Table 3v. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Valuation by Metropolitan Area (in thousands of dollars) May 1998 Year-to-Date 3 and 4 5 Units Total 1 Unit 2 Units Units or More Abilene* TX MSA 11148 11078 70 0 0 Albany* GA MSA 32393 32215 178 0 0 Albany-Schenectady-Troy* NY MSA 88119 70542 707 1020 15850 Albuquerque* NM MSA 182434 177074 0 362 4998 Alexandria* LA MSA 19466 19141 0 325 0 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton* PA MSA 69408 68363 400 325 320 Altoona* PA MSA 8553 3553 0 0 5000 Amarillo* TX MSA 24701 24701 0 0 0 Anchorage* AK MSA 95954 85769 2488 2656 5041 Anniston* AL MSA 7432 5923 140 0 1369 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah* WI MSA 81711 70718 5602 727 4664 Asheville* NC MSA 60307 51775 755 1370 6407 Athens* GA MSA 62669 48524 3197 570 10378 Atlanta GA MSA 2167608 1965055 1754 3446 197353 Augusta-Aiken* GA-SC MSA 87736 86629 116 175 816 Austin-San Marcos* TX MSA 396805 373297 1120 374 22014 Bakersfield* CA MSA 116030 103549 2233 3309 6939 Bangor* ME MSA 5172 5067 105 0 0 Barnstable-Yarmouth* MA MSA 71409 67658 518 1833 1400 Baton Rouge* LA MSA 50680 46550 130 150 3850 Beaumont-Port Arthur* TX MSA 21956 21477 204 0 275 Bellingham* WA MSA 59277 49519 3526 958 5274 Benton Harbor* MI MSA 2811 2811 0 0 0 Billings* MT MSA 17522 16987 0 178 357 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula* MS MSA 66665 56361 150 0 10154 Binghamton* NY MSA 4776 4776 0 0 0 Birmingham* AL MSA 234551 220344 0 69 14138 Bismarck* ND MSA 21151 20089 111 160 791 Bloomington* IN MSA 26613 20651 1195 2707 2060 Bloomington-Normal* IL MSA 33453 31939 682 141 691 Boise City* ID MSA 265634 250908 2737 0 11989 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence MA- 865039 798563 12068 14051 40357 Boston MA-NH PMSA 453342 400624 9245 10515 32958 Brockton MA PMSA 37646 37646 0 0 0 Fitchburg-Leominster MA PMS 15639 14753 206 0 680 Lawrence MA-NH PMSA 75082 73731 200 1151 0 Lowell MA-NH PMSA 39567 38815 300 232 220 Manchester NH PMSA 43676 40637 1037 392 1610 Nashua NH PMSA 42457 40148 156 320 1833 New Bedford MA PMSA 17570 17470 100 0 0 Portsmouth-Rochester NH-ME 54987 51373 287 514 2813 Worcester MA-CT PMSA 85073 83366 537 927 243 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito* TX MSA 50314 46477 658 2506 673 Bryan-College Station* TX MSA 51329 32061 2766 0 16502 Buffalo-Niagara Falls* NY MSA 81428 65621 440 0 15367 Burlington* VT MSA 30543 25848 124 150 4421 Canton-Massillon* OH MSA 68594 63704 3104 767 1019 Casper* WY MSA 2698 2698 0 0 0 Cedar Rapids* IA MSA 36169 25789 2430 2409 5541 Champaign-Urbana* IL MSA 29975 24426 545 1286 3718 Charleston-North Charleston* SC MSA 202551 181884 555 602 19510 Charleston* WV MSA 23319 16882 102 153 6182 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 834454 714412 3558 9046 107438 Charlottesville* VA MSA 56267 52954 2621 458 234 Chattanooga* TN-GA MSA 98242 96788 754 140 560 Cheyenne* WY MSA 16349 12620 923 214 2592 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 1794878 1584311 24800 34117 151650 Chicago IL PMSA 1602340 1427371 17360 29418 128191 Gary IN PMSA 131512 110283 5963 3170 12096 Kankakee IL PMSA 21888 17952 802 1529 1605 Kenosha WI PMSA 39138 28705 675 0 9758 Chico-Paradise* CA MSA 35890 35217 0 269 404 Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 473418 436895 4258 4120 28145 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN PMSA 371330 339630 3646 2456 25598 Hamilton-Middletown OH PMSA 102088 97265 612 1664 2547 Clarksville-Hopkinsville* TN-KY MSA 37470 35402 44 320 1704 