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.

  • Provo Orem, Utah: + 13.63%
  • State of UT: + 15.46%
  • Difference: - 11.84%

Provo-Orem-UT

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 112.45 - 0.13% - 0.53%
1996 3 114.16 + 1.52% + 6.08%
1996 4 116.08 + 1.68% + 6.73%
1997 1 117.97 + 1.63% + 6.51%
1997 2 118.36 + 0.33% + 1.32%
1997 3 121.28 + 2.47% + 9.87%
1997 4 123.1 + 1.50% + 6.00%
1998 1 124.31 + 0.98% + 3.93%
1998 2 125.41 + 0.88% + 3.54%
1998 3 126.58 + 0.93% + 3.73%
1998 4 127.95 + 1.08% + 4.33%


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If you were going to do a American Fork, Utah Refinance, or American Fork, Utah Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your American Fork, Utah home was worth $94,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 13.63%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $106,814.39 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Provo-Orem-UT from 1996 to 1998:
+ 4.54%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1996 to 1998 were Honolulu-HI, Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY, Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY, Utica-Rome-NY, and El-Paso-TX .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 11.67% between 1996 and 1998
  2. Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY decreased by - 0.04% between 1996 and 1998
  3. Albany-Schenectady-Troy-NY only increased + 0.13% between 1996 and 1998
  4. Utica-Rome-NY only increased + 0.29% between 1996 and 1998
  5. El-Paso-TX only increased + 0.32% between 1996 and 1998

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: 84003 - AMERICAN FORK, UT

MSA Pop: 406851
Zip Pop: 30441
Avg Value: 164900
County: UTAH
Elev: 4512
Region: West
Lat: 40.41924
Long: -111.56526