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 Salinas, California MSA appreciated + 30.97% (+ 10.32% yearly) for the period between 2001 and the end of 2003.

The state had + 38.27% total appreciation (+ 12.76% yearly). The state average for California was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Salinas, California MSA. This shows that something happened in this area to cause it to underperform. If you can identify the cause during these years, you can learn to avoid it. The state appreaciated + 23.57% faster than this MSA.

Salinas-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2001 2 176.43 + 4.17% + 16.67%
2001 3 179.95 + 2.00% + 7.98%
2001 4 180.15 + 0.11% + 0.44%
2002 1 183.33 + 1.77% + 7.06%
2002 2 186.78 + 1.88% + 7.53%
2002 3 191.43 + 2.49% + 9.96%
2002 4 195.77 + 2.27% + 9.07%
2003 1 200.08 + 2.20% + 8.81%
2003 2 202.55 + 1.23% + 4.94%
2003 3 208.89 + 3.13% + 12.52%
2003 4 221.82 + 6.19% + 24.76%


Buying short sale properties is a real buzz right now in real estate. Short sales are created when a property is on the brink of foreclosure and the bank is willing to take a reduced payoff in order to avoid having to foreclose. If you are considering a short sale property chances are you will have to do some rehab and repair to the property. Its very important to analyze all of the historical appreciation data for the area if you are considering buying a property for investment. You can check our historical appreication data for Salinas-CA here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in California, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

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

If you knew your Bradley, California home was worth $104,000.00 in 2001, you could multiply by + 30.97%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $136,206.41 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Salinas-CA from 2001 to 2003:
+ 10.32%

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: 93426 - BRADLEY, CA

MSA Pop: 414449
Zip Pop: 1348
Avg Value: 188600
County: MONTEREY
Elev: 53
Region: West
Lat: 35.755204
Long: -120.977019