Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Boulder, Colorado to the rest of the state. This will give us an idea if the appreciation here was isolated or happened across the state.

We have appreciattion of + 12.08% (+ 3.02% yearly) for the Boulder, Colorado MSA.

The entire state of CO had + 17.32% appreciation (+ 4.33% yearly). The state average for Colorado was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Boulder, Colorado MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by + 43.36%.

Boulder-CO

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 174.44 + 0.73% + 2.93%
2002 3 176.89 + 1.40% + 5.62%
2002 4 177.87 + 0.55% + 2.22%
2003 1 177.92 + 0.03% + 0.11%
2003 2 178.18 + 0.15% + 0.58%
2003 3 178.37 + 0.11% + 0.43%
2003 4 179.55 + 0.66% + 2.65%
2004 1 179.78 + 0.13% + 0.51%
2004 2 181.73 + 1.08% + 4.34%
2004 3 184.11 + 1.31% + 5.24%
2004 4 185.97 + 1.01% + 4.04%
2005 1 189.22 + 1.75% + 6.99%
2005 2 191.21 + 1.05% + 4.21%
2005 3 194.43 + 1.68% + 6.74%
2005 4 194.09 - 0.17% - 0.70%


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

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

If you knew your Lafayette, Colorado home was worth $107,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 12.08%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $119,926.26 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Boulder-CO from 2002 to 2005:
+ 3.02%

Appreciation Comparisons

Here are a some MSAs that didn't do so well, this can give you an idea of a worst case scenario:.

  1. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  2. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 80026 - LAFAYETTE, CO

MSA Pop: 278231
Zip Pop: 25237
Avg Value: 188600
County: BOULDER
Elev: 5344
Region: West
Lat: 39.999882
Long: -105.099274