Appreciation for MSAs:.

The first way to get a handle on an areas appreciation for a period is to compare it to the rest of the state.

In this case Port St Lucie Fort Pierce, Florida MSA appreciated + 46.57% (+ 15.52% yearly) for the period between 2001 and the end of 2003.

The state had + 32.31% total appreciation (+ 10.77% yearly). The Port St Lucie Fort Pierce, Florida MSA outperformed the state. When an MSA outperforms the state, it shows that something in this area happened to increase real estate growth. The are the conditions you look to replicate as an investor.

Port-St-Lucie-Fort-Pierce-FL

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
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%
2003 1 155.54 + 3.77% + 15.08%
2003 2 162.08 + 4.20% + 16.82%
2003 3 167.61 + 3.41% + 13.65%
2003 4 179.31 + 6.98% + 27.92%


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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 $104,000.00 in 2001, you could multiply by + 46.57%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $152,429.62 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Port-St-Lucie-Fort-Pierce-FL from 2001 to 2003:
+ 15.52%

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 2001 to 2003 were Yuba-City-CA, Chico-CA, Fresno-CA, Redding-CA, and Madera-CA .

  1. Yuba-City-CA increased + 53.06% from 2001 to the end of 2003
  2. Chico-CA increased + 50.54% from 2001 to the end of 2003
  3. Fresno-CA increased + 50.27% from 2001 to the end of 2003
  4. Redding-CA increased + 49.39% from 2001 to the end of 2003
  5. Madera-CA increased + 48.53% from 2001 to the end of 2003

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