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.

  • Colorado Springs, Colorado: + 17.22%
  • State of CO: + 27.79%
  • Difference: - 38.02%

Colorado-Springs-CO

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 109 + 0.77% + 3.07%
1996 3 110.33 + 1.22% + 4.88%
1996 4 111.51 + 1.07% + 4.28%
1997 1 112.61 + 0.99% + 3.95%
1997 2 113.59 + 0.87% + 3.48%
1997 3 115.14 + 1.36% + 5.46%
1997 4 116.7 + 1.35% + 5.42%
1998 1 118.76 + 1.77% + 7.06%
1998 2 119.57 + 0.68% + 2.73%
1998 3 120.8 + 1.03% + 4.11%
1998 4 121.82 + 0.84% + 3.38%
1999 1 122.96 + 0.94% + 3.74%
1999 2 123.86 + 0.73% + 2.93%
1999 3 125.22 + 1.10% + 4.39%
1999 4 126.8 + 1.26% + 5.05%


Lets look at Monument, Colorado, a city located in Colorado Springs, Colorado MSA.

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If you were going to do a Monument, Colorado Refinance, or Monument, Colorado Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Monument, Colorado home was worth $95,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 17.22%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $111,361.75 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Colorado-Springs-CO from 1996 to 1999:
+ 4.31%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, 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

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: 80132 - MONUMENT, CO

MSA Pop: 572264
Zip Pop: 13758
Avg Value: 269300
County: EL PASO
Elev: 6008
Region: West
Lat: 39.099353
Long: -104.85034