First Quarter Vacancy Rates Rise Half a Percentage from Previous Quarterhttp://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/4282008_Housing_Vacancy.aspNational vacancy rates in the first quarter of 2008 were 10.1% for rental housing, up from 9.6% in the fourth quarter of 2007, and 2.9% for homeowner housing this quarter, compared to 2.8% in the previous quarter, according to a report from the CensusenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)