Table 9.  Characteristics of Vacant For-Rent and Vacant For-Sale-Only Units
                 for the United States and Regions:  Third Quarter 2006
(Percent distribution may not add to 100 due to rounding)

                                       90-Percent         90-Percent           90-Percent        90-Percent         90-Percent
                                U.S.   confidence North-  confidence    Mid-   confiden  South   confidenc   West   confidence
Characteristics                        interval(+  east  interval(+)a   west   interval(+)a      interval(+)a       interval(+)a

Vacant for rent, total.......      100       (X)      16         1.4        27     1.7        42      2.5        15       1.7

Units in stucture, total.....      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   1 unit....................       30       2.1      23         4.1        25     3.3        37      3.8        29       5.3
   2 units...................        8       1.3      15         3.5        10     2.3         5      1.7         5       2.6
   3 and 4 units.............       12       1.5      19         3.8        14     2.6         8      2.1        13       3.9
   5 to 9 units..............       12       1.5      12         3.2        14     2.6        12      2.5        12       3.8
   10 units or more..........       32       2.2      30         4.5        34     3.6        30      3.6        39       5.7
   Mobile homes..............        5       1.0       1         0.9         3     1.3         9      2.2         3       1.9

Rooms in unit, total.........      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   1 and 2 rooms.............        9       1.3       8         2.7         9     2.2         7      2.0        12       3.8
   3 rooms...................       24       2.0      28         4.4        25     3.3        23      3.3        24       5.0
   4 rooms...................       33       2.2      26         4.3        31     3.5        36      3.7        35       5.6
   5 rooms or more...........       34       2.2      38         4.8        35     3.6        35      3.7        29       5.3
   Median number of rooms....      4.0       (X)     4.1         (X)       4.0     (X)       4.1      (X)       3.9       (X)

Bedrooms in unit, total......      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   No bedrooms...............        2       0.6       2         1.3         3     1.3         1      0.8         3       1.9
   1 bedrooms................       32       2.2      40         4.8        33     3.6        29      3.5        33       5.5
   2 bedrooms................       43       2.3      36         4.7        44     3.8        45      3.9        45       5.9
   3 bedrooms or more........       22       1.9      21         4.0        20     3.0        25      3.4        19       4.6

Duration of vacancy, total...      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   Less than 1 month.........       26       2.0      22         4.1        21     3.1        29      3.5        34       5.5
   1 to 2 months.............       20       1.8      22         4.1        17     2.9        21      3.1        22       4.9
   2 to 4 months.............       20       1.9      19         3.8        20     3.0        20      3.1        23       4.9
   4 to 6 months.............       12       1.5      13         3.3        14     2.7        10      2.4        10       3.4
   6 to 12 months............       11       1.5      14         3.4        13     2.6        10      2.4         7       3.0
   1 to 2 years..............        6       1.1       6         2.3         8     2.0         6      1.8         3       2.1
   2 years or more...........        5       1.0       5         2.2         7     2.0         4      1.6         2       1.5

Year structure built, total..      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   4/1/2000 or later.........        9       1.3       5         2.2         5     1.6        12      2.6        10       3.6
   1995 to 3/31/2000.........        5       1.0       5         2.2         5     1.6         6      1.8         5       2.5
   1990 to 1994..............        6       1.1       1         0.7         8     2.1         6      1.9         5       2.6
   1980 to 1989..............       13       1.6       6         2.4         9     2.2        17      3.0        15       4.2
   1970 to 1979..............       19       1.8      12         3.1        15     2.7        23      3.3        23       5.0
   1960 to 1969..............       13       1.6       9         2.8        11     2.4        14      2.7        20       4.7
   1950 to 1959..............       10       1.4      13         3.3        10     2.3         9      2.3         9       3.3
   1940 to 1949...���������          7       1.2       7         2.5        10     2.3         5      1.6         6       2.8
   1939 or earlier���������         18       1.8      42         4.8        28     3.4         8      2.1         7       3.1

Previous occupancy, total....      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   Previously occupied.......       97       0.7      97         1.6        98     1.2        98      1.2        97       1.9
   Not previously occupied...        3       0.7       3         1.6         2     1.2         2      1.2         3       1.9

Monthly rent asked, totalb...      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   Less than $300............        5       1.1       1         0.9         5     1.8         7      2.1         3       2.2
   $300 to $349..............        4       1.0       0         0.6         6     1.9         5      1.8         3       2.1
   $350 to $399..............        5       1.1       5         2.3         7     2.0         5      1.8         2       1.8
   $400 to $449..............        6       1.1       4         1.9         7     2.0         7      2.1         3       2.2
   $450 to $499..............        9       1.4       6         2.3        12     2.6         9      2.4         6       2.8
   $500 to $599..............       16       1.8      10         3.1        18     3.0        17      3.1        14       4.3
   $600 to $699..............       14       1.7      11         3.2        18     3.0        14      2.8        13       4.2
   $700 to $799..............       12       1.6      13         3.4        10     2.4        13      2.8        11       3.8
   $800 to $899..............        7       1.3      10         3.0         6     1.8         6      2.0        13       4.1
   $900 to $999..............        5       1.1      12         3.2         3     1.3         3      1.4         7       3.2
   $1000 or more���������           17       1.8      29         4.6        10     2.4        14      2.9        26       5.4
    $1000 to $1249...........        8       1.3      13         3.4         6     1.9         6      1.9        10       3.7
    $1250 to $1499�����������        4       0.9       6         2.5         1     0.9         4      1.5         6       2.8
    $1500 or more���������           6       1.1      10         3.0         3     1.2         5      1.8        10       3.7
   Median ($s)...............      639       (X)     802         (X)       577     (X)       598      (X)       756       (X)







