U.S. Census Bureau
 Property Owners & Managers Survey (POMS)



                        PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGERS SURVEY
                 SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES: REASONS FOR CONTINUING TO OWN  
                                  THE RENTAL UNIT - TABLE 79

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!                     !          !          TYPE OF SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY              !
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!                     !          !         !        ! SINGLE !        !        !        !
!                     !  TOTAL   ! SINGLE  ! SINGLE !  UNIT  !        !        !        !
!                     ! UNITED   ! FAMILY  ! FAMILY !  WITH  ! CONDO  !  COOP  ! MOBILE !
!                     ! STATES   !DETACHED !ATTACHED!BUSINESS! MINIUM !ERATIVE !  HOME  !
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!TOTAL UNITED STATES  !  8773165 ! 6438228 ! 773229 !  74302 ! 568566 ! 117726 ! 801114 !
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!REASONS FOR          !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
!CONTINUING TO OWN THE!          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
!RENTAL UNIT          !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
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!AS RESIDENCE         !  1860762 ! 1362012 ! 124991 !  13670 ! 118799 !  26574 ! 214716 !
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!TO PROVIDE AFFORD-   !   658781 !  428819 ! 115966 !      0 !  15451 !  23435 !  75110 !
!ABLE HOUSING         !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
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!FOR INCOME FROM      !  3341278 ! 2386850 ! 345942 !  15479 ! 230776 !   3966 ! 358265 !
!RENTS                !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
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!FOR LONG-TERM        !  1564790 ! 1147689 ! 201601 !      0 ! 153762 !   7057 !  54681 !
!CAPITAL GAINS        !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
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!TO CONVERT TO NON-   !    71653 !   62651 !      0 !   6159 !      0 !      0 !   2843 !
!RESIDENTIAL USE      !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
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!AS TAX SHELTER       !   582215 !  414228 !  74419 !      0 !  76758 !   4260 !  12550 !
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!AS RETIREMENT        !  2326512 ! 1786167 ! 205401 !  10658 ! 129890 !      0 ! 194396 !
!SECURITY             !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
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!AS FUTURE SECURITY   !  1582529 ! 1223867 ! 104040 !   9783 ! 104993 !   7986 ! 131860 !
!FOR FAMILY           !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
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!CURRENTLY FOR SALE   !   341319 !  211586 !  14014 !   3752 !  25602 !  18049 !  68316 !
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!CANT SELL - MORTGAGE !   167018 !  106886 !  22486 !      0 !  29885 !   7761 !      0 !
!HIGHER THAN VALUE    !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
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!CANT SELL AT CURRENT !   431241 !  309163 !  41055 !      0 !  57969 !  12572 !  10482 !
!ASKING PRICE         !          !         !        !        !        !        !        !
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!OTHER REASONS        !  1433969 ! 1165507 !  84656 !  33228 !  42552 !   7173 ! 100853 !
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!NOT REPORTED         !   831339 !  562873 !  84637 !   2746 !  74704 !  43855 !  62524 !
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 NOTE: Items will not sum to totals because of multiple responses

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Contact the Financial and Market Characteristics Branch at 301-763-3199 or visit ask.census.gov for further information on Property Owners & Managers Survey (POMS) Data.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 17, 2004