Table 3u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units by Metropolitan Area November 1998 Year-to-Date Num of Struc- tures With 3 and 4 5 Units 5 Units Total 1 Unit 2 Units Units or More or More Abilene* TX MSA 229 225 4 0 0 0 Albany* GA MSA 567 555 4 0 8 1 Albany-Schenectady-Troy* NY MSA 2798 1666 24 41 1067 53 Albuquerque* NM MSA 5292 4762 2 26 502 27 Alexandria* LA MSA 361 336 0 4 21 3 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton* PA MSA 1617 1447 10 24 136 6 Altoona* PA MSA 146 71 0 0 75 1 Amarillo* TX MSA 423 419 4 0 0 0 Anchorage* AK MSA 1615 1102 78 236 199 10 Anniston* AL MSA 245 150 6 8 81 13 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah* WI MSA 2089 1286 126 35 642 60 Asheville* NC MSA 1418 1125 62 41 190 16 Athens* GA MSA 1339 966 120 15 238 13 Atlanta GA MSA 52808 41585 206 276 10741 526 Augusta-Aiken* GA-SC MSA 2635 2145 0 28 462 37 Austin-San Marcos* TX MSA 12732 7857 98 192 4585 247 Bakersfield* CA MSA 2896 2458 40 143 255 2 Bangor* ME MSA 157 151 2 4 0 0 Barnstable-Yarmouth* MA MSA 1278 1104 14 33 127 10 Baton Rouge* LA MSA 1937 1245 16 3 673 50 Beaumont-Port Arthur* TX MSA 711 513 8 12 178 5 Bellingham* WA MSA 1056 866 70 3 117 14 Benton Harbor* MI MSA 58 58 0 0 0 0 Billings* MT MSA 367 331 12 4 20 3 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula* MS MSA 2786 1676 18 4 1088 92 Binghamton* NY MSA 58 58 0 0 0 0 Birmingham* AL MSA 5464 4170 2 15 1277 77 Bismarck* ND MSA 718 394 6 31 287 10 Bloomington* IN MSA 637 434 30 100 73 9 Bloomington-Normal* IL MSA 1262 762 14 48 438 28 Boise City* ID MSA 5330 4794 72 51 413 35 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence MA- 16728 14056 378 378 1916 110 Boston MA-NH PMSA 7265 5828 276 194 967 60 Brockton MA PMSA 753 748 2 3 0 0 Fitchburg-Leominster MA PMS 441 401 8 0 32 3 Lawrence MA-NH PMSA 1769 1281 10 66 412 14 Lowell MA-NH PMSA 1028 971 6 8 43 6 Manchester NH PMSA 1154 854 38 31 231 11 Nashua NH PMSA 810 766 4 12 28 3 New Bedford MA PMSA 422 418 4 0 0 0 Portsmouth-Rochester NH-ME 1150 964 16 24 146 8 Worcester MA-CT PMSA 1936 1825 14 40 57 5 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito* TX MSA 1867 1547 46 152 122 9 Bryan-College Station* TX MSA 1475 710 108 0 657 39 Buffalo-Niagara Falls* NY MSA 2207 1293 36 26 852 55 Burlington* VT MSA 698 514 28 3 153 6 Canton-Massillon* OH MSA 1068 950 86 15 17 3 Casper* WY MSA 75 73 2 0 0 0 Cedar Rapids* IA MSA 1066 690 66 107 203 18 Champaign-Urbana* IL MSA 524 313 14 64 133 10 Charleston-North Charleston* SC MSA 4561 2995 150 28 1388 88 Charleston* WV MSA 420 353 6 0 61 4 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 18160 14479 158 248 3275 276 Charlottesville* VA MSA 1367 1026 64 14 263 22 Chattanooga* TN-GA MSA 2248 2003 54 22 169 13 Cheyenne* WY MSA 401 292 24 4 81 7 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 35003 26518 710 1461 6314 471 Chicago IL PMSA 30786 23506 454 1313 5513 405 Gary IN PMSA 2821 2154 220 97 350 31 Kankakee IL PMSA 421 310 14 51 46 6 Kenosha WI PMSA 975 548 22 0 405 29 Chico-Paradise* CA MSA 916 828 0 4 84 11 Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 11170 8919 170 310 1771 176 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN PMSA 9112 7105 134 235 1638 155 Hamilton-Middletown OH PMSA 2058 1814 36 75 133 21 Clarksville-Hopkinsville* TN-KY MSA 1295 1166 8 48 73 11 