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 San Diego Carlsbad San Marcos, California MSA appreciated + 26.80% (+ 13.40% yearly) for the period between 2001 and the end of 2002.

The state had + 20.84% total appreciation (+ 10.42% yearly). The San Diego Carlsbad San Marcos, California 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.

San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2001 2 158.92 + 2.77% + 11.07%
2001 3 163.47 + 2.86% + 11.45%
2001 4 167.31 + 2.35% + 9.40%
2002 1 173.1 + 3.46% + 13.84%
2002 2 181.09 + 4.62% + 18.46%
2002 3 189.59 + 4.69% + 18.78%
2002 4 196.08 + 3.42% + 13.69%


Lets look at Alpine, California, a city located in San Diego Carlsbad San Marcos, California MSA.

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

If you knew your Alpine, California home was worth $103,000.00 in 2001, you could multiply by + 26.80%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $130,601.66 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA from 2001 to 2002:
+ 13.40%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 2001 to 2002 were Jacksonville-NC, Provo-Orem-UT, Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Lewiston-ID-WA, and Columbus-IN .

  1. Jacksonville-NC only increased + 1.98% between 2001 and 2002
  2. Provo-Orem-UT only increased + 2.30% between 2001 and 2002
  3. Ogden-Clearfield-UT only increased + 2.59% between 2001 and 2002
  4. Lewiston-ID-WA only increased + 2.59% between 2001 and 2002
  5. Columbus-IN only increased + 2.60% between 2001 and 2002

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 2 year period, were Honolulu-HI, Casper-WY, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Honolulu-HI lost - 49.13% from 1980 to 1981
  2. Casper-WY lost - 27.70% from 1986 thru 1987
  3. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 26.25% from 1984 thru 1985
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 25.36% from 1986 thru 1987
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 24.89% from 1986 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 91901 - ALPINE, CA

MSA Pop: 2930886
Zip Pop: 16468
Avg Value: 279500
County: SAN DIEGO
Elev: 13
Region: West
Lat: 32.8288
Long: -116.7554