U.S. Census Bureau
 Survey of Market Absorption of Apartments (SOMA)



Second Quarter 2004

Table 10. Characteristics of Condominium Apartments Completed in the
          Last Four Quarters and of Those Reported as Sold and Remaining
          for Sale in the Second Quarter of 2004.

(Privately financed, nonsubsidized, unfurnished, condominium apartments
in buildings with five units or more.  Data regarding number of
bedrooms and asking price are collected at the initial interview,
i.e., 3 months following completion.  Details may not sum to totals
because of rounding.  Medians are computed using unrounded data.)

                                
                                                   Condominiums
                                                   completed in
                          Total                      last 4
                       condominiums                quarters and
                          completed               sold prior to
                          in last 4    Standard    2nd quarter     Standard
                           quarters      error*        2004          error*

   Total                  36,100          4,070       23,000         3,050

Asking price:

Less than $125,000         5,400          1,820        4,000        1,350
$125,000 to $149,999       4,800            870        3,000          770
$150,000 to $199,999       5,600            750        3,400          470
$200,000 to $249,999       3,300            470        2,300          430
$250,000 to $299,999       3,400            650        2,200          480
$300,000 or more          13,500          1,900        8,300        1,240
Median asking price     $233,000        $14,750     $226,700      $16,630

  Units with:
Fewer than 2 bedrooms      4,000            410        2,700          360
2 bedrooms                19,900          2,760       12,800        2,310
3 bedrooms or more        12,200          2,160        7,600        1,480

                                                      Condominiums
                                                      completed in
                       Condominiums                     last 4
                       completed in                   quarters and
                         last 4                          remaining
                       quarters and                    for sale at
                       sold in 2nd      Standard        end of 2nd     Standard
                       quarter 2004       error*      quarter 2004       error*


   Total                   8,500        1,050              4,600           640

  Asking price:
Less than $125,000           900          300                500           340
$125,000 to $149,999         900          170              1,000            90
$150,000 to $199,999       1,300          180                900           290
$200,000 to $249,999         800          120                300            70
$250,000 to $299,999         800          310                500           130
$300,000 or more           3,900          830              1,400           250
Median asking price     $274,500      $19,530           $190,800       $13,560

  Units with:
Fewer than 2 bedrooms        700          130                700            90
2 bedrooms                 4,600        4,600              2,400           300
3 bedrooms or more         3,200        3,200              1,500           450


 *One standard error (i.e., 68-percent confidence interval). 

 Note: These data are for completions in the       
       first through fourth quarters of 2003.



Go to Detailed Tables for Second Quarter 2004 Absorptions
Contact Alan Friedman or Venus Anderson at 301-763-3199 or mail to alan.friedman@census.gov or Venus.K.Anderson@census.gov for further information on the Survey of Market Absorption of Apartments Data.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: November 15, 2004