Cleveland-Akron OH CMSA 10739 8430 376 398 1535 129 Akron OH PMSA 3726 2491 208 235 792 65 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 7013 5939 168 163 743 64 Colorado Springs* CO MSA 4660 3941 32 4 683 36 Columbia* MO MSA 1107 965 100 8 34 4 Columbia* SC MSA 4203 3412 82 3 706 61 Columbus* GA-AL MSA 1597 944 4 40 609 39 Columbus OH MSA 10114 6909 178 975 2052 195 Corpus Christi* TX MSA 1253 883 28 47 295 12 Cumberland* MD-WV MSA 175 158 2 0 15 2 Dallas-Fort Worth TX CMSA 49778 29704 200 771 19103 1008 Dallas TX PMSA 35967 21055 104 237 14571 743 Fort Worth-Arlington TX PMS 13811 8649 96 534 4532 265 Danville* VA MSA 389 318 0 3 68 9 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island* IA-IL MSA 703 511 12 18 162 16 Dayton-Springfield* OH MSA 2977 1902 50 270 755 67 Daytona Beach* FL MSA 4198 4029 24 43 102 10 Decatur* Al MSA 492 332 2 68 90 8 Decatur* IL MSA 242 154 2 6 80 7 Denver-Boulder-Greeley CO CMS 27478 18574 300 453 8151 650 Boulder-Longmont CO PMSA 4740 2570 20 47 2103 167 Denver CO PMSA 19990 13500 224 354 5912 469 Greeley CO PMSA 2748 2504 56 52 136 14 Des Moines* IA MSA 3206 2553 14 58 581 31 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI CM 26480 20882 328 639 4631 334 Ann Arbor MI PMSA 5351 4228 24 84 1015 95 Detroit MI PMSA 19293 15157 240 484 3412 225 Flint MI PMSA 1836 1497 64 71 204 14 Dothan* AL MSA 413 299 6 0 108 6 Dover* DE MSA 714 626 0 0 88 1 Dubuque* IA MSA 247 174 12 15 46 1 Duluth-Superior* MN-WI MSA 673 531 18 19 105 7 Eau Claire* WI MSA 847 564 80 120 83 11 El Paso* TX MSA 2979 2738 18 209 14 2 Elkhart-Goshen* IN MSA 1284 843 40 57 344 17 Elmira* NY MSA 42 27 0 15 0 0 Enid* OK MSA 65 63 2 0 0 0 Erie* PA MSA 472 334 4 28 106 11 Eugene-Springfield* OR MSA 1860 1250 108 63 439 35 Evansville-Henderson* IN-KY MSA 1661 1247 18 8 388 24 Fargo-Moorhead* ND-MN MSA 1420 704 132 16 568 27 Fayetteville* NC MSA 1662 923 16 23 700 48 Fayetteville-Springdale- Rogers* AR MSA 1743 1501 74 34 134 16 Flagstaff* AZ-UT MSA 635 486 8 12 129 8 Florence* AL MSA 176 110 2 0 64 8 Florence* SC MSA 594 472 10 0 112 18 Fort Collins-Loveland* CO MSA 3044 2493 12 119 420 31 Fort Myers-Cape Coral* FL MSA 7623 3667 366 529 3061 200 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie* FL MSA 3360 2272 116 55 917 60 Fort Smith* AR-OK MSA 588 470 92 8 18 3 Fort Walton Beach* FL MSA 2417 1385 6 19 1007 36 Fort Wayne* IN MSA 3026 2541 10 12 463 44 Fresno CA MSA 3360 3044 26 32 258 30 Gadsden* AL MSA 89 89 0 0 0 0 Gainesville* FL MSA 2072 992 4 20 1056 83 Glens Falls* NY MSA 379 349 0 3 27 4 Goldsboro* NC MSA 374 325 12 37 0 0 Grand Forks* ND-MN MSA 196 161 0 3 32 2 Grand Junction* CO MSA 1216 1035 132 41 8 1 Grand Rapids-Muskegon- Holland MI MSA 7181 5416 190 172 1403 100 Great Falls* MT MSA 258 100 2 0 156 18 Green Bay* WI MSA 1168 825 62 12 269 32 Greensboro--Winston-Salem-- High Point NC MSA 10316 7526 92 128 2570 220 Greenville* NC MSA 1401 752 36 0 613 60 Greenville-Spartanburg- Anderson* SC MSA 6769 5684 302 12 771 50 Harrisburg-Lebanon- Carlisle* PA MSA 1649 1515 8 12 114 12 Hartford* CT MSA 4025 3240 46 47 692 40 Hattiesburg* MS MSA 95 72 4 3 16 3 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir* NC MSA 2131 1577 56 14 484 48 Honolulu HI MSA 1490 1161 20 16 293 34 Houma* LA MSA 725 711 14 0 0 0 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 43967 23715 