Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.
The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California MSA appreciation it was + 22.54% (+ 5.63% yearly) from 1980 to 1983.

During the same time period, CA had + 17.71% (+ 4.43% yearly). You can see that the San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California MSA experienced higher appreciation in this case.

San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
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%
1983 1 51.55 + 1.22% + 4.87%
1983 2 52 + 0.87% + 3.49%
1983 3 52.34 + 0.65% + 2.62%
1983 4 52.9 + 1.07% + 4.28%


Now is a great time to buy and fix up real estate in many areas. Foreclosures are on the rise so there are deals to be had. If you are considering purchasing and rehabbing a property, appreciation rates are important to consider. If you feel like this is a good area to purchase foreclosure property for rehab, check out Hard Money Rehab Loan Information at Spec-Loan.com. Its important to do your homework before taking on any type of real estate purchase.

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 $63,000.00 in 1980, you could multiply by + 22.54%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $77,199.44 in 1983. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA from 1980 to 1983:
+ 5.63%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 4 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Casper-WY .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.71% from 1985 to 1988
  2. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.70% from 1982 thru 1985
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.44% from 1984 thru 1987
  4. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  5. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1980 to 1983 were Lexington-Fayette-KY, Worcester-MA, Austin-Round-Rock-TX, Jacksonville-FL, and Rochester-NY .

  1. Lexington-Fayette-KY increased + 44.83% from 1980 to the end of 1983
  2. Worcester-MA increased + 43.13% from 1980 to the end of 1983
  3. Austin-Round-Rock-TX increased + 38.79% from 1980 to the end of 1983
  4. Jacksonville-FL increased + 36.33% from 1980 to the end of 1983
  5. Rochester-NY increased + 36.31% from 1980 to the end of 1983

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