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.

  • Buffalo Niagara Falls, New York: + 6.48%
  • State of NY: + 32.71%
  • Difference: - 80.18%

Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 105.38 - 0.96% - 3.83%
1998 3 105.3 - 0.08% - 0.30%
1998 4 106.2 + 0.85% + 3.42%
1999 1 106.72 + 0.49% + 1.96%
1999 2 105.39 - 1.25% - 4.99%
1999 3 104.29 - 1.04% - 4.17%
1999 4 103.75 - 0.52% - 2.07%
2000 1 103.85 + 0.10% + 0.39%
2000 2 105.45 + 1.54% + 6.16%
2000 3 106.68 + 1.17% + 4.67%
2000 4 106.78 + 0.09% + 0.37%
2001 1 110.15 + 3.16% + 12.62%
2001 2 110.87 + 0.65% + 2.61%
2001 3 111.83 + 0.87% + 3.46%
2001 4 113.3 + 1.31% + 5.26%


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

If you knew your Alden, New York home was worth $99,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 6.48%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $105,420.11 in 2001. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY from 1998 to 2001:
+ 1.62%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1998 to 2001 were Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Salinas-CA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, and Napa-CA .

  1. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 68.73% from 1998 to the end of 2001
  2. Salinas-CA increased + 68.18% from 1998 to the end of 2001
  3. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 67.23% from 1998 to the end of 2001
  4. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 65.19% from 1998 to the end of 2001
  5. Napa-CA increased + 63.43% from 1998 to the end of 2001

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1998 to 2001 were Wenatchee-WA, Midland-TX, Albuquerque-NM, Grand-Forks-ND-MN, and Springfield-IL .

  1. Wenatchee-WA only increased + 5.36% between 1998 and 2001
  2. Midland-TX only increased + 5.49% between 1998 and 2001
  3. Albuquerque-NM only increased + 5.79% between 1998 and 2001
  4. Grand-Forks-ND-MN only increased + 6.02% between 1998 and 2001
  5. Springfield-IL only increased + 6.24% between 1998 and 2001

Zip Code in MSA: 14004 - ALDEN, NY

MSA Pop: 1159443
Zip Pop: 12241
Avg Value: 99500
County: ERIE
Elev: 583
Region: Northeast
Lat: 42.900552
Long: -78.524452