Table
13. Builders' Views of Housing Market Activity: 1978-Present
Period
|
Housing Market Index
|
Sales of Single-Family
Detached Homes
|
Prospective Buyer
Traffic
|
Current Activity
|
Future Expectations
|
Annual Data
|
1978
|
NA
|
75
|
66
|
57
|
1979
|
NA
|
48
|
37
|
32
|
1980
|
NA
|
19
|
26
|
17
|
1981
|
NA
|
8
|
16
|
14
|
1982
|
NA
|
15
|
28
|
18
|
1983
|
NA
|
52
|
60
|
48
|
1984
|
NA
|
52
|
52
|
41
|
1985
|
55
|
58
|
62
|
47
|
1986
|
60
|
62
|
67
|
53
|
1987
|
56
|
60
|
60
|
45
|
1988
|
53
|
57
|
59
|
43
|
1989
|
48
|
50
|
58
|
37
|
1990
|
34
|
36
|
42
|
27
|
1991
|
36
|
36
|
49
|
29
|
1992
|
48
|
50
|
59
|
39
|
1993
|
59
|
62
|
68
|
49
|
1994
|
56
|
61
|
62
|
44
|
1995
|
47
|
50
|
56
|
35
|
1996
|
57
|
61
|
64
|
46
|
1997
|
57
|
60
|
66
|
45
|
1998
|
70
|
76
|
78
|
54
|
1999
|
73
|
80
|
80
|
54
|
2000
|
62
|
69
|
69
|
45
|
Monthly Data--Seasonally
Adjusted
|
2000
|
|
April
|
62
|
68
|
69
|
44
|
May
|
62
|
69
|
66
|
46
|
Jun
|
57
|
62
|
62
|
42
|
July
|
58
|
64
|
67
|
41
|
August
|
61
|
67
|
68
|
44
|
September
|
61
|
66
|
72
|
44
|
October
|
63
|
69
|
72
|
46
|
November
|
65
|
71
|
72
|
46
|
December
|
58
|
63
|
63
|
42
|
|
2001
|
|
January
|
55
|
60
|
61
|
40
|
February
|
57
|
61
|
64
|
44
|
March
|
58
|
66
|
67
|
38
|
April
|
57
|
63
|
63
|
42
|
May
|
56
|
61
|
66
|
42
|
Jun
|
58
|
63
|
68
|
42
|
July
|
56
|
61
|
66
|
40
|
Source: National Association of Home Builders,
Builders Economic Council Survey
http://www.nahb.com/facts/hmi.htm
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