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 + 18.62% (+ 4.66% yearly).

All of the property in FL averaged + 21.14% change in value (+ 5.29% 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%
2000 1 118.99 + 2.40% + 9.60%
2000 2 120.44 + 1.22% + 4.87%
2000 3 123.45 + 2.50% + 10.00%
2000 4 127.15 + 3.00% + 11.99%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Cape Coral Fort Myers, Florida .

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 $97,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 18.62%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $115,062.51 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cape-Coral-Fort-Myers-FL from 1997 to 2000:
+ 4.66%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 4 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Casper-WY .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.71% from 1985 to 1988
  2. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.70% from 1982 thru 1985
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.44% from 1984 thru 1987
  4. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  5. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1997 to 2000 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, Salinas-CA, and Napa-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 82.37% from 1997 to the end of 2000
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 74.02% from 1997 to the end of 2000
  3. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 61.76% from 1997 to the end of 2000
  4. Salinas-CA increased + 59.12% from 1997 to the end of 2000
  5. Napa-CA increased + 54.99% from 1997 to the end of 2000

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