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



Second Quarter 2004

Table 5. Absorption Rates of Condominium and Cooperative Apartments:
         1998 to 2004
(Privately financed, nonsubsidized, condominium and cooperative apartments in
 buildings with five units or more. Percents are computed using unrounded data)

         		 Total                 Percent
                   condominium                  of all
                           and                units in
Quarter            cooperative               buildings
of                 apartment     Standard    with 5 or  Standard
completion           complet       error*   more unit     error*

      2004
October-December
July-September
April-June
January-March\p       8,700        1,170         16        2.1

      2003
October-December    \r9,500        1,380         16        2.5
July-September        9,800        1,690         14        2.4
April-June           10,900        2,630         15        3.1
January-March        11,100        2,050         18        3.3

      2002
October-December     12,000        1,760         17        2.5
July-September       11,300        1,500         13        1.6
April-June            8,000        2,090         11        2.7
January-March         6,100          760         11        1.6

      2001
October-December     11,900        1,600         17        2.8
July-September       12,200        2,220         15        2.9
April-June           10,700        2,020         15        2.8
January-March        11,000        1,650         18        2.3

      2000
October-December      9,900        1,510         13        1.9
July-September        9,700        1,510         11        1.7
April-June            8,400        1,270         11        1.9
January-March         8,100        1,440         12        2.3


      1999
October-December      9,200        1,990         12        2.6
July-September       10,500        2,840         12        3.1
April-June            8,500        1,210         12        1.7
January-March         6,000        1,150         10        2.1

      1998
October-December     10,400        3,150         15        4.3
July-September        9,800        2,840         13        3.4
April-June            6,900          900       9.67        1.5
January-March         7,300        1,540      12.68        2.5


                           Percent absorbed within-
Quarter                 3 months            6 months
of                          Standard            Standard
completion            Percen  error*      Percen  error*

      2004
October-December
July-September
April-June
January-March\p          79       4.3       (NA)   (NA)

      2003
October-December       \r76       4.1         87    3.0
July-September           75       4.0         84    3.2
April-June               76       4.1         87    2.5
January-March            69       1.3         78    1.5

      2002
October-December         67       5.3         86    2.5
July-September           71       4.0         84    2.3
April-June               86       3.3         93    2.0
January-March            72       4.5         85    3.0

      2001
October-December         73       4.2         85    3.8
July-September           73       4.4         81    4.3
April-June               72       6.7         82    4.6
January-March            74       3.4         90    2.3

      2000
October-December         77       3.6         89    2.7
July-September           74       5.1         82    5.3
April-June               83       3.7         92    2.4
January-March            77       4.5         87    3.6

      1999
October-December         78       2.6         89    1.6
July-September           65      11.9         76   10.6
April-June               82       3.3         88    2.6
January-March            87       2.0         94    1.3

      1998
October-December         81       2.2         92    0.8
July-September           72      13.5         80   12.1
April-June             82.2       3.4       91.7    1.7
January-March          81.1       4.6       90.6    1.9


                           Percent absorbed within-
Quarter                 9 months            12 months
of                          Standard            Standard
completion            Percen  error*      Percen  error*

      2004
October-December
July-September
April-June
January-March\p        (NA)      (NA)       (NA)   (NA)

      2003
October-December       (NA)      (NA)       (NA)   (NA)
July-September           90       0.6       (NA)   (NA)
April-June               90       2.7         96    2.4
January-March            86       1.1         94    1.9

      2002
October-December         92       1.4         96    0.9
July-September           90       2.3         93    2.3
April-June               96       1.5         97    1.3
January-March            90       2.2         94    1.5

      2001
October-December         90       3.6         91    3.6
July-September           88       3.8         93    2.5
April-June               90       2.5         94    2.2
January-March            94       2.0         96    1.4

      2000
October-December         92       2.4         94    2.0
July-September           87       4.7         91    3.7
April-June               95       2.2         96    2.2
January-March            91       3.2         94    2.6

      1999
October-December         95       1.1         98    0.5
July-September           83      11.8         84   12.0
April-June               92       1.9         96    1.0
January-March            97       1.0         98    0.8

      1998
October-December         96       0.5         98    (Z)
July-September           83      11.9         86   10.4
April-June               94       1.6         96    1.3
January-March          94.5       1.3       95.9    1.2



* One standard error (68-percent confidence interval)
NA Not available.  p Preliminary.  r Revised.
Z Fewer than 50 units or less than one-half of 1 percent.


Go to Detailed Tables for Second Quarter 2004 Absorptions
Contact Alan Friedman at 301-763-3199 or mail to alan.friedman@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