2018
The Annual Characteristics webpage has been redesigned for the 2018 survey year. All data is now on the main page in one table. Categories (single-family completed, single-family sold, multifamily units, multifamily buildings) will no longer have separate pages.
Tables are available in excel format only. PDF tables have been discontinued.
The file names were changed for the following files:
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- finance.xls is now financing.xls
- contractpricerange.xls is now contractprice.xls
- soldpricerange.xls is now soldprice.xls
2017 improvement (released 12/19/2018)
New categories for Type of Heating System in Single-Family Houses Completed and Multifamily Units Completed were released, separating the Heat Pump category into Air-Source heat pumps, and Ground-Source heat pumps.
2016 revisions (released 10/17/17)
Data for 2014 - 2016 in all tables of Characteristics of New Single-Family Houses Sold and Contractor-Built Houses Started as well as tables on Age-Restricted Status for Single-Family Houses Completed, Single-Family Houses Sold, Multifamily Units Started, and Multifamily Units Completed have been revised to include additional response data that had been omitted from previously tabulated estimates.
2016
New tables for Type of Heating System in multifamily buildings were released, showing data back to 2015. These tables replace the Presence of Heat Pump tables.
New tables for Type of Heating System in multifamily units were released, showing data back to 2015. These tables replace the Presence of Heat Pump tables.
New tables for Type of Heating Fuel by Type of Heating System in multifamily buildings were released, showing data back to 2015. These tables replace the Presence of Heat Pump by Type of Heating Fuel tables.
Categories for Type of Parking for multifamily buildings have been expanded, showing data back to 2015. These tables replace the Presence of Parking tables.
Categories for the Number of Stories in both single-family houses Completed and single-family houses Sold were updated. Split level homes are no longer shown separately, but are now included in '2 stories'. The top category has been expanded from '2 stories or more' to '3 stories or more'.
2014
New tables for New Single-Family Houses Completed were released that include data on lot size. These new tables show data back to 2009.
New tables for New Multifamily Buildings Completed were released that include data on parking facilities. These new tables show data back to 2009.
New tables for New Single-Family Houses Sold were released that include data on outdoor features (porches, decks, and patios). These tables show data back to 2010.
2013 supplement (released 9/2/2014, added to main tables for 2014)
New tables for New Single-Family Houses Completed were released that include data on age-restricted developments, presence of homeowners' association, foyer, framing, sewer and water systems, lot size, and laundry. These tables show data back to 2009.
New tables for New Multifamily Buildings Completed were released that include data on framing and laundry. These tables show data back to 2009.
The new tables for Units in New Multifamily Buildings Completed were released that include data on framing and laundry. These tables show data back to 2009.
New tables for New Single-Family Houses Sold were released that include data on age-restricted developments, presence of homeowners' association, and framing. These tables show data back to 2009.
2013
Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan will no longer be included in the table breakouts for all individual characteristics for Single-Family Houses Completed. A new table "Metropolitan Statistical Area Status" will now show the data going back to 1999.
Crosstabulations (bedrooms by bathrooms, heat system by heating fuel, and primary by secondary wall material) will no longer be shown at the regional level.
Categories for the type of financing for Single Family Houses Completed and Single-Family Houses sold were updated.
Categories for the number of stories for Single-Family Houses Completed and Single-Family Houses sold were updated. 'Split-level' homes will now be included with data for '2 stories'.
Categories for the number of floors in Multifamily Buildings and Multifamily Units Completed were updated to include '3 floors' as a separate category.
2008
Categories for exterior wall materials of Single-Family Houses Completed and Single-Family Houses Sold were updated. The new tables include fiber cement as a separate category beginning with data for 2002 and no longer show aluminum siding as a separate category.
Ranges for data on the square feet of floor area for Single-Family Houses Completed and Single-Family Houses Sold were updated.
Ranges for data on square feet per unit for Multifamily Buildings Completed were updated.
Data collection for closing costs of Single-Family Houses Sold was discontinued.
2005
Sales price and price per square foot ranges for Single-Family Houses Sold were updated.
Price per square foot ranges for Contractor-Built Houses Started were updated.
