C.A.R.'s First-time Buyer Housing Affordability Index (FTB-HAI) measures
the percentage of households that can afford to
purchase an entry-level home in California. C.A.R. also reports first-time
buyer indexes for regions and select counties within the
state. The Index is the most fundamental measure of housing well-being for
first-time buyers in the state.
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Series: CA 2000 to
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First-time Buyer Housing Affordability Index |
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C.A.R. Region |
Q1 |
Q4 |
|
Q1 |
|
|
California |
69 |
62 |
r |
46 |
r |
|
California - Condos |
73 |
68 |
r |
52 |
r |
|
United States |
76 |
74 |
r |
71 |
r |
|
High Desert |
83 |
78 |
r |
65 |
r |
|
Los Angeles County |
57 |
49 |
r |
36 |
r |
|
Monterey Region |
71 |
61 |
r |
31 |
r |
|
Northern California |
63 |
60 |
r |
53 |
r |
|
Northern Wine Country |
60 |
56 |
r |
42 |
r |
|
Orange County |
56 |
52 |
r |
38 |
r |
|
Palm Sprgs/Lwr Desert |
75 |
68 |
r |
44 |
r |
|
Riverside/SBernardino |
77 |
72 |
r |
58 |
r |
|
Sacramento County |
80 |
76 |
r |
65 |
r |
|
San Diego County |
61 |
59 |
r |
43 |
r |
|
San Francisco Bay |
62 |
50 |
r |
32 |
r |
|
San Luis Obispo County |
49 |
47 |
r |
33 |
r |
|
Santa Barbara Area |
64 |
58 |
r |
33 |
r |
|
Santa Clara County |
62 |
53 |
r |
33 |
r |
|
Southern California |
67 |
61 |
r |
44 |
r |
|
Ventura County |
65 |
61 |
r |
45 |
r |
|
County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alameda |
62 |
51 |
r |
36 |
r |
|
Contra Costa |
50 |
38 |
r |
33 |
r |
|
Fresno |
77 |
72 |
r |
58 |
r |
|
Marin |
41 |
33 |
r |
25 |
r |
|
Merced |
84 |
81 |
r |
63 |
r |
|
Riverside |
77 |
73 |
r |
57 |
r |
|
San Bernardino |
79 |
73 |
r |
61 |
r |
|
San Francisco |
39 |
33 |
r |
25 |
r |
|
San Joaquin |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
n.a. |
|
|
San Mateo |
51 |
40 |
r |
24 |
r |
|
Santa Cruz |
53 |
46 |
r |
30 |
r |
|
Sonoma |
63 |
59 |
r |
44 |
r |
|
Stanislaus |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
n.a. |
|