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| The first 10 months of 2005, compared with the first
10 months of 2004, registered a 68.1% increase
in the number of permits pulled for single-family homes
in Lancaster, a 33.8% increase in
Palmdale and a 29.9% boost for the unincorporated
Antelope Valley area, for an average 49.9%
increase in the Valley. |
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| The average value of single-family building permits
in from January to October in Lancaster increased from
$262,667 in 2004 to $434,530 in 2005, an increase in
value of 65.4%. For Palmdale in average value of January
to October single-family building permits increased from
$246,757 in the first 10 months of 2004 to $345,902 in
the first 10 months of 2005, an increase of 40.2%. |
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| Building
permits in units, Jan.-Oct., 2005 Source:
Constructioin Industry Research Board |
| Single-family |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
| 517 |
Unincorporated |
398 |
+29.9% |
| 1,480 |
Palmdale |
1,106 |
+33.8% |
| 2,369 |
Lancaster |
1,409 |
+68.1% |
| 4,366 |
Total |
2,913 |
+49.9% |
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| Building
permits valuation, Jan.-Oct., 2005
Source: Constructioin Industry Research Board |
| Residential |
2005 |
2004 |
Change |
| $96,238 |
Unincorporated |
$88,562 |
+8.7% |
| 345,902 |
Palmdale |
$246,757 |
+40.2% |
| 434,530 |
Lancaster |
$262,667 |
+65.4% |
| $876,670 |
Total |
$597,986 |
+46.6% |
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| Dollar amounts in $1,000s |
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