Housing activity.

Residential Structures (Thousands of Units, SAAR)

BY TYPE OF UNIT

HOUSING STARTS BUILDING PERMITS

Total Single- Multi- Total Single- Multi-

Family Family Family Family JUN-07 1,458 1,174 284 1,433 1,072 361 JUL-07 1,371 1,095 276 1,386 1,054 332 AUG-07 1,337 1,005 332 1,343 983 360 SEP-07 1,185 965 220 1,277 920 357 OCT-07 1,275 924 351 1,182 859 323 NOV-07 1,179 837 342 1,187 820 367 DEC-07 1,000 789 211 1,111 770 341 JAN-08 1,064 777 287 1,052 718 334 FEB-08 1,107 751 356 981 686 295 MAR-08 988 727 261 932 658 274 APR-08 1,008 695 313 982 687 295 MAY-08 975 695 280 978 669 309 JUN-08 NA NA NA NA NA NA

BY REGION

HOUSING STARTS BUILDING PERMITS

Northeast Midwest South West Northeast Midwest South West JUN-07 155 234 719 350 155 223 718 337 JUL-07 154 239 644 334 155 208 686 337 AUG-07 98 240 696 303 147 197 640 359 SEP-07 143 170 597 275 138 205 636 298 OCT-07 161 204 629 281 145 185 554 298 NOV-07 128 209 587 255 126 192 594 275 DEC-07 101 137 549 213 134 166 560 251 JAN-08 137 156 531 240 126 180 539 207 FEB-08 129 154 577 247 105 130 504 242 MAR-08 115 135 515 223 111 126 502 193 APR-08 91 164 501 252 108 157 499 218 MAY-08 147 123 479 226 137 147 460 234 JUN-08 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

HOME SALES

EXISTING HOMES NEW HOMES

Units Median Units Median Month's

Sold Price Sold Price Supply

(Thous., ($ Thous.) (Thous., ($ Thous.) at Current

SAAR) SAAR) ales Rate JUN-07 5,010 229.2 793 235.5 8.3 JUL-07 5,010 228.5 796 246.2 8.3 AUG-07 4,810 223.7 702 236.5 9.2 SEP-07 4,450 208.6 694 240.3 9.4 OCT-07 4,430 204.8 723 234.3 8.6 NOV-07 4,410 207.3 629 249.1 9.5 DEC-07 4,320 205.0 600 227.7 9.8 JAN-08 4,350 197.2 597 232.4 9.8 FEB-08 4,470 193.6 572 245.3 9.7 MAR-08 4,360 197.6 501 227.8 11.4 APR-08 4,340 199.6 525 243.5 10.7 MAY-08 4,410 206.7 512 231.0 10.9 JUN-08 NA NA NA NA NA

VALUE OF NEW PRIVATE

CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE

($ Billions, SAAR)

Total * 1-Unit 2+ Units Nonresidential JUN-07 863.0 319.4 48.2 354.8 JUL-07 852.9 311.6 47.2 359.3 AUG-07 848.5 300.3 46.6 368.3 SEP-07 837.7 288.5 46.0 372.6 OCT-07 829.9 275.0 45.5 382.9 NOV-07 816.9 260.5 44.7 388.3 DEC-07 797.5 246.1 43.1 383.7 JAN-08 794.6 233.8 43.3 389.7 FEB-08 783.7 214.9 43.9 391.6 MAR-08 789.6 212.3 44.0 398.0 APR-08 789.4 204.1 44.1 404.3 MAY-08 784.2 197.2 44.2 405.3 JUN-08 NA NA NA NA NA = Not Available SAAR = Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate * Total private construction includes the following categories not shown: residential improvements, public safety, highway and street, sewage and waste disposal, water supply, and conservation and development.