Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how Port St Lucie Fort Pierce, Florida did compared to the state as a whole.

The Port St Lucie Fort Pierce, Florida MSA property value change was + 6.92% (+ 2.31% yearly).

All of the property in FL averaged + 12.07% change in value (+ 4.02% yearly).

Port-St-Lucie-Fort-Pierce-FL

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1997 2 102.91 - 1.86% - 7.44%
1997 3 103.63 + 0.70% + 2.80%
1997 4 106.09 + 2.37% + 9.50%
1998 1 107.2 + 1.05% + 4.19%
1998 2 107.26 + 0.06% + 0.22%
1998 3 107.36 + 0.09% + 0.37%
1998 4 109.2 + 1.71% + 6.86%
1999 1 110.64 + 1.32% + 5.27%
1999 2 110.15 - 0.44% - 1.77%
1999 3 109.44 - 0.64% - 2.58%
1999 4 112.12 + 2.45% + 9.80%


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If you were going to do a Fort Pierce, Florida Refinance, or Fort Pierce, Florida Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Fort Pierce, Florida home was worth $96,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 6.92%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $102,646.58 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Port-St-Lucie-Fort-Pierce-FL from 1997 to 1999:
+ 2.31%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1997 to 1999 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, and Napa-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 41.42% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 41.11% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  3. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 32.18% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  4. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 29.26% from 1997 to the end of 1999
  5. Napa-CA increased + 28.79% from 1997 to the end of 1999

Zip Code in MSA: 34979 - FORT PIERCE, FL

MSA Pop: 348569
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: SAINT LUCIE
Elev: 16
Region: South
Lat: 27.44712
Long: -80.33703