Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.
The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Beaumont Port Arthur, Texas MSA appreciation it was + 10.28% (+ 3.43% yearly) from 2000 to 2002.

During the same time period, TX had + 15.02% (+ 5.01% yearly). From 2000 to 2002, Texas outperformed the individual Beaumont Port Arthur, Texas MSA. Do your research to try and determine why this MSA did not perform as well as the rest of the state.

Beaumont-Port-Arthur-TX

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2000 2 117.88 - 0.16% - 0.64%
2000 3 117.45 - 0.36% - 1.46%
2000 4 119.86 + 2.05% + 8.21%
2001 1 120.81 + 0.79% + 3.17%
2001 2 124.26 + 2.86% + 11.42%
2001 3 123.96 - 0.24% - 0.97%
2001 4 124.36 + 0.32% + 1.29%
2002 1 125.5 + 0.92% + 3.67%
2002 2 127.46 + 1.56% + 6.25%
2002 3 128.05 + 0.46% + 1.85%
2002 4 130.21 + 1.69% + 6.75%


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If you were going to do a Votaw, Texas Refinance, or Votaw, Texas Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Votaw, Texas home was worth $102,000.00 in 2000, you could multiply by + 10.28%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $112,487.68 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Beaumont-Port-Arthur-TX from 2000 to 2002:
+ 3.43%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 3 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Madera-CA, and Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased + 93.72% from 2003 thru 2005
  2. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 88.65% from 2003 thru 2005
  3. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 87.85% from 2003 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased + 85.39% from 2003 thru 2005
  5. Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL increased + 85.00% from 2003 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 3 year period, were Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Honolulu-HI, Fairbanks-AK, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.69% from 1983 to 1985
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.84% from 1985 thru 1987
  3. Honolulu-HI lost - 30.81% from 1979 thru 1981
  4. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

Zip Code in MSA: 77376 - VOTAW, TX

MSA Pop: 382629
Zip Pop: 462
Avg Value: 18900
County: HARDIN
Elev: 85
Region: South
Lat: 30.435278
Long: -94.673056