Appreciation for MSAs:.

Real Estate Investing is all about property appreciation. Understanding Real Estate Appreication is to a real estate investor what reading a profit and loss is to a corporate CEO. Once you understand appreication and the trends that drive it, you can begin to make better decisions on real estate investing.

  • Boulder, Colorado: + 35.07%
  • State of CO: + 27.91%
  • Difference: + 25.65%

Boulder-CO

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 117.41 + 0.82% + 3.30%
1998 3 120.14 + 2.33% + 9.30%
1998 4 121.84 + 1.42% + 5.66%
1999 1 124.04 + 1.81% + 7.22%
1999 2 128.7 + 3.76% + 15.03%
1999 3 134.71 + 4.67% + 18.68%
1999 4 137.69 + 2.21% + 8.85%
2000 1 143.21 + 4.01% + 16.04%
2000 2 149.43 + 4.34% + 17.37%
2000 3 154.44 + 3.35% + 13.41%
2000 4 157.29 + 1.85% + 7.38%


Some of the ways peope use our appreciation data for Boulder, Colorado include real estate investment .

Lets look at Eldorado Springs, Colorado, a city located in Boulder, Colorado MSA.

Appreciation is an important factor in fixing/rehabbing and flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime. If you need information on a Hard Money Rehab Loan in Colorado check out Spec-Loan.com

If you were going to do a Eldorado Springs, Colorado Refinance, or Eldorado Springs, Colorado Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Eldorado Springs, Colorado home was worth $98,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 35.07%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $132,369.43 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Boulder-CO from 1998 to 2000:
+ 11.69%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1998 to 2000 were Midland-TX, Wenatchee-WA, Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY, Grand-Forks-ND-MN, and Coeur-d'Alene-ID .

  1. Midland-TX decreased by - 1.12% between 1998 and 2000
  2. Wenatchee-WA only increased + 0.15% between 1998 and 2000
  3. Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY only increased + 0.36% between 1998 and 2000
  4. Grand-Forks-ND-MN only increased + 0.83% between 1998 and 2000
  5. Coeur-d'Alene-ID only increased + 1.01% between 1998 and 2000

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: 80025 - ELDORADO SPRINGS, CO

MSA Pop: 278231
Zip Pop: 197
Avg Value: 285700
County: BOULDER
Elev: 5344
Region: West
Lat: 39.932999
Long: -105.279834