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: + 5.42%
  • State of TX: + 9.24%
  • Difference: - 41.31%

Brownsville-Harlingen-TX

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
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%


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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 $97,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 5.42%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $102,257.86 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Brownsville-Harlingen-TX from 1998 to 1999:
+ 2.71%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 2 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 64.61% from 2004 thru 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 64.37% from 2004 thru 2005
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased + 63.04% from 2004 thru 2005
  4. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 62.28% from 2004 thru 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased + 60.78% from 2004 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 2 year period, were Honolulu-HI, Casper-WY, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Honolulu-HI lost - 49.13% from 1980 to 1981
  2. Casper-WY lost - 27.70% from 1986 thru 1987
  3. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 26.25% from 1984 thru 1985
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 25.36% from 1986 thru 1987
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 24.89% from 1986 thru 1987

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