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A look at fundamental indicators in 28 major real-estate markets. (See related article)
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| Metro area ↓ | Overall Strength of Metro Area | Change in housing inventory* | Months supply** | Price change*** | Employment outlook**** | Loan payments overdue***** |
| Atlanta |  Moderate |
13% | 11 | -.7% | Strong | 5.21% |
| Boston | Moderate |
-8.3% | 5 | -3.6% | Weak | 3.53% |
| Charlotte, N.C. | Moderate |
19% | 7.8 | 4.3% | Strong | 3.69% |
| Chicago |  Weak |
3.3% | 10 | -3.2% | Weak | 3.47% |
| Dallas |  Strong |
0% | 5.9 | -.1% | Strong | 4.53% |
| Denver | Moderate |
-3.8% | 5.7 | -1.8% | Average | 3.71% |
| Detroit | Weak |
12% | 19 | -11.2% | Very Weak | 5.3% |
| Houston | Strong |
12% | 6 | N/A | Strong | 4.60% |
| Jacksonville, Fla. | Weak |
11% | 12 | N/A | Average | 4.49% |
| Las Vegas | Weak |
21% | 18 | -10.7% | Average | 6.38% |
| Los Angeles | Weak |
33% | N/A | -8.8% | Weak | 4.06% |
| Miami-Ft. Laud. | Weak |
20% | 29 | -12.4% | Average | 7.15% |
| Mpls-St. Paul | Moderate |
17% | 8 | -5.5% | Average | 3.57% |
| Nashville | Moderate |
26% | 5.9 | N/A | Average | 3.62% |
| New York | Moderate |
6.2% | N/A | -4.1% | Very Weak | 3.71% |
| Orange County, Calif. | Weak |
28% | 9.2 | N/A | Weak | 3.26% |
| Orlando | Moderate |
24% | 17.5 | N/A | Strong | 5.44% |
| Philadelphia | Weak |
3.8% | 8.7 | N/A | Weak | 3.24% |
| Phoenix | Weak |
23% | 12 | -10.6% | Weak | 4.29% |
| Portland, Ore. | Moderate |
36% | 5.7 | 1.9% | Average | 2.33% |
| Raleigh-Durham, N.C. | Moderate |
24% | 5.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sacramento | Weak |
26% | 10 | N/A | Average | 4.94% |
| San Diego | Weak |
20% | N/A | -11.1% | Weak | 3.99% |
| San Francisco | Moderate| 42% |
6.6 |
-6.2% |
Average |
2.91% | |
| Seattle | Moderate |
50% | 4.9 | 3.3% | Average | 2.13% |
| St. Louis | Weak |
17% | 7.5 | N/A | Weak | 3.63% |
| Tampa | Weak |
13% | 16 | -11.8% | Average | 5.31% |
| Washington, D.C. | Moderate |
26% | 7.5 | -7% | Average | 3.91% |
* Change from a year ago in the number of single-family homes, condos, townhouses and co-ops offered in multiple-listing services at the end of December 2007.
** Number of months that homes listed at year end would last at the average 2007 sales rate. Listings normally decline for seasonal reasons in December and rebound in January.
*** Average price level in October compared with a year earlier based on S&P/Case-Shiller index.
**** Job growth projections by Moody's Economy.com for the two years ending Dec. 31, 2009. Characterization is in relation to the growth consistent with a stable national unemployment rate.
***** Percentage of mortgage loans 30 days or more delinquent in latest quarter, based on data from Equifax and Moody's Economy.com. U.S. average is 3.98%.
Sources for inventory: Otteau Valuation Group, ZipRealty, Smart Numbers, Prudential California Realty, MLS Property Information Network, MLS of Northern Illinois, Real Estate One, Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell, Corcoran Group, Consolidated MLS, Prudential Fox & Roach, Arizona Regional MLS, Trendgraphix, Northwest MLS, RE/MAX Real Estate Services, Aliso Viejo, Calif. and local Realtor associationsWrite to the Online Journal's editors at newseditors@wsj.com