<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Fox Strategic Housing Income Partners 1998 Second Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000800080 <NAME> FOX STRATEGIC HOUSING INCOME PARTNERS <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <CASH> 5,705 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 217 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 21,411 <DEPRECIATION> (6,732) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 20,612 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 8,263 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 11,725 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 20,612 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,670 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,499 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 467 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 171 <EPS-PRIMARY> 5.24<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>