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



Second Quarter 2004

Table 8. Condominium Apartments Completed During the First Quarter
         of 2004 by Geographic Area

Not Seasonally Adjusted
(Privately financed, nonsubsidized, condominium apartments in
buildings with five units or more. Data regarding asking price are
collected at the initial interview.  Details may not sum to totals
because of rounding.  Medians and percents are computed using
unrounded data)
                               Total
                             condo-
                             minium
                             apart-                  Median     Standard
                              ments    Standard      asking       error*
                          completed      error*       price     (dollars)

U.S. Total                    8,600       1,170    $278,800       19,620

Inside metropolitan areas     7,000         940    $265,500       18,730
  In central cities           3,700         770    $300,000+      29,160
  Not in central cities       3,300         450    $201,300       20,260
Outside metropolitan areas    1,500         830    $300,000+      47,790

Northeast                       300          90    $274,200       44,740
Midwest                       1,100         360    $196,700       32,230
South                         4,200         980    $300,000+      49,270
West                          3,100         590    $205,200       26,860



                                       Standard       Percent
                          Percent of     error*          sold      Standard
                             total     (Percentage      within       error*
                             units      points)       3 months     (dollars)

U.S. Total                      100       (X)            79           4.4

Inside metropolitan areas        82       8.4            76           4.9
  In central cities              43       6.8            72           6.8
  Not in central cities          39       5.7            80           5.9
Outside metropolitan areas       18       8.4            94           2.8
 
Northeast                         3       1.1            71           8.8
Midwest                          13       4.0            51          11.6
South                            49       7.2            89           3.4
West                             36       6.4            76           8.7


* One standard error (68-percent confidence interval)
X Not applicable.



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