HOUSING Total housing units New housing units   New low- and moderate-income housing units   Rental vacancy rate ==> Median monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment   Median sale price of a three-bedroom house   MEDIAN RENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO HAVE RISEN DRAMATICALLY Source: San Francisco Property Report; BAE, 2001.   Median rent for two-bedroom units in San Francisco has risen steadily since 1979 at an average rate of 8.1%, for an overall increase of 452% for the period. In comparison, the Consumer Price Index for the Bay Area during the same period increased at a rate of only 4.8%, for an overall increase of 178%.     For more information: Data (Excel) San Francisco Property Report; BAE, 2001 (http://www.smallprop.org/housingstudy/CostAndAffordability.pdf)

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