New U.S. Vacancy Report Released

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its Quarterly Residential Vacancies & Homeownership Report for 4th Quarter 2016.

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Among the figures that were published, some of the more interesting ones are listed below:

  • Rental Vacancy Rate:  6.9%
  • Homeowner Vacancy Rate:  1.8%
  • Homeownership Rate:  63.7%

The figures above were all comparable to 4th Quarter statistics in 2015.

  • Median rent price: $864
  • Median home list price: $167,700

The report goes into further statistical breakdown by specific regions in the U.S.

Report Source link: https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/currenthvspress.pdf