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: + 21.91%
  • State of TX: + 34.30%
  • Difference: - 36.12%

Brownsville-Harlingen-TX

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Lets look at Brownsville, Texas, a city located in Brownsville Harlingen, Texas MSA.

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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 $98,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 21.91%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $119,472.26 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Brownsville-Harlingen-TX from 1996 to 2002:
+ 3.13%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 2002 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Napa-CA, and San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +108.44% from 1996 to the end of 2002
  2. Barnstable-Town-MA increased +108.15% from 1996 to the end of 2002
  3. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased +101.69% from 1996 to the end of 2002
  4. Napa-CA increased + 98.25% from 1996 to the end of 2002
  5. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased + 95.99% from 1996 to the end of 2002

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1996 to 2002 were Honolulu-HI, Lewiston-ID-WA, Coeur-d'Alene-ID, Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY, and El-Paso-TX .

  1. Honolulu-HI only increased + 4.03% between 1996 and 2002
  2. Lewiston-ID-WA only increased + 10.18% between 1996 and 2002
  3. Coeur-d'Alene-ID only increased + 10.45% between 1996 and 2002
  4. Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY only increased + 11.08% between 1996 and 2002
  5. El-Paso-TX only increased + 12.08% between 1996 and 2002

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