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 Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California MSA appreciated + 47.32% (+ 11.83% yearly) for the period between 1979 and the end of 1982.

The state had + 37.47% total appreciation (+ 9.37% yearly). The San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, 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-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1979 2 36.15 + 4.57% + 18.28%
1979 3 38.63 + 6.86% + 27.44%
1979 4 40.74 + 5.46% + 21.85%
1980 1 43.17 + 5.96% + 23.86%
1980 2 44.82 + 3.82% + 15.29%
1980 3 46.71 + 4.22% + 16.87%
1980 4 48.01 + 2.78% + 11.13%
1981 1 49.06 + 2.19% + 8.75%
1981 2 50.81 + 3.57% + 14.27%
1981 3 51.72 + 1.79% + 7.16%
1981 4 52.66 + 1.82% + 7.27%
1982 1 50.46 - 4.18% - 16.71%
1982 2 50.41 - 0.10% - 0.40%
1982 3 51 + 1.17% + 4.68%
1982 4 50.93 - 0.14% - 0.55%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California .

Lets look at Los Altos, California, a city located in San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California MSA.

Appreciation is an important factor in flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime for fixing up and flipping houses. If you need information on Hard Money Rehab Loans in Los Altos, California check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Los Altos, California home was worth $61,000.00 in 1979, you could multiply by + 47.32%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $89,867.80 in 1982. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA from 1979 to 1982:
+ 11.83%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 4 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 thru 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 thru 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 thru 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 thru 2005
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 thru 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 94023 - LOS ALTOS, CA

MSA Pop: 1734721
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: SANTA CLARA
Elev: 87
Region: West
Lat: 37.37405
Long: -122.1153