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.

  • Honolulu, Hawaii: - 18.00%
  • State of HI: - 21.52%
  • Difference: - 16.34%

Honolulu-HI

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1978 2 24.04 + 5.02% + 20.10%
1978 3 24.3 + 1.08% + 4.33%
1978 4 27.38 + 12.67% + 50.70%
1979 1 27.13 - 0.91% - 3.65%
1979 2 29.99 + 10.54% + 42.17%
1979 3 32.73 + 9.14% + 36.55%
1979 4 34.37 + 5.01% + 20.04%
1980 1 36.9 + 7.36% + 29.44%
1980 2 37.28 + 1.03% + 4.12%
1980 3 38.22 + 2.52% + 10.09%
1980 4 40.16 + 5.08% + 20.30%
1981 1 38.58 - 3.93% - 15.74%
1981 2 36.47 - 5.47% - 21.88%
1981 3 31.96 - 12.37% - 49.47%
1981 4 18.77 - 41.27% -165.08%


Lets look at Kapolei, Hawaii, a city located in Honolulu, Hawaii MSA.

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

If you knew your Kapolei, Hawaii home was worth $59,000.00 in 1978, you could multiply by - 18.00%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $48,380.52 in 1981. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Honolulu-HI from 1978 to 1981:
- 4.50%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1978 to 1981 were Honolulu-HI, Eugene-Springfield-OR, Pittsburgh-PA, Milwaukee-Waukesha-West-Allis-WI, and Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor-OH .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 18.00% between 1978 and 1981
  2. Eugene-Springfield-OR decreased by - 1.96% between 1978 and 1981
  3. Pittsburgh-PA only increased + 6.39% between 1978 and 1981
  4. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West-Allis-WI only increased + 13.23% between 1978 and 1981
  5. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor-OH only increased + 19.19% between 1978 and 1981

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: 96707 - KAPOLEI, HI

MSA Pop: 902704
Zip Pop: 25054
Avg Value: 221700
County: HONOLULU
Elev: 32
Region: West
Lat: 21.335401
Long: -158.091789