106 1181 18965 1194 Brazoria TX PMSA 2348 1836 2 100 410 14 Galveston-Texas City TX PMS 1671 1591 2 72 6 1 Houston TX PMSA 39948 20288 102 1009 18549 1179 Huntington-Ashland* WV-KY- OH MSA 323 50 0 4 269 9 Huntsville* AL MSA 1644 1032 0 52 560 47 Indianapolis IN MSA 14603 11620 308 115 2560 198 Iowa City* IA MSA 501 381 30 42 48 4 Jackson* MI MSA 131 82 2 0 47 1 Jackson* MS MSA 3392 2297 12 120 963 63 Jackson* TN MSA 851 625 6 0 220 29 Jacksonville FL MSA 8858 7075 58 25 1700 118 Jacksonville* NC MSA 793 705 4 66 18 3 Jamestown* NY MSA 13 13 0 0 0 0 Janesville-Beloit* WI MSA 349 243 54 12 40 8 Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol* TN-VA MSA 1522 1077 24 29 392 38 Johnstown* PA MSA 64 59 0 0 5 1 Jonesboro* AR MSA 429 361 8 8 52 3 Joplin* MO MSA 231 180 36 8 7 1 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek* MI MSA 1336 960 28 29 319 19 Kansas City MO-KS MSA 11987 9269 684 484 1550 65 Killeen-Temple* TX MSA 1442 1044 62 176 160 19 Knoxville* TN MSA 3479 2702 54 102 621 46 Kokomo* IN MSA 372 228 48 8 88 11 La Crosse* WI-MN MSA 515 296 58 17 144 15 Lafayette* LA MSA 1320 1157 0 3 160 8 Lafayette* IN MSA 1199 702 76 8 413 31 Lake Charles* LA MSA 872 705 18 4 145 16 Lakeland-Winter Haven* FL MSA 2815 2613 46 7 149 18 Lancaster* PA MSA 1501 1085 26 31 359 29 Lansing-East Lansing* MI MSA 1169 954 18 20 177 15 Laredo* TX MSA 1500 1337 4 13 146 6 Las Cruces* NM MSA 772 696 14 16 46 7 Las Vegas NV-AZ MSA 29552 20150 76 489 8837 775 Lawrence* KS MSA 790 446 80 45 219 23 Lawton* OK MSA 177 169 8 0 0 0 Lewiston-Auburn* ME MSA 142 140 2 0 0 0 Lexington* KY MSA 4322 2932 194 71 1125 90 Lima* OH MSA 54 54 0 0 0 0 Lincoln* NE MSA 1991 1107 60 22 802 51 Little Rock-North Little Rock* AR MSA 3435 2006 64 84 1281 120 Longview-Marshall* TX MSA 164 112 12 0 40 5 Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County CA CMSA 38845 30245 408 614 7578 487 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA P 9808 5990 288 229 3301 199 Orange County CA PMSA 9263 6875 66 297 2025 129 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 16874 14843 48 52 1931 138 Ventura CA PMSA 2900 2537 6 36 321 21 Louisville KY-IN MSA 7161 5556 50 120 1435 98 Lubbock* TX MSA 771 621 18 12 120 6 Lynchburg* VA MSA 1087 971 34 18 64 8 Macon* GA MSA 1673 1391 2 0 280 21 Madison* WI MSA 2826 1338 146 193 1149 62 Mansfield* OH MSA 514 347 50 88 29 2 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission* TX MSA 5241 4445 136 281 379 52 Medford-Ashland* OR MSA 1276 1092 48 75 61 8 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay* FL MSA 3610 3018 46 19 527 20 Memphis TN-AR-MS MSA 7986 7104 4 12 866 60 Merced* CA MSA 889 857 0 0 32 2 Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL CMSA 21862 13093 124 1001 7644 421 Fort Lauderdale FL PMSA 11746 8170 40 357 3179 251 Miami FL PMSA 10116 4923 84 644 4465 170 Milwaukee-Racine WI CMSA 7507 4148 432 190 2737 200 Milwaukee-Waukesha WI PMSA 6512 3505 388 163 2456 166 Racine WI PMSA 995 643 44 27 281 34 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI MS 18772 15479 384 484 2425 172 Mobile* AL MSA 4235 3022 54 15 1144 41 Modesto* CA MSA 1832 1721 20 7 84 12 Monroe* LA MSA 530 448 12 25 45 6 Montgomery* AL MSA 1753 1218 16 19 500 40 Muncie* IN MSA 232 184 4 7 37 4 Myrtle Beach* SC MSA 4837 1865 28 216 2728 200 Naples* FL MSA 6526 2649 42 