<p>Sure makes a 2003 rollback not look quite as appetizing...</p>
<p><a href="http://mortgage.freedomblogging.com/2008/01/25/loan-limits-and-oc-median-home-prices/">http://mortgage.freedomblogging.com/2008/01/25/loan-limits-and-oc-median-home-prices/</a></p>
<p>
<th>Year</th>
<th>Limit</th>
<th>Avg. median</th>
<th>Coverage</th>
2007
$417,000
$610,979
<strong>68%</strong>
2006
$417,000
$627,688
<strong>66%</strong>
2005
$359,650
$590,167
<strong>61%</strong>
2004
$333,700
$515,667
<strong>65%</strong>
2003
$322,700
$409,375
<strong>79%</strong>
2002
$300,700
$347,750
<strong>86%</strong>
2001
$275,000
$296,244
<strong>93%</strong>
2000
$252,700
$265,021
<strong>95%</strong>
1999
$240,000
$239,042
<strong>100%</strong>
1998
$227,150
$223,369
<strong>102%</strong>
1997
$214,600
$201,479
<strong>107%</strong>
1996
$207,000
$190,208
<strong>109%</strong>
1995
$203,150
$189,375
<strong>107%</strong>
1994
$203,150
$200,438
<strong>101%</strong>
1993
$203,150
$201,125
<strong>101%</strong>
1992
$202,300
$210,792
<strong>96%</strong>
1991
$191,250
$214,517
<strong>89%</strong>
1990
$187,450
$212,417
<strong>88%</strong>
1989
$187,600
$211,271
<strong>89%</strong>
1988
$168,700
$181,326
<strong>93%</strong>
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