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.

  • Chico, California: + 4.31%
  • State of CA: + 22.35%
  • Difference: - 80.71%

Chico-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 101.67 - 1.92% - 7.68%
1996 3 100.39 - 1.26% - 5.04%
1996 4 100.62 + 0.23% + 0.92%
1997 1 101.7 + 1.07% + 4.29%
1997 2 102.47 + 0.76% + 3.03%
1997 3 103.48 + 0.99% + 3.94%
1997 4 103.98 + 0.48% + 1.93%
1998 1 105.45 + 1.41% + 5.65%
1998 2 104.77 - 0.64% - 2.58%
1998 3 105.65 + 0.84% + 3.36%
1998 4 106.04 + 0.37% + 1.48%
1999 1 107.46 + 1.34% + 5.36%
1999 2 107.02 - 0.41% - 1.64%
1999 3 108.9 + 1.76% + 7.03%
1999 4 108.13 - 0.71% - 2.83%


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 Chico-CA here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in California, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

If you were going to do a Berry Creek, California Refinance, or Berry Creek, California Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Berry Creek, California home was worth $95,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 4.31%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $99,096.57 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Chico-CA from 1996 to 1999:
+ 1.08%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1996 to 1999 were Honolulu-HI, Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY, Bakersfield-CA, Reading-PA, and Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 13.65% between 1996 and 1999
  2. Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY decreased by - 2.34% between 1996 and 1999
  3. Bakersfield-CA decreased by - 0.56% between 1996 and 1999
  4. Reading-PA decreased by - 0.46% between 1996 and 1999
  5. Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY decreased by - 0.38% between 1996 and 1999

For a 4 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 thru 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 thru 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 thru 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 thru 2005
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 thru 2006

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

Zip Code in MSA: 95916 - BERRY CREEK, CA

MSA Pop: 211010
Zip Pop: 1276
Avg Value: 101600
County: BUTTE
Elev: 174
Region: West
Lat: 39.637154
Long: -121.390333