Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how Brownsville Harlingen, Texas did compared to the state as a whole.

The Brownsville Harlingen, Texas MSA property value change was + 7.30% (+ 2.43% yearly).

All of the property in TX averaged + 14.25% change in value (+ 4.75% yearly).

Brownsville-Harlingen-TX

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
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%
1999 1 114.43 + 1.34% + 5.35%
1999 2 116.73 + 2.01% + 8.04%
1999 3 113.49 - 2.78% - 11.10%
1999 4 115.33 + 1.62% + 6.49%


Some of the ways peope use our appreciation data for Brownsville Harlingen, Texas include real estate investment .

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 $96,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 7.30%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $103,011.54 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Brownsville-Harlingen-TX from 1997 to 1999:
+ 2.43%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1997 to 1999 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, and Napa-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 41.42% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 41.11% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  3. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 32.18% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  4. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 29.26% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  5. Napa-CA increased + 28.79% from 1997 to the end of 1999

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

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