Appreciation for MSAs:.

The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Boston Quincy, Massachusettes MSA appreciation it was + 16.72% (+ 5.57% yearly) from 2004 to 2006.

During the same time period, MA had + 17.68% (+ 5.89% yearly). From 2004 to 2006, Massachusettes outperformed the individual Boston Quincy, Massachusettes MSA. Do your research to try and determine why this MSA did not perform as well as the rest of the state.

Boston-Quincy-MA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2004 2 239.87 + 2.30% + 9.19%
2004 3 251.84 + 4.99% + 19.96%
2004 4 256.4 + 1.81% + 7.24%
2005 1 261.61 + 2.03% + 8.13%
2005 2 267.82 + 2.37% + 9.50%
2005 3 271.01 + 1.19% + 4.76%
2005 4 274.82 + 1.41% + 5.62%
2006 1 277.04 + 0.81% + 3.23%
2006 2 274.74 - 0.83% - 3.32%
2006 3 273.68 - 0.39% - 1.54%