California Association of REALTORS Releases Annual Historical Data Summary; Publication Tracks Trends in California's Dynamic Housing Market from 1968 to 2004.

LOS ANGELES -- The California Association of REALTORS(R) (C.A.R.) today released its "2005 California Existing Single-Family Housing Market Annual Historical Data Summary." The publication includes historical data generated by C.A.R.'s Research and Economics department and other statistical information about the California housing market compiled from 1968 to 2004.

Highlights of C.A.R.'s historical data series include:
    --  Monthly existing single-family median home price in California
        (1979 - 2004);
    --  Annual California/U.S. existing single-family home sales (1970
        - 2004);
    --  Annual California/U.S. existing single-family median home
        price (1968 - 2004);
    --  Statewide condominium median sales price (1981 - 2004);
    --  Annual Housing Affordability Index (1984 - 2004);
    --  Unsold Inventory Index (1982 - 2004);
    --  Monthly median time on market (1982 - 2004).

C.A.R.'s "2005 California Existing Single-Family Housing Market Annual Historical Data Summary" is available free to C.A.R. members on C.A.R. Online at http://www.car.org/index.php?id=MzE3NDg=. Members may purchase a hard copy for $24.95 by calling [phone]. Cost to non-members is $24.95 in electronic format or $34.95 for a hard copy.

Leading the Way...(R) in California real estate for 100 years, the California Association of REALTORS(R) (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 165,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.