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SPENDING FOR NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION OPTIONAL UPGRADES
(includes optional features, upgrades, and lot premiums)

Optional Upgrade Spending Segmented By Base Price of Homes
Price Band	Year	Base Price	Total Price	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade % of Total
0-180k	2003	$141,758	$155,805	$14,046	9.0%
180k-300k	2003	$225,949	$250,801	$24,852	9.9%
300k+	2003	$374,706	$418,987	$44,281	10.6%
0-180k	2004	$144,984	$157,509	$12,525	8.0%
180k-300k	2004	$227,648	$255,226	$27,578	10.8%
300k+	2004	$361,765	$410,025	$48,260	11.8%
0-180k	2005	$148,226	$159,852	$11,626	7.3%
180k-300k	2005	$229,878	$254,603	$24,725	9.7%
300k+	2005	$370,751	$418,307	$47,556	11.4%
Price band based on base price.
Optional Upgrade Spending By Metro Market
Metro Market	Year	Base Price	Total Price	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade % of Total
Albuquerque	2005	$166,808	$177,474	$10,666	6.0%
Atlanta	2003	$191,607	$203,139	$11,533	5.7%
Atlanta	2004	$201,236	$214,509	$13,273	6.2%
Atlanta	2005	$199,296	$211,123	$11,827	5.6%
Austin	2004	$190,820	$200,031	$9,211	4.6%
Austin	2005	$174,952	$192,431	$17,479	9.1%
Baltimore	2003	$268,305	$295,084	$26,779	9.1%
Baltimore	2004	$279,817	$322,452	$42,635	13.2%
Baltimore	2005	$321,426	$366,314	$44,888	12.3%
Central Atlantic Coast FL	2004	$227,533	$243,976	$16,443	6.7%
Central Atlantic Coast FL	2005	$235,121	$261,788	$26,668	10.2%
Charleston	2005	$222,497	$246,415	$23,918	9.7%
Charlotte	2003	$166,392	$176,834	$10,442	5.9%
Charlotte	2004	$178,681	$193,468	$14,787	7.6%
Charlotte	2005	$197,180	$219,963	$22,784	10.4%
Chicago	2003	$245,560	$279,050	$33,490	12.0%
Chicago	2004	$241,003	$272,671	$31,667	11.6%
Chicago	2005	$263,141	$295,246	$32,105	10.9%
Cincinnati	2003	$162,050	$183,657	$21,607	11.8%
Cincinnati	2004	$187,818	$210,647	$22,830	10.8%
Cincinnati	2005	$196,046	$225,987	$29,942	13.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth	2003	$130,599	$138,603	$8,004	5.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth	2004	$156,868	$167,946	$11,079	6.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth	2005	$160,119	$171,492	$11,373	6.6%
Dayton	2003	$150,096	$165,151	$15,056	9.1%
Dayton	2004	$167,094	$188,487	$21,393	11.3%
Dayton	2005	$191,340	$214,572	$23,233	10.8%
Denver	2003	$272,943	$309,749	$36,806	11.9%
Denver	2004	$298,804	$332,248	$33,444	10.1%
Denver	2005	$291,713	$330,110	$38,397	11.6%
Detroit	2003	$225,588	$239,075	$13,488	5.6%
Detroit	2004	$251,351	$274,302	$22,952	8.4%
Detroit	2005	$263,405	$289,335	$25,930	9.0%
Fort Collins/Loveland	2002	$190,176	$209,728	$19,552	9.3%
Fort Collins/Loveland	2004	$204,113	$226,808	$22,695	10.0%
