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.

  • Brownsville Harlingen, Texas: + 2.53%
  • State of TX: + 8.96%
  • Difference: - 71.72%

Brownsville-Harlingen-TX

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 106.12 - 3.64% - 14.56%
1996 3 107.14 + 0.96% + 3.84%
1996 4 103.16 - 3.71% - 14.86%
1997 1 107.48 + 4.19% + 16.75%
1997 2 108.09 + 0.57% + 2.27%
1997 3 109.37 + 1.18% + 4.74%
1997 4 111.72 + 2.15% + 8.59%
1998 1 109.4 - 2.08% - 8.31%
1998 2 112.7 + 3.02% + 12.07%
1998 3 110.53 - 1.93% - 7.70%
1998 4 112.92 + 2.16% + 8.65%


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

If you knew your Brownsville, Texas home was worth $94,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 2.53%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $96,381.37 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Brownsville-Harlingen-TX from 1996 to 1998:
+ 0.84%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1996 to 1998 were Honolulu-HI, Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY, Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY, Utica-Rome-NY, and El-Paso-TX .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 11.67% between 1996 and 1998
  2. Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY decreased by - 0.04% between 1996 and 1998
  3. Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY only increased + 0.13% between 1996 and 1998
  4. Utica-Rome-NY only increased + 0.29% between 1996 and 1998
  5. El-Paso-TX only increased + 0.32% between 1996 and 1998

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: 78520 - BROWNSVILLE, TX

MSA Pop: 363092
Zip Pop: 48601
Avg Value: 46700
County: CAMERON
Elev: 33
Region: South
Lat: 25.98174
Long: -97.53534