Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how Cape Coral Fort Myers, Florida did compared to the state as a whole.

The Cape Coral Fort Myers, Florida MSA property value change was + 8.41% (+ 2.80% yearly).

All of the property in FL averaged + 12.07% change in value (+ 4.02% yearly).

Cape-Coral-Fort-Myers-FL

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1997 2 104.75 - 2.28% - 9.11%
1997 3 107.98 + 3.08% + 12.33%
1997 4 108.83 + 0.79% + 3.15%
1998 1 112.18 + 3.08% + 12.31%
1998 2 111 - 1.05% - 4.21%
1998 3 111.92 + 0.83% + 3.32%
1998 4 113.59 + 1.49% + 5.97%
1999 1 114.33 + 0.65% + 2.61%
1999 2 113.9 - 0.38% - 1.50%
1999 3 115.55 + 1.45% + 5.79%
1999 4 116.2 + 0.56% + 2.25%


Lets look at Fort Myers, Florida, a city located in Cape Coral Fort Myers, Florida MSA.

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If you were going to do a Fort Myers, Florida Refinance, or Fort Myers, Florida Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Fort Myers, Florida home was worth $96,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 8.41%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $104,069.41 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cape-Coral-Fort-Myers-FL from 1997 to 1999:
+ 2.80%

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: 33901 - FORT MYERS, FL

MSA Pop: 492210
Zip Pop: 21072
Avg Value: 88500
County: LEE
Elev: 10
Region: South
Lat: 26.628545
Long: -81.86739