SINGLE-FAMILY HOME PERMITS

Despite the highest monthly total (969 in July) since March, the number of permits for single-family homes issued during the first seven months of 1989 was the lowest total for any of the last four years. The January-July total, 5,143, was 31% less than the comparable period of last year, 14% less than 1987 and 2% less than 1986.

Significant dips in the number of permits issued in the unincorporated areas as well as the cities of Tustin and San Clemente made up most of the overall decline. The cities of Anaheim and Orange were the scenes of the largest increases.

Compared to the surrounding counties, Orange also had the largest decline. Compared to the first seven months of 1988, there were 31% fewer permits issued here, compared to a 32% increase in Los Angeles County and smaller decreases in the other three counties.

Jan.-July Jan.-July City 1988 1989 Difference Unincorporated areas 5,002 2,153 -2,849 Tustin 333 0 -333 San Clemente 499 193 -306 Yorba Linda 489 338 -151 Huntington Beach 265 137 -128 Newport Beach 112 49 -63 Irvine 103 43 -60 Garden Grove 61 4 -57 La Palma 33 0 -33 Placentia 29 0 -29 Fountain Valley 68 41 -27 Costa Mesa 30 16 -14 Cypress 3 1 -2 Villa Park 20 18 -2 Westminster 4 2 -2 Los Alamitos 0 0 N/C Stanton 0 1 +1 Brea 1 4 +3 Laguna Beach 34 37 +3 Seal Beach 6 12 +6 Santa Ana 8 36 +28 Fullerton 17 60 +43 La Habra 6 87 +81 San Juan Capistrano 34 148 +114 Buena Park 9 125 +116 Orange 153 352 +199 Anaheim 163 367 +204 Mission Viejo 8* 919 -- Dana Point N/A N/A -- COUNTY TOTAL 7,490 5,143 -2,347

* Includes data from only one month. N/A Not available

N/C No change

FIVE-COUNTY COMPARISON

% of 1989 % of 1989 Jan.-July Jan.-July Percentage 5-County State County 1988 1989 Difference Total Total Los Angeles 10,117 13,326 +32 27 14 Orange 7,490 5,143 -31 10 5 Riverside 16,138 13,752 -15 28 14 San Bernardino 8,803 10,457 +19 21 11 San Diego 7,688 6,785 -12 14 7 Five-County Total 50,236 49,463 -2 100 51 STATE TOTAL 92,476 97,615 +6 -- 100

SEVEN-MONTH COMPARISON

1986: 5,562 1987: 5,990 1988: 7,490 1989: 5,143 Source: Construction Industry Research Board