Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Punta Gorda, Florida to the rest of the state. This will give us an idea if the appreciation here was isolated or happened across the state.

We have appreciattion of + 53.97% (+ 17.99% yearly) for the Punta Gorda, Florida MSA.

The entire state of FL had + 44.95% appreciation (+ 14.98% yearly). The Punta Gorda, Florida MSA beat out the state. by + 20.07% appreciation.

Punta-Gorda-FL

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2002 2 145.57 + 2.75% + 10.98%
2002 3 150.84 + 3.62% + 14.48%
2002 4 154.38 + 2.35% + 9.39%
2003 1 158.54 + 2.69% + 10.78%
2003 2 164 + 3.44% + 13.78%
2003 3 168.18 + 2.55% + 10.20%
2003 4 177.01 + 5.25% + 21.00%
2004 1 185.06 + 4.55% + 18.19%
2004 2 192.3 + 3.91% + 15.65%
2004 3 207.27 + 7.78% + 31.14%
2004 4 218.15 + 5.25% + 21.00%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Punta Gorda, Florida .

Lets look at Murdock, Florida, a city located in Punta Gorda, Florida MSA.

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

If you knew your Murdock, Florida home was worth $106,000.00 in 2002, you could multiply by + 53.97%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $163,212.17 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Punta-Gorda-FL from 2002 to 2004:
+ 17.99%

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 2002 to 2004 were Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Yuba-City-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased + 73.90% from 2002 to the end of 2004
  2. Fresno-CA increased + 73.13% from 2002 to the end of 2004
  3. Madera-CA increased + 71.44% from 2002 to the end of 2004
  4. Yuba-City-CA increased + 68.71% from 2002 to the end of 2004
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased + 67.56% from 2002 to the end of 2004

Zip Code in MSA: 33938 - MURDOCK, FL

MSA Pop: 153392
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: CHARLOTTE
Elev: 0
Region: South
Lat: 27.010943
Long: -82.160403