Table 3u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units by Metropolitan Area December 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 247 240 4 3 0 0 Albany* GA MSA 611 599 4 0 8 1 Albany-Schenectady-Troy* NY MSA 2934 1794 28 45 1067 53 Albuquerque* NM MSA 5792 5338 0 31 423 20 Alexandria* LA MSA 379 354 0 4 21 3 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton* PA MSA 1799 1578 10 67 144 7 Altoona* PA MSA 148 73 0 0 75 1 Amarillo* TX MSA 450 446 4 0 0 0 Anchorage* AK MSA 1701 1152 84 266 199 10 Anniston* AL MSA 253 152 6 8 87 14 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah* WI MSA 2275 1388 142 47 698 68 Asheville* NC MSA 1508 1199 66 45 198 17 Athens* GA MSA 1403 1028 122 15 238 13 Atlanta GA MSA 57481 45835 192 267 11187 539 Augusta-Aiken* GA-SC MSA 2841 2351 0 28 462 37 Austin-San Marcos* TX MSA 13416 8513 102 192 4609 250 Bakersfield* CA MSA 3148 2686 40 167 255 2 Bangor* ME MSA 169 163 2 4 0 0 Barnstable-Yarmouth* MA MSA 1383 1209 14 33 127 10 Baton Rouge* LA MSA 2043 1351 16 3 673 50 Beaumont-Port Arthur* TX MSA 747 549 8 12 178 5 Bellingham* WA MSA 1092 916 70 7 99 14 Benton Harbor* MI MSA 61 61 0 0 0 0 Billings* MT MSA 387 351 12 4 20 3 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula* MS MSA 3289 1843 16 22 1408 107 Binghamton* NY MSA 64 64 0 0 0 0 Birmingham* AL MSA 5807 4462 2 45 1298 79 Bismarck* ND MSA 743 414 8 34 287 10 Bloomington* IN MSA 694 467 34 120 73 9 Bloomington-Normal* IL MSA 1315 793 16 48 458 30 Boise City* ID MSA 5874 5197 76 67 534 43 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence MA- 18152 15300 434 419 1999 114 Boston MA-NH PMSA 8035 6352 322 217 1144 67 Brockton MA PMSA 828 823 2 3 0 0 Fitchburg-Leominster MA PMS 475 435 8 0 32 3 Lawrence MA-NH PMSA 1905 1402 18 73 412 14 Lowell MA-NH PMSA 1102 1045 6 8 43 6 Manchester NH PMSA 1127 913 42 35 137 8 Nashua NH PMSA 875 827 4 16 28 3 New Bedford MA PMSA 457 453 4 0 0 0 Portsmouth-Rochester NH-ME 1238 1051 14 27 146 8 Worcester MA-CT PMSA 2110 1999 14 40 57 5 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito* TX MSA 2041 1675 56 152 158 10 Bryan-College Station* TX MSA 1536 769 110 0 657 39 Buffalo-Niagara Falls* NY MSA 2412 1399 36 26 951 59 Burlington* VT MSA 764 556 36 6 166 7 Canton-Massillon* OH MSA 1161 1023 88 26 24 4 Casper* WY MSA 81 79 2 0 0 0 Cedar Rapids* IA MSA 1121 733 68 107 213 18 Champaign-Urbana* IL MSA 586 336 14 67 169 11 Charleston-North Charleston* SC MSA 5243 3256 166 36 1785 121 Charleston* WV MSA 439 372 6 0 61 4 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 20067 15759 184 245 3879 319 Charlottesville* VA MSA 1465 1106 76 14 269 23 Chattanooga* TN-GA MSA 2392 2137 56 22 177 14 Cheyenne* WY MSA 438 312 24 4 98 8 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 38233 28709 772 1641 7111 511 Chicago IL PMSA 33682 25478 490 1487 6227 441 Gary IN PMSA 3021 2319 246 95 361 31 Kankakee IL PMSA 455 331 14 59 51 7 Kenosha WI PMSA 1075 581 22 0 472 32 Chico-Paradise* CA MSA 963 875 0 4 84 11 Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 12163 9739 196 352 1876 189 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN PMSA 9901 7780 156 263 1702 164 Hamilton-Middletown OH PMSA 2262 1959 40 89 174 25 Clarksville-Hopkinsville* TN-KY MSA 1398 1255 12 52 79 12 Cleveland-Akron OH CMSA 11392 8955 400 428 1609 137 Akron OH