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May 5, 2002 12 AM PT

Data for Southland consumer price index and for all charts includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. All CPI data is based on an index; 1982-84=100. Sources: California Assn. of Realtors, Construction Industry Research Board.

*--* Real Estate Trends Month Latest Period Previous Period Year Ago Median Home Price, Resale (in thousands of dollars) Los Angeles County Feb $267.0 $259.9 $224.7 Orange County Feb 370.0 361.8 329.1 San Diego County Feb N/A 304.2 286.0 Ventura County Feb 337.4 336.0 289.5 Riverside/San Feb 165.6 157.8 141.7 Bernardino Affordability Index (as percentage of households able to afford median price) Los Angeles County Feb 33% 34% 38% Orange County Feb 30 31 31 San Diego County Feb N/A 27 25 Ventura County Feb 36 36 38 Riverside/San Feb 48 51 51 Bernardino Housing Permits (single-family) Los Angeles County Feb 620 456 615 Orange County Feb 438 583 309 San Diego County Feb 493 762 1,016 Ventura County Feb 178 115 167 Riverside/San Feb 2,004 1,628 1,634 Bernardino

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