Fort Collins/Loveland	2005	$208,786	$221,948	$13,163	5.9%
Greensboro/Winston-Salem	2003	$136,687	$142,235	$5,548	3.9%
Greensboro/Winston-Salem	2004	$142,469	$152,646	$10,177	6.7%
Greensboro/Winston-Salem	2005	$161,033	$174,359	$13,326	7.6%
Greenville-Spartanburg	2003	$182,833	$189,105	$6,272	3.3%
Greenville-Spartanburg	2004	$178,544	$188,911	$10,367	5.5%
Greenville-Spartanburg	2005	$149,299	$159,205	$9,906	6.2%
Houston	2003	$161,865	$168,896	$7,031	4.2%
Houston	2004	$149,683	$156,508	$6,824	4.4%
Houston	2005	$155,632	$161,471	$5,839	3.6%
Indianapolis	2003	$138,296	$156,689	$18,393	11.7%
Indianapolis	2004	$149,747	$170,966	$21,219	12.4%
Indianapolis	2005	$155,191	$177,596	$22,404	12.6%
Jacksonville	2003	$162,108	$184,517	$22,409	12.1%
Jacksonville	2004	$185,665	$200,362	$14,697	7.3%
Jacksonville	2005	$214,447	$232,347	$17,900	7.7%
Las Vegas	2003	$208,847	$231,042	$22,195	9.6%
Las Vegas	2004	$230,977	$243,431	$12,454	5.1%
Las Vegas	2005	$317,915	$327,401	$9,485	2.9%
Milwaukee	2005	$279,075	$301,113	$22,038	7.3%
Minneapolis-St.Paul	2003	$244,930	$270,584	$25,654	9.5%
Minneapolis-St.Paul	2004	$266,936	$292,541	$25,605	8.8%
Minneapolis-St.Paul	2005	$258,566	$286,746	$28,180	9.8%
Nashville	2005	$194,948	$196,248	$1,301	0.7%
Orlando	2003	$159,411	$173,151	$13,740	7.9%
Orlando	2004	$166,586	$185,349	$18,764	10.1%
Orlando	2005	$195,124	$220,259	$25,135	11.4%
Phoenix	2003	$167,951	$189,425	$21,474	11.3%
Phoenix	2004	$183,091	$209,772	$26,681	12.7%
Phoenix	2005	$215,053	$245,322	$30,269	12.3%
Raleigh-Durham	2003	$182,797	$195,344	$12,546	6.4%
Raleigh-Durham	2004	$173,431	$186,542	$13,110	7.0%
Raleigh-Durham	2005	$230,649	$254,634	$23,985	9.4%
Salt Lake City	2003	$167,143	$181,325	$14,181	7.8%
Salt Lake City	2004	$168,966	$191,972	$23,006	12.0%
Salt Lake City	2005	$171,762	$194,264	$22,502	11.6%
San Antonio	2003	$131,860	$143,658	$11,797	8.2%
San Antonio	2004	$142,171	$155,734	$13,563	8.7%
San Antonio	2005	$150,558	$163,079	$12,521	7.7%
Sarasota	2003	$218,799	$251,966	$33,167	13.2%
Sarasota	2004	$247,773	$283,112	$35,339	12.5%
Sarasota	2005	$265,711	$308,409	$42,698	13.8%
Fort Myers Area Florida	2003	$210,323	$223,111	$12,788	5.7%
Fort Myers Area Florida	2004	$186,514	$207,939	$21,425	10.3%
Fort Myers Area Florida	2005	$212,583	$250,222	$37,639	15.0%
Tampa	2003	$174,980	$196,870	$21,889	11.1%
Tampa	2004	$198,039	$224,496	$26,457	11.8%
Tampa	2005	$229,830	$267,029	$37,199	13.9%
Tucson	2003	$183,094	$219,795	$36,701	16.7%
Tucson	2004	$188,483	$218,833	$30,350	13.9%
Tucson	2005	$214,832	$248,961	$34,129	13.7%
Washington D.C.	2003	$382,364	$411,538	$29,174	7.1%
Washington D.C.	2004	$364,749	$402,905	$38,156	9.5%
Washington D.C.	2005	$431,991	$466,942	$34,951	7.5%