Table 9.  Characteristics of Vacant For-Rent and Vacant For-Sale-Only Units
                 for the United States and Regions:  Third Quarter 2006 - continued

                                       90-Percent         90-Percent           90-Percent        90-Percent         90-Percent
                                U.S.   confidence North-  confidence    Mid-   confiden  South   confidenc   West   confidence
Characteristics                        interval(+  east  interval(+)a   west   interval(+)a      interval(+)a       interval(+)a

Vacant for sale, total.......      100       (X)      12         1.8        27     2.4        43      2.7        19       2.1

Units in structure, total....      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   1 unit....................       76       2.3      75         6.8        75     4.6        76      3.6        77       5.3
   2 units...................        3       1.0       5         3.5         4     2.1         2      1.2         3       2.2
   3 and 4 units.............        3       1.0       6         3.8         4     2.0         1      1.0         5       2.7
   5 to 9 units..............        3       0.9       2         2.0         1     1.2         4      1.7         3       2.1
   10 units or more..........        9       1.6      10         4.7         8     3.0        10      2.5         7       3.3
   Mobile homes..............        6       1.3       2         2.0         8     2.9         7      2.1         4       2.6

Rooms in unit, total.........      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   3 rooms or less...........        9       1.6       7         3.9         7     2.7        10      2.6        12       4.2
   4 rooms...................       19       2.1      17         5.8        20     4.2        17      3.2        23       5.3
   5 rooms...................       24       2.4      21         6.4        21     4.3        28      3.8        23       5.3
   6 rooms...................       20       2.2      24         6.8        21     4.3        19      3.3        19       4.9
   7 rooms or more...........       27       2.4      31         7.3        31     4.9        25      3.7        23       5.3
   Median number of rooms....      5.4       (X)     5.7         (X)       5.6     (X)       5.3      (X)       5.2       (X)

Bedrooms in unit, total......      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   1 bedroom or none.........       10       1.6      16         5.7         8     2.8         8      2.3        14       4.4
   2 bedrooms................       31       2.5      28         7.0        33     5.0        31      3.9        30       5.8
   3 bedrooms................       42       2.7      36         7.5        42     5.3        44      4.2        40       6.2
   4 bedrooms or more........       17       2.1      20         6.2        17     4.0        17      3.2        16       4.6

Duration of vacancy, total...      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   Less than 1 month.........       10       1.7      11         4.9         9     3.1        10      2.5        13       4.2
   1 or 2 months.............       15       1.9      12         5.1        12     3.4        16      3.1        18       4.9
   2 to 4 months.............       20       2.2      22         6.4        19     4.2        19      3.3        25       5.4
   4 to 6 months.............       14       1.9      18         6.0        13     3.6        14      2.9        14       4.3
   6 to 12 months............       21       2.2      20         6.3        23     4.5        21      3.5        19       5.0
   1 to 2 years..............       11       1.7      11         4.9        14     3.6        11      2.7         7       3.2
   2 years or more...........        8       1.5       6         3.7        10     3.2         9      2.5         4       2.6

Year structure built, total..      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   4/1/2000 or later.........       23       2.3      21         6.4        17     4.0        28      3.8        20       5.1
   1995 to 3/31/2000.........        8       1.5       3         2.7        12     3.4         8      2.4         5       2.8
   1990 to 1994..............        6       1.3       7         4.1         3     1.7         6      2.1         7       3.3
   1980 to 1989..............       10       1.7       8         4.2         5     2.3        11      2.6        19       4.9
   1970 to 1979..............       13       1.8       7         4.1         9     3.1        15      3.1        14       4.3
   1960 to 1969..............       10       1.7      11         4.9        10     3.2        11      2.6        10       3.7
   1950 to 1959����������            9       1.6      10         4.8         9     3.1         7      2.1        16       4.6
   1940 to 1949���������             6       1.3       8         4.2        11     3.3         5      1.9         3       2.1
   1939 or earlier�������..         14       1.9      24         6.7        25     4.6         8      2.4         7       3.1

Previous occupancy, total....      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   Previously occupied.......       86       1.9      85         5.6        91     3.1        82      3.2        90       3.8
   Not previously occupied...       14       1.9      15         5.6         9     3.1        18      3.2        10       3.8


Sales price, totalc..........      100       (X)     100         (X)       100     (X)       100      (X)       100       (X)
   Less than $10,000.........        2       0.9       1         2.4         2     1.8         2      1.4         2       1.8
   $10,000 to $29,999........        5       1.4       1         2.4         8     3.4         6      2.3         2       2.0
   $30,000 to $49,999........        5       1.5       4         4.1         6     3.0         7      2.5         2       1.8
   $50,000 to $74,999........        9       1.8       8         5.5        11     3.9        10      2.9         2       1.8
   $75,000 to $99,999........       10       2.0       8         5.5        17     4.7         9      2.9         5       3.1
   $100,000 to $199,999......       25       2.8      15         7.3        33     5.8        26      4.3        18       5.6
   $200,000 to $299,999......       16       2.4      12         6.6        12     4.1        17      3.7        20       5.9
   $300,000 or more..........       28       2.9      49        10.1        10     3.7        24      4.2        51       7.4
   Median ($s)...............  174,400       (X) 294,100         (X)   115,600     (X)   163,100      (X)   302,600       (X)

X Not Applicable.  Z Less than 0.05 percent.  - Represents zero.
a  A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's reliability.  The larger the confidence interval is, in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate.
b Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.
c Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property (including mobile homes).