SINGLE-FAMILY HOME PERMITS

The number of permits issued for single-family homes during April dropped 29% from March, leaving the first four months of 1989 with the lowest total since 1986. The year-to-date total for this year is also off the pace of recent previous years. The 2,688 permits awarded for the first four months of this year is 19% below 1988, 30% below 1987 and 3% behind the 1986 total. It is also the lowest April total since 1986, when just 641 such permits were issued.

Compared to last year, major declines took place in the unincorporated areas and in the cities of Tustin and Yorba Linda; Orange and San Juan Capistrano registered the largest gains.

Jan.-April Jan.-April City 1988 1989 Difference Unincorporated area 1,819 1,163 -656 Tustin 262 0 -262 Yorba Linda 322 133 -189 San Clemente 129 45 -84 Anaheim 141 82 -59 Garden Grove 58 1 -57 Fountain Valley 67 11 -56 Huntington Beach 156 102 -54 La Palma 23 0 -23 Irvine 60 43 -17 Villa Park 19 8 -11 Newport Beach 37 31 -6 Buena Park 9 4 -5 Fullerton 12 8 -4 Westminster 4 2 -2 Cypress 0 0 N/C Los Alamitos 0 0 N/C Placentia 0 0 N/C Seal Beach 4 5 +1 Stanton 0 1 +1 Costa Mesa 6 8 +2 Laguna Beach 21 24 +3 Brea 0 4 +4 Santa Ana 4 19 +15 La Habra 2 35 +33 San Juan Capistrano 18 105 +87 Orange 142 292 +150 Mission Viejo N/A 562 -- COUNTY TOTAL 3,315 2,688 -627

N/C: No change

N/A: Not available

Source: Construction Industry Research Board