For release:
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Publication tracks trends in California's dynamic housing market from 1968 to 2006

LOS ANGELES (May 22) "The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today released its 2007 "Annual Historical Data Summary." The publication includes historical data generated by C.A.R.'s Research and Economics department and other statistical information about the California housing market compiled from 1968 to 2006.

Highlights of C.A.R.'s historical data series include:
. Monthly existing single-family median home price in California (1979 - 2006);
. Annual California/U.S. existing single-family home sales (1970 - 2006);
. Annual California/U.S. existing single-family median home price (1968 - 2006);
. Statewide condominium median sales price (1981 - 2006);
. Quarterly First-time Buyer Housing Affordability Index (2003 - 2006);
. Unsold Inventory Index (1982 - 2006);
. Monthly median time on market (1982 - 2006).

C.A.R.'s 2007 "Annual Historical Data Summary" is available free to C.A.R. members on C.A.R. online here. Members may purchase a hard copy for $24.95 at www.rebsreports.com. Cost to non-members is $49.95 in both Excel and PDF format or $49.95 for a hard copy.

Leading the way...® in California real estate for more than 100 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 185,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.