PERMITS ON DECLINE

Permits for single-family houses in Orange County took a deep drop in July. The 174 permits issued was the lowest monthly total in more than two years. The 2,305 permits issued the month before was the highest total in two and one-half years. Although most of the change was because of the decline in permits issued for projects in the unincorporated areas, significant dips also took place in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Yorba Linda.

Here’s the city-by-city picture:

June-July City June July Change Anaheim 1 16 +15 Brea 0 0 even Buena Park 0 0 even Costa Mesa 2 21 +19 Cypress 0 1 +1 Fountain Valley 0 1 +1 Fullerton 1 0 -1 Garden Grove 0 2 +2 Huntington Beach 85 16 -69 Irvine 2 2 even Laguna Beach 3 5 +2 La Habra 1 3 +2 La Palma 10 0 -10 Los Alamitos 0 0 even Newport Beach 62 8 -54 Orange 7 2 -5 Placentia 29 0 -29 San Clemente 16 11 -5 San Juan Capistrano 1 5 +4 Santa Ana 4 0 -4 Seal Beach 1 1 even Stanton 0 0 even Tustin 0 39 +39 Villa Park 0 1 +1 Westminster 0 0 even Yorba Linda 118 11 -107 Unincorporated areas 1,962 29 -1,933 COUNTY TOTAL 2,305 174 -2,131

Source: Construction Industry Research Board