Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Buffalo Niagara Falls, New York 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 + 13.30% (+ 1.33% yearly) for the Buffalo Niagara Falls, New York MSA.

The entire state of NY had + 38.60% appreciation (+ 3.86% yearly). The state average for New York was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Buffalo Niagara Falls, New York MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by +190.21%.

Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY

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1998-2001 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation
1995-1998 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation
1992-1995 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


Buying short sale properties is a real buzz right now in real estate. Short sales are created when a property is on the brink of foreclosure and the bank is willing to take a reduced payoff in order to avoid having to foreclose. If you are considering a short sale property chances are you will have to do some rehab and repair to the property. Its very important to analyze all of the historical appreciation data for the area if you are considering buying a property for investment. You can check our historical appreication data for Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in New York, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

If you were going to do a Boston, New York Refinance, or Boston, New York Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Boston, New York home was worth $93,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 13.30%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $105,369.00 in 2001. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY from 1992 to 2001:
+ 1.33%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 10 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT, New-Haven-Milford-CT, Salinas-CA, Salinas-CA, and Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA .

  1. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT increased +262.04% from 1977 thru 1986
  2. New-Haven-Milford-CT increased +251.93% from 1978 thru 1987
  3. Salinas-CA increased +251.06% from 1996 thru 2005
  4. Salinas-CA increased +247.53% from 1997 thru 2006
  5. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +237.10% from 1997 thru 2006

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 10 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, Midland-TX, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.73% from 1982 to 1991
  2. Midland-TX lost - 31.11% from 1983 thru 1992
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 22.75% from 1982 thru 1991
  4. Midland-TX lost - 22.05% from 1984 thru 1993
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 21.25% from 1983 thru 1992

Zip Code in MSA: 14025 - BOSTON, NY

MSA Pop: 1159443
Zip Pop: 3141
Avg Value: 102300
County: ERIE
Elev: 583
Region: Northeast
Lat: 42.6262
Long: -78.7221