PMSA 3977 2663 222 248 844 70 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 7415 6292 178 180 765 67 Colorado Springs* CO MSA 4946 4227 32 4 683 36 Columbia* MO MSA 1202 1042 118 8 34 4 Columbia* SC MSA 4548 3753 86 3 706 61 Columbus* GA-AL MSA 1676 1015 4 43 614 40 Columbus OH MSA 11067 7396 198 1153 2320 216 Corpus Christi* TX MSA 1279 907 30 47 295 12 Cumberland* MD-WV MSA 180 163 2 0 15 2 Dallas-Fort Worth TX CMSA 54278 31940 220 771 21347 1147 Dallas TX PMSA 39540 22587 100 237 16616 867 Fort Worth-Arlington TX PMS 14738 9353 120 534 4731 280 Danville* VA MSA 415 344 0 3 68 9 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island* IA-IL MSA 807 551 14 18 224 17 Dayton-Springfield* OH MSA 3157 2042 64 264 787 69 Daytona Beach* FL MSA 4529 4340 24 43 122 12 Decatur* Al MSA 512 347 2 68 95 9 Decatur* IL MSA 237 163 2 3 69 6 Denver-Boulder-Greeley CO CMS 30246 20529 346 513 8858 687 Boulder-Longmont CO PMSA 5137 2942 28 47 2120 168 Denver CO PMSA 22058 14832 264 402 6560 497 Greeley CO PMSA 3051 2755 54 64 178 22 Des Moines* IA MSA 3397 2742 16 58 581 31 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI CM 28638 22723 326 648 4941 351 Ann Arbor MI PMSA 5761 4638 22 67 1034 99 Detroit MI PMSA 20926 16442 230 510 3744 244 Flint MI PMSA 1951 1643 74 71 163 8 Dothan* AL MSA 431 315 8 0 108 6 Dover* DE MSA 763 675 0 0 88 1 Dubuque* IA MSA 258 185 12 15 46 1 Duluth-Superior* MN-WI MSA 709 557 20 19 113 8 Eau Claire* WI MSA 980 594 82 141 163 12 El Paso* TX MSA 3197 2946 18 209 24 3 Elkhart-Goshen* IN MSA 1371 916 38 73 344 17 Elmira* NY MSA 47 29 0 18 0 0 Enid* OK MSA 68 64 4 0 0 0 Erie* PA MSA 523 354 4 32 133 15 Eugene-Springfield* OR MSA 1995 1334 108 114 439 35 Evansville-Henderson* IN-KY MSA 1735 1321 18 8 388 24 Fargo-Moorhead* ND-MN MSA 1444 728 132 16 568 27 Fayetteville* NC MSA 1941 1200 18 23 700 48 Fayetteville-Springdale- Rogers* AR MSA 1824 1614 70 34 106 14 Flagstaff* AZ-UT MSA 676 527 8 12 129 8 Florence* AL MSA 187 121 2 0 64 8 Florence* SC MSA 643 513 10 0 120 19 Fort Collins-Loveland* CO MSA 3244 2665 12 126 441 34 Fort Myers-Cape Coral* FL MSA 8045 3995 376 561 3113 205 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie* FL MSA 3517 2427 118 55 917 60 Fort Smith* AR-OK MSA 634 508 100 8 18 3 Fort Walton Beach* FL MSA 2591 1553 6 19 1013 37 Fort Wayne* IN MSA 3763 2740 24 220 779 78 Fresno CA MSA 3715 3267 24 32 392 48 Gadsden* AL MSA 88 88 0 0 0 0 Gainesville* FL MSA 2220 1082 4 17 1117 89 Glens Falls* NY MSA 407 377 0 3 27 4 Goldsboro* NC MSA 400 356 10 34 0 0 Grand Forks* ND-MN MSA 204 169 0 3 32 2 Grand Junction* CO MSA 1286 1105 132 41 8 1 Grand Rapids-Muskegon- Holland MI MSA 7861 5912 212 192 1545 107 Great Falls* MT MSA 272 109 2 0 161 19 Green Bay* WI MSA 1252 889 68 12 283 34 Greensboro--Winston-Salem-- High Point NC MSA 11296 8215 102 128 2851 239 Greenville* NC MSA 1355 759 52 0 544 54 Greenville-Spartanburg- Anderson* SC MSA 7251 6198 316 9 728 49 Harrisburg-Lebanon- Carlisle* PA MSA 1887 1657 8 12 210 20 Hartford* CT MSA 4385 3535 52 111 687 39 Hattiesburg* MS MSA 107 79 4 3 21 4 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir* NC MSA 2255 1683 58 15 499 51 Honolulu HI MSA 1602 1271 22 16 293 34 Houma* LA MSA 774 758 16 0 0 0 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 47210 25418 112 1184 20496 1287 Brazoria TX PMSA 2632 1960 