Cleveland-Akron OH CMSA 632564 581417 10671 9218 31258 Akron OH PMSA 186903 163505 5017 5824 12557 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 445661 417912 5654 3394 18701 Colorado Springs* CO MSA 220679 210626 1662 60 8331 Columbia* MO MSA 35144 30755 3876 0 513 Columbia* SC MSA 151199 141665 455 0 9079 Columbus* GA-AL MSA 58010 50133 0 441 7436 Columbus OH MSA 435795 397126 4393 12217 22059 Corpus Christi* TX MSA 50920 44549 491 2188 3692 Cumberland* MD-WV MSA 5139 5014 0 0 125 Dallas-Fort Worth TX CMSA 2172564 1854812 8589 13419 295744 Dallas TX PMSA 1641676 1411703 5221 6569 218183 Fort Worth-Arlington TX PMS 530888 443109 3368 6850 77561 Danville* VA MSA 15097 12787 0 56 2254 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island* IA-IL MSA 29358 26231 447 106 2574 Dayton-Springfield* OH MSA 108209 101230 1434 4068 1477 Daytona Beach* FL MSA 160921 152061 72 301 8487 Decatur* Al MSA 19997 17309 0 370 2318 Decatur* IL MSA 8738 6033 180 0 2525 Denver-Boulder-Greeley CO CMS 1282978 1095452 12459 12253 162814 Boulder-Longmont CO PMSA 193686 140604 1324 1023 50735 Denver CO PMSA 946753 816295 8390 10163 111905 Greeley CO PMSA 142539 138553 2745 1067 174 Des Moines* IA MSA 157129 135294 806 1753 19276 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI CM 1286272 1169118 13972 11012 92170 Ann Arbor MI PMSA 219509 201146 1218 460 16685 Detroit MI PMSA 982147 890347 9621 8986 73193 Flint MI PMSA 84616 77625 3133 1566 2292 Dothan* AL MSA 9872 9738 134 0 0 Dover* DE MSA 28598 23609 0 0 4989 Dubuque* IA MSA 9255 8996 0 0 259 Duluth-Superior* MN-WI MSA 17721 17063 167 263 228 Eau Claire* WI MSA 27886 23427 1403 3056 0 El Paso* TX MSA 69245 62144 373 5651 1077 Elkhart-Goshen* IN MSA 41988 38746 516 329 2397 Elmira* NY MSA 1646 1541 0 105 0 Enid* OK MSA 4487 4487 0 0 0 Erie* PA MSA 19909 16711 0 0 3198 Eugene-Springfield* OR MSA 92329 72665 4933 2093 12638 Evansville-Henderson* IN-KY MSA 54114 53431 348 335 0 Fargo-Moorhead* ND-MN MSA 31321 22864 3660 860 3937 Fayetteville* NC MSA 53319 41326 261 368 11364 Fayetteville-Springdale- Rogers* AR MSA 66730 60372 2612 887 2859 Flagstaff* AZ-UT MSA 27417 26941 116 0 360 Florence* AL MSA 4828 4828 0 0 0 Florence* SC MSA 20414 18451 41 0 1922 Fort Collins-Loveland* CO MSA 147808 138274 395 4404 4735 Fort Myers-Cape Coral* FL MSA 270420 136939 11345 26092 96044 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie* FL MSA 178624 146813 6709 1036 24066 Fort Smith* AR-OK MSA 21501 18850 2434 217 0 Fort Walton Beach* FL MSA 111524 59545 115 1152 50712 Fort Wayne* IN MSA 150539 146433 342 1035 2729 Fresno CA MSA 156665 144684 483 1920 9578 Gadsden* AL MSA 3225 3225 0 0 0 Gainesville* FL MSA 61316 38608 0 407 22301 Glens Falls* NY MSA 15401 14880 0 300 221 Goldsboro* NC MSA 18652 17543 433 676 0 Grand Forks* ND-MN MSA 6772 6772 0 0 0 Grand Junction* CO MSA 44279 39859 3008 1412 0 Grand Rapids-Muskegon- Holland MI MSA 310976 278317 4997 4355 23307 Great Falls* MT MSA 11883 5174 81 0 6628 Green Bay* WI MSA 52656 47807 1819 103 2927 Greensboro--Winston-Salem-- High Point NC MSA 400717 361786 1190 1033 36708 Greenville* NC MSA 39553 35279 239 0 4035 Greenville-Spartanburg- Anderson* SC MSA 234923 222639 4386 540 7358 Harrisburg-Lebanon- Carlisle* PA MSA 70490 67203 992 715 1580 Hartford* CT MSA 158364 142398 1439 450 14077 Hattiesburg* MS MSA 4893 4485 49 0 359 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir* NC MSA 97670 77433 1452 855 17930 Honolulu HI MSA 90771 78957 2705 1480 7629 Houma* LA MSA 33467 33287 180 0 0 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 