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.

  • Pittsfield, Massachusettes: + 12.19%
  • State of MA: + 36.16%
  • Difference: - 66.29%

Pittsfield-MA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 113.91 - 0.82% - 3.27%
1998 3 113.06 - 0.75% - 2.98%
1998 4 114.56 + 1.33% + 5.31%
1999 1 117.15 + 2.26% + 9.04%
1999 2 113.48 - 3.13% - 12.53%
1999 3 119.37 + 5.19% + 20.76%
1999 4 117.68 - 1.42% - 5.66%
2000 1 124.58 + 5.86% + 23.45%
2000 2 121.05 - 2.83% - 11.33%
2000 3 122.68 + 1.35% + 5.39%
2000 4 128.85 + 5.03% + 20.12%


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If you were going to do a East Otis, Massachusettes Refinance, or East Otis, Massachusettes Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your East Otis, Massachusettes home was worth $98,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 12.19%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $109,946.02 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Pittsfield-MA from 1998 to 2000:
+ 4.06%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 3 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Madera-CA, and Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased + 93.72% from 2003 thru 2005
  2. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 88.65% from 2003 thru 2005
  3. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 87.85% from 2003 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased + 85.39% from 2003 thru 2005
  5. Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL increased + 85.00% from 2003 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 3 year period, were Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Honolulu-HI, Fairbanks-AK, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.69% from 1983 to 1985
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.84% from 1985 thru 1987
  3. Honolulu-HI lost - 30.81% from 1979 thru 1981
  4. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

Zip Code in MSA: 1029 - EAST OTIS, MA

MSA Pop: 133310
Zip Pop: 572
Avg Value: 139300
County: BERKSHIRE
Elev: 1039
Region: Northeast
Lat: 42.158401
Long: -73.042901