2 100 570 24 Galveston-Texas City TX PMS 1779 1687 8 72 12 2 Houston TX PMSA 42799 21771 102 1012 19914 1261 Huntington-Ashland* WV-KY- OH MSA 324 51 0 4 269 9 Huntsville* AL MSA 1725 1113 0 52 560 47 Indianapolis IN MSA 16107 12544 358 152 3053 226 Iowa City* IA MSA 565 420 32 45 68 5 Jackson* MI MSA 137 88 2 0 47 1 Jackson* MS MSA 3717 2447 12 120 1138 79 Jackson* TN MSA 885 659 6 0 220 29 Jacksonville FL MSA 9426 7646 52 25 1703 120 Jacksonville* NC MSA 904 798 2 86 18 3 Jamestown* NY MSA 14 14 0 0 0 0 Janesville-Beloit* WI MSA 379 261 58 15 45 9 Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol* TN-VA MSA 1641 1167 38 23 413 40 Johnstown* PA MSA 65 60 0 0 5 1 Jonesboro* AR MSA 448 380 8 8 52 3 Joplin* MO MSA 240 189 36 8 7 1 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek* MI MSA 1416 1030 30 30 326 20 Kansas City MO-KS MSA 13879 10147 772 524 2436 137 Killeen-Temple* TX MSA 1539 1117 62 200 160 19 Knoxville* TN MSA 3671 2941 56 111 563 43 Kokomo* IN MSA 388 242 50 8 88 11 La Crosse* WI-MN MSA 526 308 64 17 137 14 Lafayette* LA MSA 1396 1233 0 3 160 8 Lafayette* IN MSA 1274 757 96 8 413 31 Lake Charles* LA MSA 917 752 16 4 145 16 Lakeland-Winter Haven* FL MSA 3302 2852 54 27 369 29 Lancaster* PA MSA 1654 1177 26 38 413 35 Lansing-East Lansing* MI MSA 1241 1024 20 20 177 15 Laredo* TX MSA 1547 1402 6 10 129 5 Las Cruces* NM MSA 865 748 12 16 89 7 Las Vegas NV-AZ MSA 32173 21791 100 493 9789 868 Lawrence* KS MSA 887 488 156 39 204 20 Lawton* OK MSA 189 181 8 0 0 0 Lewiston-Auburn* ME MSA 158 156 2 0 0 0 Lexington* KY MSA 4600 3182 200 83 1135 92 Lima* OH MSA 61 61 0 0 0 0 Lincoln* NE MSA 2059 1196 58 8 797 54 Little Rock-North Little Rock* AR MSA 3608 2179 64 84 1281 120 Longview-Marshall* TX MSA 198 126 14 0 58 6 Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County CA CMSA 42423 32476 448 670 8829 570 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA P 11219 6399 314 251 4255 265 Orange County CA PMSA 9704 7260 76 312 2056 133 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 18444 16133 50 64 2197 151 Ventura CA PMSA 3056 2684 8 43 321 21 Louisville KY-IN MSA 7951 6140 88 128 1595 110 Lubbock* TX MSA 817 667 18 12 120 6 Lynchburg* VA MSA 1165 1047 36 18 64 8 Macon* GA MSA 1770 1488 2 0 280 21 Madison* WI MSA 3066 1431 162 225 1248 66 Mansfield* OH MSA 633 365 52 92 124 10 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission* TX MSA 5694 4832 142 305 415 57 Medford-Ashland* OR MSA 1358 1166 52 79 61 8 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay* FL MSA 3819 3237 50 19 513 18 Memphis TN-AR-MS MSA 8585 7685 6 12 882 64 Merced* CA MSA 950 931 0 3 16 1 Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL CMSA 23394 14151 130 1048 8065 464 Fort Lauderdale FL PMSA 12484 8797 42 361 3284 263 Miami FL PMSA 10910 5354 88 687 4781 201 Milwaukee-Racine WI CMSA 8063 4482 502 214 2865 212 Milwaukee-Waukesha WI PMSA 6993 3788 450 187 2568 175 Racine WI PMSA 1070 694 52 27 297 37 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI MS 20641 16811 438 582 2810 187 Mobile* AL MSA 4555 3287 56 15 1197 45 Modesto* CA MSA 1929 1818 20 7 84 12 Monroe* LA MSA 562 480 12 25 45 6 Montgomery* AL MSA 1956 1317 20 23 596 46 Muncie* IN MSA 251 203 4 7 37 4 Myrtle Beach* SC MSA 5130 2026 30 228 2846 212 Naples* FL MSA 6844 2804 42 752 3246 230 Nashville TN MSA 14025 