Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Brownsville Harlingen, Texas 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 + 21.80% (+ 4.36% yearly) for the Brownsville Harlingen, Texas MSA.

The entire state of TX had + 22.27% appreciation (+ 4.45% yearly). The state average for Texas was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Brownsville Harlingen, Texas MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by + 2.15%.

Brownsville-Harlingen-TX

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2003-2006 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


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 $108,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 21.80%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $131,539.90 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Brownsville-Harlingen-TX from 2002 to 2006:
+ 4.36%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 5 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Worcester-MA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, and Yuba-City-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +139.57% from 1976 thru 1980
  2. Worcester-MA increased +138.82% from 1982 thru 1986
  3. Fresno-CA increased +137.23% from 2001 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased +136.99% from 2001 thru 2005
  5. Yuba-City-CA increased +136.08% from 2001 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 5 year period, were Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Casper-WY lost - 42.34% from 1983 to 1987
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 39.59% from 1983 thru 1987
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.20% from 1984 thru 1988
  4. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 30.66% from 1982 thru 1986
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 30.21% from 1985 thru 1989

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