1672071 1273219 4931 28091 365830 Brazoria TX PMSA 96087 81057 128 3841 11061 Galveston-Texas City TX PMS 96052 80667 12 0 15373 Houston TX PMSA 1479932 1111495 4791 24250 339396 Huntington-Ashland* WV-KY- OH MSA 2307 1967 0 0 340 Huntsville* AL MSA 28164 28164 0 0 0 Indianapolis IN MSA 748904 688595 3889 981 55439 Iowa City* IA MSA 23610 21551 760 1299 0 Jackson* MI MSA 3922 2822 100 0 1000 Jackson* MS MSA 109481 97373 435 0 11673 Jackson* TN MSA 25892 23362 130 0 2400 Jacksonville FL MSA 394665 375761 2644 0 16260 Jacksonville* NC MSA 27005 23198 143 2950 714 Jamestown* NY MSA 449 449 0 0 0 Janesville-Beloit* WI MSA 14298 11412 2186 0 700 Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol* TN-VA MSA 57437 52950 401 236 3850 Johnstown* PA MSA 1995 1995 0 0 0 Jonesboro* AR MSA 15301 14638 63 200 400 Joplin* MO MSA 9913 8119 1794 0 0 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek* MI MSA 60823 56320 1144 757 2602 Kansas City MO-KS MSA 595128 517937 17674 13821 45696 Killeen-Temple* TX MSA 53610 47668 1866 2629 1447 Knoxville* TN MSA 120854 112809 610 1337 6098 Kokomo* IN MSA 14574 11665 2509 400 0 La Crosse* WI-MN MSA 20583 17211 1058 413 1901 Lafayette* LA MSA 50910 50110 0 150 650 Lafayette* IN MSA 47501 39546 861 182 6912 Lake Charles* LA MSA 38612 31616 509 362 6125 Lakeland-Winter Haven* FL MSA 97452 92990 976 0 3486 Lancaster* PA MSA 56570 53171 1239 1060 1100 Lansing-East Lansing* MI MSA 53284 48575 324 0 4385 Laredo* TX MSA 34585 33443 131 92 919 Las Cruces* NM MSA 32338 31185 182 221 750 Las Vegas NV-AZ MSA 1205952 930923 1890 11318 261821 Lawrence* KS MSA 30839 24545 4069 1137 1088 Lawton* OK MSA 9632 9474 158 0 0 Lewiston-Auburn* ME MSA 4040 4040 0 0 0 Lexington* KY MSA 154761 132710 4173 300 17578 Lima* OH MSA 2742 2742 0 0 0 Lincoln* NE MSA 67638 58962 1250 161 7265 Little Rock-North Little Rock* AR MSA 151667 112821 574 4924 33348 Longview-Marshall* TX MSA 10367 8112 197 0 2058 Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County CA CMSA 2500304 2265317 19977 24616 190394 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA P 549375 445893 11998 11443 80041 Orange County CA PMSA 666581 586463 2676 7730 69712 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 1043263 997477 5303 1714 38769 Ventura CA PMSA 241085 235484 0 3729 1872 Louisville KY-IN MSA 319860 285551 873 1011 32425 Lubbock* TX MSA 35335 29885 250 0 5200 Lynchburg* VA MSA 48653 46695 888 760 310 Macon* GA MSA 59465 54782 157 0 4526 Madison* WI MSA 133941 90879 5243 4547 33272 Mansfield* OH MSA 20359 18533 1224 602 0 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission* TX MSA 91508 82327 1599 4456 3126 Medford-Ashland* OR MSA 63537 56931 2619 1219 2768 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay* FL MSA 163036 146591 1959 828 13658 Memphis TN-AR-MS MSA 397093 366137 149 125 30682 Merced* CA MSA 38416 38416 0 0 0 Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL CMSA 844491 684258 3688 17198 139347 Fort Lauderdale FL PMSA 510176 421295 622 9984 78275 Miami FL PMSA 334315 262963 3066 7214 61072 Milwaukee-Racine WI CMSA 362356 271796 18836 5635 66089 Milwaukee-Waukesha WI PMSA 316395 236644 16108 4472 59171 Racine WI PMSA 45961 35152 2728 1163 6918 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI MS 926351 828578 12225 15576 69972 Mobile* AL MSA 184716 127552 3087 1118 52959 Modesto* CA MSA 84580 82455 1668 0 457 Monroe* LA MSA 25196 23290 93 143 1670 Montgomery* AL MSA 55986 55289 411 286 0 Muncie* IN MSA 8837 8772 65 0 0 Myrtle Beach* SC MSA 139498 83972 1102 6054 