10348 266 137 3274 172 New London-Norwich* CT-RI MSA 1062 994 4 4 60 1 New Orleans* LA MSA 3896 3226 82 39 549 34 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA 51350 33570 3586 1478 12716 474 Bergen-Passaic NJ PMSA 2317 1331 180 18 788 17 Bridgeport CT PMSA 1265 1148 68 25 24 3 Danbury CT PMSA 1636 819 2 24 791 44 Dutchess County NY PMSA 934 824 10 20 80 12 Jersey City NJ PMSA 1875 448 172 21 1234 19 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon 6158 5295 22 49 792 67 Monmouth-Ocean NJ PMSA 6932 6638 6 3 285 21 Nassau-Suffolk NY PMSA 5876 5176 62 7 631 64 New Haven-Meriden CT PMSA 1658 1112 10 8 528 28 New York NY PMSA 13569 3113 2602 1145 6709 154 Newark NJ PMSA 4525 3714 370 114 327 13 Newburgh NY-PA PMSA 1935 1686 32 13 204 15 Stamford-Norwalk CT PMSA 675 472 42 31 130 14 Trenton NJ PMSA 1392 1199 0 0 193 3 Waterbury CT PMSA 603 595 8 0 0 0 Norfolk-Virginia Beach- Newport News VA-NC MSA 8450 7084 54 157 1155 95 Ocala* FL MSA 2687 2634 6 42 5 1 Odessa-Midland* TX MSA 391 391 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma City* OK MSA 6448 4360 114 15 1959 122 Omaha* NE-IA MSA 5148 3204 68 10 1866 88 Orlando FL MSA 25733 15011 46 94 10582 711 Owensboro* KY MSA 532 398 0 0 134 13 Panama City* FL MSA 1579 1102 50 11 416 26 Parkersburg-Marietta* WV-OH MSA 350 192 6 0 152 18 Pensacola* FL MSA 3328 2730 26 57 515 58 Peoria-Pekin* IL MSA 1058 907 60 18 73 6 Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 23026 19458 482 184 2902 254 Atlantic-Cape May NJ PMSA 2192 1717 390 4 81 7 Philadelphia PA-NJ PMSA 16413 14258 90 171 1894 160 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton 317 290 2 9 16 3 Wilmington-Newark DE-MD PMS 4104 3193 0 0 911 84 Phoenix-Mesa AZ MSA 47884 36641 90 329 10824 722 Pine Bluff* AR MSA 196 108 8 0 80 4 Pittsburgh PA MSA 6636 4852 76 272 1436 114 Pittsfield* MA MSA 5 5 0 0 0 0 Pocatello* ID MSA 150 125 0 0 25 5 Portland* ME MSA 1652 1322 42 29 259 5 Portland-Salem OR-WA CMSA 20398 12972 634 621 6171 505 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA PM 17984 11308 518 521 5637 441 Salem OR PMSA 2414 1664 116 100 534 64 Providence-Fall River- Warwick* RI-MA MSA 2887 2728 102 19 38 6 Provo-Orem* UT MSA 3518 2435 92 116 875 58 Pueblo* CO MSA 1351 1111 120 120 0 0 Punta Gorda* FL MSA 1494 1200 8 21 265 32 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 18777 13939 144 47 4647 334 Rapid City* SD MSA 552 270 0 8 274 8 Reading* PA MSA 969 822 32 0 115 4 Redding* CA MSA 715 641 2 47 25 4 Reno* NV MSA 4898 3281 4 18 1595 107 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco* WA MSA 730 722 0 8 0 0 Richmond-Petersburg VA MSA 7366 6299 12 20 1035 89 Roanoke* VA MSA 885 767 26 11 81 10 Rochester* MN MSA 1121 752 48 92 229 1 Rochester* NY MSA 2286 1694 28 32 532 61 Rockford* IL MSA 1834 1409 46 184 195 17 Rocky Mount* NC MSA 583 501 26 0 56 4 Sacramento-Yolo CA CMSA 14412 10765 64 164 3419 266 Sacramento CA PMSA 12800 9903 20 66 2811 228 Yolo CA PMSA 1612 862 44 98 608 38 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland* MI MSA 425 387 38 0 0 0 St. Cloud* MN MSA 908 513 2 10 383 16 St. Joseph* MO MSA 231 130 42 9 50 7 St. Louis MO-IL MSA 12334 10408 448 266 1212 89 Salinas* CA MSA 1168 1157 0 11 0 0 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT MSA 10640 8139 188 357 1956 104 San Angelo* TX MSA 484 226 2 120 