Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for
           the United States: 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1995
          (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 
(1995 constant dollars)   63,000 62,700 78,700 92,600 86,600 91,200 83,900 84,800 
                                                                               
                                                       
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 of 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 
(1995 constant dollars)   83,000 75,500 71,400 76,300 73,100 66,600 73,100 71,300
                                                          
                                                        
Characteristic              1992   1993  1993/r  1994   1995  
                                                            
Rooms in unit, total......   100    100    100    100    100 
  3 rooms or less.........    10      8      8     11     10  
  4 rooms.................    18     19     19     21     19  
  5 rooms.................    28     27     27     27     26  
  6 rooms.................    20     21     21     22     23  
  7 rooms or more.........    25     25     25     20     22  
Median number.............   5.3    5.3    5.3    5.2    5.2  
                                                              
Bedrooms in unit, total...   100    100    100    100    100  
  1 bedroom or none.......    12     10     10     11      9  
  2 bedrooms..............    34     36     36     36     35  
  3 bedrooms..............    40     40     40     39     41  
  4 bedrooms or more......    15     14     14     14     15 
                                                               
Units in structure, total.   100    100    100    100    100  
  1 unit..................    69     69     69     70     73   
  2 units.................     5      6      6      6      5   
  3 units or more.........    17     17     17     14     13   
  Mobile homes............     9      9      9     10      9   
                                                               
Duration of vacancy, total   100    100    100    100    100  
  Less than 1 month.......     9     10     10     12     11  
  1 to 2 months...........    10     10     10     11     12  
  2 to 4 months...........    17     17     17     16     18  
  4 to 6 months...........    14     15     14     15     15  
  6 months or more........    50     48     48     46     45  
    6 to 12 months........    18     18     18     20     20  
    1 to 2 years..........    17     17     16     14     13  
    2 years or more.......    15     14     14     12     11  
                                                              
Year built, total.........   100    100    100    100    100  
  1970 or later...........    50     47     47     45     47  
  1960 to 1969............    12     12     12     14     13  
  1950 to 1959............    10     11     11     12     12  
  1940 to 1949............    10      9      9     11     11  
  1939 or earlier.........    18     21     21     18     17  
                                                              
Sales price                                               
specified total/1.........   100    100    100    100    100  
  Less than $10,000.......     5      5      5      5      5  
  $10,000 to $19,999......     7      6      6      5      6  
  $20,000 to $29,999......     8      7      7      5      6  
  $30,000 to $39,999......     9      9      9      8      7  
  $40,000 to $49,999......     7      9      9      8      6  
  $50,000 to $74,999......    15     17     18     21     19  
  $75,000 to $99,999......    13     12     11     15     15  
  $100,000 to $199,999....    23     23     23     24     25  
  $200,000 to $299,999....     7      6      6      5      7  
  $300,000 or more........     7      5      5      4      5   
                                           
Median price                                                
(Actual dollars).....     73,300 69,900 69,600 72,200 77,500 
(1995 constant dollars)   79,600 73,700 73,400 74,200 77,500  
                                                             
  rRevised.         
  1Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on
   property (including mobile homes).
  NA Not available.