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.

  • Phoenix Mesa Scottdale, Arizona: + 41.21%
  • State of AZ: + 39.54%
  • Difference: + 4.24%

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ

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2000-2003 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


Lets look at Apache Junction, Arizona, a city located in Phoenix Mesa Scottdale, Arizona MSA.

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If you were going to do a Apache Junction, Arizona Refinance, or Apache Junction, Arizona Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Apache Junction, Arizona home was worth $101,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 41.21%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $142,622.43 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ from 1998 to 2003:
+ 6.87%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 6 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, Anchorage-AK, and Midland-TX .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 42.13% from 1983 to 1988
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.78% from 1982 thru 1987
  3. Casper-WY lost - 37.50% from 1983 thru 1988
  4. Anchorage-AK lost - 33.17% from 1984 thru 1989
  5. Midland-TX lost - 31.15% from 1982 thru 1987

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1998 to 2003 were Barnstable-Town-MA, Napa-CA, San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA, San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA, and Salinas-CA .

  1. Barnstable-Town-MA increased +119.99% from 1998 to the end of 2003
  2. Napa-CA increased +114.39% from 1998 to the end of 2003
  3. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased +111.21% from 1998 to the end of 2003
  4. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased +108.99% from 1998 to the end of 2003
  5. Salinas-CA increased +107.08% from 1998 to the end of 2003

Zip Code in MSA: 85218 - APACHE JUNCTION, AZ

MSA Pop: 3593408
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: PINAL
Elev: 1490
Region: West
Lat: 33.39926
Long: -111.36425