136 20 San Antonio* TX MSA 9081 8169 40 11 861 66 San Diego CA MSA 11891 9012 122 466 2291 179 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CA CMSA 29424 17483 456 770 10715 520 Oakland CA PMSA 10203 6992 62 301 2848 165 San Francisco CA PMSA 5392 1899 190 208 3095 121 San Jose CA PMSA 7505 3889 102 200 3314 138 Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA P 547 361 2 30 154 14 Santa Rosa CA PMSA 3063 2099 88 19 857 46 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA P 2714 2243 12 12 447 36 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero- Paso Robles* CA MSA 1687 1637 14 0 36 3 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria- Lompoc* CA MSA 1003 895 26 31 51 6 Santa Fe* NM MSA 529 479 0 0 50 5 Sarasota-Bradenton* FL MSA 7433 5169 84 110 2070 75 Savannah* GA MSA 2788 1600 4 4 1180 84 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre-- Hazleton* PA MSA 528 467 6 23 32 6 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA C 30432 17180 912 1166 11174 679 Bremerton WA PMSA 1126 1100 14 4 8 1 Olympia WA PMSA 1654 1415 78 25 136 12 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 21961 10276 590 960 10135 611 Tacoma WA PMSA 5691 4389 230 177 895 55 Sharon* PA MSA 131 125 6 0 0 0 Sheboygan* WI MSA 178 88 10 4 76 6 Sherman-Denison* TX MSA 228 77 24 127 0 0 Shreveport-Bossier City* LA MSA 807 807 0 0 0 0 Sioux City* IA-NE MSA 194 154 12 4 24 2 Sioux Falls* SD MSA 1552 1259 32 11 250 16 South Bend* IN MSA 1222 928 4 0 290 13 Spokane* WA MSA 2506 1588 96 13 809 51 Springfield* IL MSA 722 638 76 0 8 1 Springfield* MO MSA 2432 2000 96 24 312 21 Springfield* MA MSA 871 715 30 10 116 5 State College* PA MSA 350 286 10 0 54 5 Steubenville-Weirton* OH-WV MSA 72 57 2 3 10 2 Stockton-Lodi* CA MSA 3336 3277 6 48 5 1 Sumter* SC MSA 422 370 52 0 0 0 Syracuse* NY MSA 753 647 14 0 92 10 Tallahassee* FL MSA 1583 1064 22 0 497 29 Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater FL MSA 18895 11658 254 279 6704 375 Terre Haute* IN MSA 255 253 2 0 0 0 Texarkana* TX-Texarkana AR MS 141 137 4 0 0 0 Toledo* OH MSA 2228 1406 112 80 630 45 Topeka* KS MSA 660 525 64 23 48 7 Tucson* AZ MSA 6518 5690 74 48 706 58 Tulsa* OK MSA 5590 3281 50 19 2240 130 Tuscaloosa* AL MSA 692 552 0 0 140 16 Tyler* TX MSA 380 305 0 8 67 6 Utica-Rome* NY MSA 63 63 0 0 0 0 Victoria* TX MSA 536 212 0 324 0 0 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville* CA MSA 1400 1344 18 38 0 0 Waco* TX MSA 801 341 30 4 426 6 Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA 49661 37620 90 224 11727 697 Baltimore MD PMSA 11194 8214 24 164 2792 298 Hagerstown MD PMSA 676 638 26 12 0 0 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 37791 28768 40 48 8935 399 Waterloo-Cedar Falls* IA MSA 302 113 2 28 159 11 Wausau* WI MSA 475 430 32 0 13 2 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 9674 6328 26 152 3168 144 Wheeling* WV-OH MSA 36 30 2 4 0 0 Wichita* KS MSA 3756 2461 84 39 1172 66 Wichita Falls* TX MSA 141 139 2 0 0 0 Wilmington* NC MSA 3731 2846 52 43 790 64 Yakima* WA MSA 621 346 80 83 112 13 York* PA MSA 1461 1282 50 44 85 4 Youngstown-Warren* OH MSA 1533 1047 182 280 24 4 Yuba City* CA MSA 282 270 12 0 0 0 Yuma* AZ MSA 907 814 2 3 88 6 * - Not all permit offices in metropolitan area are requested to report monthly. No estimates are made for those annual reporters.