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   RENTAL HOUSING VACANCY RATE DROPS OVER PAST 10 YEARS Source: SF Planning Dept., US Census Bureau.   The overall housing vacancy rate in San Francisco fell over the past 10 years. About 5% of the City's housing stock was not occupied at at the time of the Census in April 2000. The 2.5% rental vacancy rate and less than 1% for sale vacancy rate led to intense bidding and rising housing costs. Almost 3,800 of all vacant housing in 2000 (or 1.1% of all housing units) are second homes for families with another primary residence, time shares, or corporately owned and utilized for employee housing.     For more information: Data (Excel) US Census Bureau Web site (http://www.census.gov) San Francisco Planning Department (http://sfgov.org/planning/index.htm)

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