.8
Median (actual $'s)........  441    408     450     427   396     435    (X)     (X)      (X)
Median (1995 constant $'s).  441    408     450     438   406     447    (X)     (X)      (X)


                                    1995                  1994           Stan-   Stan-   Stan-
                                                                         dard    dard    dard
                                   1-unit  2+unit         1-unit  2+unit error   error   error
                                   struc-  struc-         struc-  struc- on 1995 on 1995 on 1995
                           Total   tures   tures  Total   tures   tures  total   1-units 2+units
                                                                                                
Vacant for sale, total.....  100     82      18     100    77      23    (X)     1.3      1.3
Rooms in unit, total.......  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  3 rooms or less..........   10      8      19      12     7      28    1.1     1.1      3.3
  4 rooms..................   19     16      35      22    19      34    1.4     1.4      4.0
  5 rooms..................   25     25      26      28    30      22    1.5     1.7      3.7
  6 rooms..................   23     26      10      18    21       8    1.5     1.7      2.5
  7 rooms or more..........   23     26      10      20    24       8    1.5     1.7      2.5
  Median number of rooms...  5.3    5.6     4.4     5.1   5.3     4.1    (X)     (X)      (X)
                                                                                             
Bedrooms in unit, total....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  1 or no bedrooms.........    9      6      23      12     6      31    1.0     0.9      3.6
  2 bedrooms...............   37     34      49      36    32      49    1.7     1.9      4.2
  3 bedrooms...............   40     45      20      38    45      14    1.7     1.9      3.4
  4 bedrooms or more.......   14     15       8      15    17       6    1.2     1.4      2.2
                                                                                             
Dur. of vacancy, total.....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Less than 1 month........   10     11       8      11    12       7    1.1     1.2      2.3
  1 to 2 months............   12     12      11      11    11       8    1.2     1.3      2.6
  2 to 4 months............   17     18      12      16    18      13    1.3     1.5      2.7
  4 to 6 months............   15     15      12      15    14      18    1.3     1.4      2.8
  6 to 12 months...........   20     20      22      21    22      18    1.4     1.6      3.5
  1 to 2 years.............   14     14      18      14    11      25    1.2     1.3      3.2
  2 years or more..........   11     10      17      12    12      11    1.1     1.2      3.2
                                                                                             
Year struc. built, total...  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  4/1/90 or later..........   12     11      17      11    11      13    1.2     1.2      3.2 
  1980 to 3/31/90..........   18     18      17      19    20      16    1.4     1.5      3.2 
  1970 to 1979.............   17     17      17      14    14      13    1.3     1.5      3.2 
  1960 to 1969.............   12     12      12      15    14      17    1.2     1.3      2.7 
  1950 to 1959.............   12     14       4      11    12       5    1.2     1.4      1.6
  1940 to 1949.............   12     12      10      12    14       5    1.1     1.3      2.6
  1939 or earlier..........   16     15      23      19    15      31    1.3     1.4      3.5
                                                                                             
Prev. occupancy, total.....  100    100     100     100   100     100    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Previously occupied......   93     94      89      91    91      89    0.9     1.0      2.7
  Not previously occupied      7      6      11       9     9      11    0.9     1.0      2.7
                                                                                             
Sales price, total\2.......  100    100     (X)     100   100     (X)    (X)     (X)      (X)
  Less than $10,000........    5      5     (NA)      5     5     (NA)   0.7     0.7      (NA)
  $10,000 to $29,999.......   11     11     (NA)      9     9     (NA)   1.1     1.1      (NA)
  $30,000 to $49,999.......   14     14     (NA)     16    16     (NA)   1.2     1.2      (NA)
  $50,000 to $74,999.......   20     20     (NA)     23    23     (NA)   1.4     1.4      (NA)
  $75,000 to $99,999.......   15     15     (NA)     15    15     (NA)   1.3     1.3      (NA)
  $100,000 to $199,999.....   25     25     (NA)     24    24     (NA)   1.5     1.5      (NA)
  $200,000 to $299,999.....    6      6     (NA)      4     4     (NA)   0.8     0.8      (NA)
  $300,000 or more.........    4      4     (NA)      5     5     (NA)   0.7     0.7      (NA)
Median (actual $'s)........75,200   75,200  (X)   72,800  72,800  (X)    (X)     (X)      (X) 
Median (1995 constant $'s).75,200   75,200  (X)   74,700  74,700  (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).