48370 Naples* FL MSA 312163 170421 1746 26065 113931 Nashville TN MSA 607418 518191 5462 2800 80965 New London-Norwich* CT-RI MSA 39134 38840 0 0 294 New Orleans* LA MSA 160923 145112 714 1405 13692 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA 1791014 1564358 78512 35224 112920 Bergen-Passaic NJ PMSA 88593 79567 4924 240 3862 Bridgeport CT PMSA 54447 52396 960 1041 50 Danbury CT PMSA 56381 53279 124 0 2978 Dutchess County NY PMSA 44971 41317 291 240 3123 Jersey City NJ PMSA 16475 9226 2977 220 4052 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon 241837 231780 219 663 9175 Monmouth-Ocean NJ PMSA 237022 231900 320 0 4802 Nassau-Suffolk NY PMSA 309253 292021 2072 86 15074 New Haven-Meriden CT PMSA 60707 52274 383 615 7435 New York NY PMSA 310021 178292 56102 27266 48361 Newark NJ PMSA 170942 153435 7017 2375 8115 Newburgh NY-PA PMSA 62767 57845 782 442 3698 Stamford-Norwalk CT PMSA 68990 62558 2201 2036 2195 Trenton NJ PMSA 40865 40865 0 0 0 Waterbury CT PMSA 27743 27603 140 0 0 Norfolk-Virginia Beach- Newport News VA-NC MSA 347406 320898 3658 5773 17077 Ocala* FL MSA 83748 82786 70 892 0 Odessa-Midland* TX MSA 21942 21942 0 0 0 Oklahoma City* OK MSA 251644 216900 4035 852 29857 Omaha* NE-IA MSA 159688 121816 2395 180 35297 Orlando FL MSA 851967 651879 950 3396 195742 Owensboro* KY MSA 9926 9380 0 0 546 Panama City* FL MSA 25336 24890 446 0 0 Parkersburg-Marietta* WV-OH MSA 10108 6999 214 0 2895 Pensacola* FL MSA 142450 118126 407 2294 21623 Peoria-Pekin* IL MSA 47296 44646 1903 192 555 Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 834368 758123 8726 5306 62213 Atlantic-Cape May NJ PMSA 65414 58213 6298 266 637 Philadelphia PA-NJ PMSA 649887 605193 2428 4979 37287 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton 8210 7970 0 61 179 Wilmington-Newark DE-MD PMS 110857 86747 0 0 24110 Phoenix-Mesa AZ MSA 1987293 1818713 1820 2895 163865 Pine Bluff* AR MSA 3070 2111 188 0 771 Pittsburgh PA MSA 265679 242436 2905 9764 10574 Pittsfield* MA MSA 247 247 0 0 0 Pocatello* ID MSA 6508 4589 0 0 1919 Portland* ME MSA 58101 55403 2199 73 426 Portland-Salem OR-WA CMSA 847013 688733 23466 17557 117257 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA PM 739503 597739 17641 16301 107822 Salem OR PMSA 107510 90994 5825 1256 9435 Providence-Fall River- Warwick* RI-MA MSA 113080 108512 2680 583 1305 Provo-Orem* UT MSA 138553 112705 3579 2396 19873 Pueblo* CO MSA 53442 47941 3014 2487 0 Punta Gorda* FL MSA 56786 47077 347 250 9112 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 782926 715852 2139 965 63970 Rapid City* SD MSA 13747 12363 0 162 1222 Reading* PA MSA 35963 34221 800 0 942 Redding* CA MSA 28588 27382 0 1206 0 Reno* NV MSA 144718 139775 100 150 4693 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco* WA MSA 42898 42792 0 106 0 Richmond-Petersburg VA MSA 258295 256239 7 0 2049 Roanoke* VA MSA 29844 26429 368 90 2957 Rochester* MN MSA 38427 32177 3704 2546 0 Rochester* NY MSA 109879 91871 608 1436 15964 Rockford* IL MSA 52625 45305 1406 2639 3275 Rocky Mount* NC MSA 15817 15616 201 0 0 Sacramento-Yolo CA CMSA 594750 576646 2673 0 15431 Sacramento CA PMSA 532760 519792 0 0 12968 Yolo CA PMSA 61990 56854 2673 0 2463 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland* MI MSA 22726 21016 1276 150 284 St. Cloud* MN MSA 21427 15625 170 192 5440 St. Joseph* MO MSA 7417 5622 530 366 899 St. Louis MO-IL MSA 522229 488280 13888 5481 14580 Salinas* CA MSA 62081 61531 0 550 0 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT MSA 427194 377640 8454 9575 31525 San Angelo* TX MSA 