Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.
The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Port St Lucie Fort Pierce, Florida MSA appreciation it was + 33.22% (+ 11.07% yearly) from 2000 to 2002.

During the same time period, FL had + 29.41% (+ 9.80% yearly). You can see that the Port St Lucie Fort Pierce, Florida MSA experienced higher appreciation in this case.

Port-St-Lucie-Fort-Pierce-FL

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2000 2 114.6 + 1.86% + 7.43%
2000 3 116.13 + 1.34% + 5.34%
2000 4 117.62 + 1.28% + 5.13%
2001 1 122.34 + 4.01% + 16.05%
2001 2 124.5 + 1.77% + 7.06%
2001 3 126.47 + 1.58% + 6.33%
2001 4 131.55 + 4.02% + 16.07%
2002 1 134.18 + 2.00% + 8.00%
2002 2 140.28 + 4.55% + 18.18%
2002 3 145.4 + 3.65% + 14.60%
2002 4 149.89 + 3.09% + 12.35%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Port St Lucie Fort Pierce, Florida .

Lets look at Fort Pierce, Florida, a city located in Port St Lucie Fort Pierce, Florida MSA.

Appreciation is an important factor in flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime for fixing up and flipping houses. If you need information on Hard Money Rehab Loans in Fort Pierce, Florida check out Spec-Loan.com

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 $102,000.00 in 2000, you could multiply by + 33.22%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $135,888.19 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Port-St-Lucie-Fort-Pierce-FL from 2000 to 2002:
+ 11.07%

Appreciation Comparisons

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

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2000 to 2002 were Barnstable-Town-MA, San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA, Modesto-CA, Vallejo-Fairfield-CA, and Napa-CA .

  1. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 49.98% from 2000 to the end of 2002
  2. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased + 47.67% from 2000 to the end of 2002
  3. Modesto-CA increased + 47.60% from 2000 to the end of 2002
  4. Vallejo-Fairfield-CA increased + 46.66% from 2000 to the end of 2002
  5. Napa-CA increased + 45.33% from 2000 to the end of 2002

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