U.S. Housing Market Conditions

August 1999

U.S. Housing Market Conditions is published quarterly by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Andrew Cuomo	Secretary
Xavier de Souza Briggs	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring
Frederick J. Eggers	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs
Harold L. Bunce	Associate Deputy Assistant for Economic Affairs
Ronald J. Sepanik	Director, Housing and Demographic Analysis Division
David E. Shenk	Director, Economic and Market Analysis Division
Katherine L. O'Leary	Director, Research Utilization Division
Bruce D. Atkinson	Economist
Robert R. Callis	Bureau of the Census
Alan Fox	Economist
Robert A. Knight	Social Science Analyst
Sue George Neal	Economist
Randall M. Scheessele	Economist
Edward J. Szymanoski	Economist
David A. Vandenbroucke	Economist
Vanessa D. Void-Taylor	Research Utilization Specialist

HUD Field Office Economists who contributed to this issue are:

New England: Michael W. Lackett	Boston
Portland, ME: Michael W. Lackett	Boston
New York/New Jersey: David S. Burns	New York
Rochester, NY: William Coyner	Buffalo
Mid-Atlantic: Bruce D. Atkinson	Washington
Baltimore, MD: Pamela R. Shape	Baltimore
Southeast: Bette L. Almand	Atlanta
Lexington, KY: Sharon L. McMahon	Atlanta
Midwest: Joseph P. McDonnell	Chicago
Cleveland, OH: Donald W. Schumacher	Columbus
Southwest: Linda L. Hanratty	Fort Worth
Laredo, TX: Betsy S. Ruckman	San Antonio
Great Plains: Edward M. Sheehan	St. Louis
Kansas City, MO-KS: Donald J. Gebauer	Kansas City
Rocky Mountain: James A. Coil	Denver
Rapid City, SD: George H. Antoine	Denver
Pacific: Robert E. Jolda	San Francisco
Las Vegas, NV: Lall B. Ramrattan	San Francisco
Northwest: Sarah E. Bland	Seattle
Tacoma, WA: Sarah E. Bland	Seattle

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