716 3119 217 Nashville TN MSA 13107 9601 262 133 3111 166 New London-Norwich* CT-RI MSA 972 901 2 4 65 2 New Orleans* LA MSA 3407 2947 74 29 357 40 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA 46727 30365 3200 1329 11833 432 Bergen-Passaic NJ PMSA 2227 1250 166 21 790 17 Bridgeport CT PMSA 1159 1044 66 25 24 3 Danbury CT PMSA 1450 761 2 20 667 33 Dutchess County NY PMSA 838 755 10 20 53 8 Jersey City NJ PMSA 1820 439 164 21 1196 18 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon 5690 4879 16 52 743 63 Monmouth-Ocean NJ PMSA 6030 5802 8 3 217 12 Nassau-Suffolk NY PMSA 5396 4703 52 4 637 65 New Haven-Meriden CT PMSA 1568 1014 10 11 533 29 New York NY PMSA 12398 2801 2334 1012 6251 139 Newark NJ PMSA 3977 3294 296 96 291 19 Newburgh NY-PA PMSA 1725 1555 30 13 127 12 Stamford-Norwalk CT PMSA 633 443 40 31 119 12 Trenton NJ PMSA 1267 1082 0 0 185 2 Waterbury CT PMSA 549 543 6 0 0 0 Norfolk-Virginia Beach- Newport News VA-NC MSA 7843 6491 52 153 1147 95 Ocala* FL MSA 2480 2429 4 42 5 1 Odessa-Midland* TX MSA 384 384 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma City* OK MSA 6099 4015 110 15 1959 122 Omaha* NE-IA MSA 4674 2980 62 13 1619 82 Orlando FL MSA 23645 13673 48 93 9831 682 Owensboro* KY MSA 491 365 0 0 126 12 Panama City* FL MSA 1360 975 50 11 324 25 Parkersburg-Marietta* WV-OH MSA 320 175 6 0 139 16 Pensacola* FL MSA 3079 2506 26 57 490 53 Peoria-Pekin* IL MSA 983 862 62 14 45 4 Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 21088 17856 420 228 2584 240 Atlantic-Cape May NJ PMSA 2005 1593 332 4 76 6 Philadelphia PA-NJ PMSA 14913 13014 88 218 1593 149 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton 281 265 0 6 10 2 Wilmington-Newark DE-MD PMS 3889 2984 0 0 905 83 Phoenix-Mesa AZ MSA 44248 34051 86 307 9804 664 Pine Bluff* AR MSA 187 103 10 0 74 6 Pittsburgh PA MSA 6015 4518 70 272 1155 85 Pittsfield* MA MSA 4 4 0 0 0 0 Pocatello* ID MSA 141 116 0 0 25 5 Portland* ME MSA 1514 1193 42 25 254 4 Portland-Salem OR-WA CMSA 18666 12024 610 574 5458 453 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA PM 16498 10555 500 484 4959 393 Salem OR PMSA 2168 1469 110 90 499 60 Providence-Fall River- Warwick* RI-MA MSA 2660 2497 100 25 38 6 Provo-Orem* UT MSA 3336 2285 88 96 867 57 Pueblo* CO MSA 1259 1059 104 96 0 0 Punta Gorda* FL MSA 1384 1098 8 18 260 31 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 16772 12875 136 33 3728 273 Rapid City* SD MSA 526 251 0 8 267 7 Reading* PA MSA 813 765 30 0 18 2 Redding* CA MSA 649 579 2 43 25 4 Reno* NV MSA 4147 3084 4 15 1044 75 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco* WA MSA 699 671 0 11 17 2 Richmond-Petersburg VA MSA 6811 5746 10 20 1035 89 Roanoke* VA MSA 826 715 24 11 76 9 Rochester* MN MSA 1057 696 44 88 229 1 Rochester* NY MSA 2151 1557 28 29 537 62 Rockford* IL MSA 1718 1323 44 172 179 15 Rocky Mount* NC MSA 564 462 30 0 72 5 Sacramento-Yolo CA CMSA 12908 9609 58 98 3143 246 Sacramento CA PMSA 11342 8793 14 0 2535 208 Yolo CA PMSA 1566 816 44 98 608 38 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland* MI MSA 403 365 38 0 0 0 St. Cloud* MN MSA 844 457 2 13 372 18 St. Joseph* MO MSA 214 121 34 9 50 7 St. Louis MO-IL MSA 11417 9567 418 256 1176 85 Salinas* CA MSA 998 987 0 11 0 0 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT MSA 9783 7474 172 324 1813 102 San Angelo* TX