17721 10239 0 3559 3923 San Antonio* TX MSA 318019 294958 421 48 22592 San Diego CA MSA 776937 695279 3929 9653 68076 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CA CMSA 1491727 1181640 14848 25869 269370 Oakland CA PMSA 574589 478101 0 9167 87321 San Francisco CA PMSA 244015 164221 5328 7023 67443 San Jose CA PMSA 413301 291332 7099 8013 106857 Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA P 24589 18907 178 1666 3838 Santa Rosa CA PMSA 102969 100947 2022 0 0 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA P 132264 128132 221 0 3911 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero- Paso Robles* CA MSA 92089 91733 356 0 0 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria- Lompoc* CA MSA 69178 67908 0 959 311 Santa Fe* NM MSA 23772 18634 0 0 5138 Sarasota-Bradenton* FL MSA 280517 235437 1274 3072 40734 Savannah* GA MSA 101671 71045 438 233 29955 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre-- Hazleton* PA MSA 17953 17598 0 0 355 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA C 1297678 991210 25088 33394 247986 Bremerton WA PMSA 49562 48790 459 0 313 Olympia WA PMSA 95667 84187 3372 1179 6929 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 912040 652902 13343 22070 223725 Tacoma WA PMSA 240409 205331 7914 10145 17019 Sharon* PA MSA 4852 4632 220 0 0 Sheboygan* WI MSA 5073 3494 779 0 800 Sherman-Denison* TX MSA 8962 4052 675 4235 0 Shreveport-Bossier City* LA MSA 41130 41130 0 0 0 Sioux City* IA-NE MSA 7230 6389 64 0 777 Sioux Falls* SD MSA 44939 39485 1356 506 3592 South Bend* IN MSA 52445 47789 190 0 4466 Spokane* WA MSA 99456 76417 1389 575 21075 Springfield* IL MSA 31050 28787 2033 0 230 Springfield* MO MSA 73674 66025 1494 522 5633 Springfield* MA MSA 38531 37003 648 520 360 State College* PA MSA 11820 11017 185 0 618 Steubenville-Weirton* OH-WV MSA 2977 2539 81 0 357 Stockton-Lodi* CA MSA 126871 125601 583 232 455 Sumter* SC MSA 11663 10759 904 0 0 Syracuse* NY MSA 23661 23566 95 0 0 Tallahassee* FL MSA 52638 42931 611 0 9096 Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater FL MSA 577209 455922 4402 6135 110750 Terre Haute* IN MSA 12220 12220 0 0 0 Texarkana* TX-Texarkana AR MS 6719 3859 81 0 2779 Toledo* OH MSA 87919 72054 3415 1030 11420 Topeka* KS MSA 28687 27224 1463 0 0 Tucson* AZ MSA 285351 280466 2293 2592 0 Tulsa* OK MSA 189348 145178 1598 734 41838 Tuscaloosa* AL MSA 27961 27961 0 0 0 Tyler* TX MSA 22350 21950 0 400 0 Utica-Rome* NY MSA 2407 2407 0 0 0 Victoria* TX MSA 12369 7920 0 4449 0 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville* CA MSA 48687 47224 408 1055 0 Waco* TX MSA 15508 13297 739 0 1472 Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA 1771160 1581199 1157 6220 182584 Baltimore MD PMSA 419187 343856 218 4783 70330 Hagerstown MD PMSA 28070 27735 335 0 0 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 1323903 1209608 604 1437 112254 Waterloo-Cedar Falls* IA MSA 9352 6300 0 835 2217 Wausau* WI MSA 17603 16646 479 0 478 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 386074 332571 2217 8611 42675 Wheeling* WV-OH MSA 1203 975 0 228 0 Wichita* KS MSA 112208 97427 824 0 13957 Wichita Falls* TX MSA 6710 6710 0 0 0 Wilmington* NC MSA 172035 152566 2183 1532 15754 Yakima* WA MSA 23741 18351 2498 2261 631 York* PA MSA 59623 54953 321 224 4125 Youngstown-Warren* OH MSA 63641 53211 4921 5189 320 Yuba City* CA MSA 16920 15911 1009 0 0 Yuma* AZ MSA 25807 25368 279 0 160 * - Not all permit offices in metropolitan area are requested to report monthly. No estimates are made for those annual reporters.