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



Fourth Quarter 2001

Table 10. Characteristics of Condominium Apartments Completed in the
         Last Four Quarters and of Those Reported as Sold and Remaining
         for Sale in the Fourth Quarter of 2001.

(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   4th quarter   Standard
                         quarters     error*      2001         error*

   Total                   43,000     5,540         26,300     3,370

Asking price:

Less than $100,000          8,000     2,540          5,400     1,910
$100,000 to $124,999        5,200     1,310          3,800     1,000
$125,000 to $149,999        5,600       770          3,100       450
$150,000 to $199,999        7,700     1,680          4,500     1,020
$200,000 to $249,999        4,400     1,250          3,400     1,180
$250,000 or more           12,200     2,500          6,100     1,240
Median asking price      $168,000   $19,730       $159,800   $22,980

  Units with:
Fewer than 2 bedrooms       4,800     1,220          2,100       350
2 bedrooms                 24,500     3,250         15,600     2,340
3 bedrooms or more         13,800     2,820          8,600     1,880

                                              Condominiums
                                              completed in
                      Condominiums                  last 4
                      completed in            quarters and
                           last 4                remaining
                      quarters and             for sale at
                      sold in 4th   Standard    end of 4th   Standard
                      quarter 2001    error*  quarter 2001     error*


   Total                   10,200     2,080          6,500     1,040

  Asking price:
Less than $100,000          1,900       590            800       250
$100,000 to $124,999          900       270            500       150
$125,000 to $149,999        1,400       430          1,000       230
$150,000 to $199,999        2,300       840            900       280
$200,000 to $249,999          500       130            500       220
$250,000 or more            3,200       770          2,800       780
Median asking price      $170,100   $19,260       $203,000   $24,270

  Units with:
Fewer than 2 bedrooms       1,700       800          1,000       350
2 bedrooms                  5,200       960          3,700       660
3 bedrooms or more          3,300       830          1,800       460

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

 Note: These data are for completions in the fourth quarter
       2000, and the first through third quarters of 2001.




Go to Detailed Tables for Fourth Quarter 2001 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