MSA 472 216 0 120 136 20 San Antonio* TX MSA 8416 7508 36 11 861 66 San Diego CA MSA 11267 8445 102 429 2291 179 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CA CMSA 26362 16025 392 716 9229 445 Oakland CA PMSA 9020 6295 50 273 2402 136 San Francisco CA PMSA 5048 1789 150 204 2905 113 San Jose CA PMSA 6932 3677 102 193 2960 129 Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA P 486 305 0 27 154 14 Santa Rosa CA PMSA 2644 1886 80 19 659 34 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA P 2232 2073 10 0 149 19 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero- Paso Robles* CA MSA 1528 1478 14 0 36 3 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria- Lompoc* CA MSA 948 834 26 31 57 5 Santa Fe* NM MSA 484 447 0 0 37 3 Sarasota-Bradenton* FL MSA 6877 4714 80 102 1981 67 Savannah* GA MSA 2596 1483 4 4 1105 75 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre-- Hazleton* PA MSA 483 425 6 20 32 6 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA C 28634 16055 786 1091 10702 635 Bremerton WA PMSA 1048 1024 12 4 8 1 Olympia WA PMSA 1556 1325 70 25 136 12 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 20661 9607 488 885 9681 568 Tacoma WA PMSA 5369 4099 216 177 877 54 Sharon* PA MSA 120 114 6 0 0 0 Sheboygan* WI MSA 126 82 12 0 32 4 Sherman-Denison* TX MSA 227 76 24 127 0 0 Shreveport-Bossier City* LA MSA 729 729 0 0 0 0 Sioux City* IA-NE MSA 217 143 12 4 58 3 Sioux Falls* SD MSA 1414 1176 30 11 197 10 South Bend* IN MSA 893 855 4 0 34 2 Spokane* WA MSA 2391 1422 76 13 880 56 Springfield* IL MSA 673 591 74 0 8 1 Springfield* MO MSA 2230 1832 84 24 290 20 Springfield* MA MSA 815 665 24 10 116 5 State College* PA MSA 345 281 10 0 54 5 Steubenville-Weirton* OH-WV MSA 66 49 4 3 10 2 Stockton-Lodi* CA MSA 3004 2942 6 51 5 1 Sumter* SC MSA 391 341 50 0 0 0 Syracuse* NY MSA 701 597 12 0 92 10 Tallahassee* FL MSA 1486 967 22 0 497 29 Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater FL MSA 16509 10736 238 312 5223 289 Terre Haute* IN MSA 245 243 2 0 0 0 Texarkana* TX-Texarkana AR MS 135 131 4 0 0 0 Toledo* OH MSA 2091 1299 90 72 630 45 Topeka* KS MSA 614 496 54 23 41 6 Tucson* AZ MSA 5968 5256 70 48 594 48 Tulsa* OK MSA 5243 3002 50 15 2176 128 Tuscaloosa* AL MSA 627 487 0 0 140 2 Tyler* TX MSA 357 282 0 8 67 6 Utica-Rome* NY MSA 56 56 0 0 0 0 Victoria* TX MSA 517 193 0 324 0 0 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville* CA MSA 1244 1188 18 38 0 0 Waco* TX MSA 763 319 30 4 410 5 Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA 45833 34597 76 205 10955 641 Baltimore MD PMSA 10491 7637 14 149 2691 285 Hagerstown MD PMSA 627 589 26 12 0 0 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 34715 26371 36 44 8264 356 Waterloo-Cedar Falls* IA MSA 296 107 2 28 159 11 Wausau* WI MSA 447 408 26 0 13 2 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 9028 5768 24 136 3100 139 Wheeling* WV-OH MSA 35 29 2 4 0 0 Wichita* KS MSA 3570 2280 82 36 1172 66 Wichita Falls* TX MSA 119 117 2 0 0 0 Wilmington* NC MSA 3233 2617 52 39 525 52 Yakima* WA MSA 592 320 80 80 112 13 York* PA MSA 1348 1171 48 44 85 4 Youngstown-Warren* OH MSA 1443 975 176 268 24 4 Yuba City* CA MSA 274 257 12 0 5 1 Yuma* AZ MSA 755 742 2 3 8 1 * - Not all permit offices in metropolitan area are requested to report monthly. No estimates are made for those annual reporters.