Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California did compared to the state as a whole.

The San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California MSA property value change was + 82.37% (+ 20.59% yearly).

All of the property in CA averaged + 40.36% change in value (+ 10.09% yearly).

San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1997 2 115.68 + 4.44% + 17.77%
1997 3 119.21 + 3.05% + 12.21%
1997 4 122.24 + 2.54% + 10.17%
1998 1 125.92 + 3.01% + 12.04%
1998 2 131.14 + 4.15% + 16.58%
1998 3 136.27 + 3.91% + 15.65%
1998 4 138.22 + 1.43% + 5.72%
1999 1 139.85 + 1.18% + 4.72%
1999 2 143.96 + 2.94% + 11.76%
1999 3 151.06 + 4.93% + 19.73%
1999 4 156.64 + 3.69% + 14.78%
2000 1 169.55 + 8.24% + 32.97%
2000 2 182.8 + 7.81% + 31.26%
2000 3 193.87 + 6.06% + 24.22%
2000 4 201.99 + 4.19% + 16.75%


Some of the ways peope use our appreciation data for San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California include real estate investment .

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

Appreciation is an important factor in fixing/rehabbing and flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime. If you need information on a Hard Money Rehab Loan in 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 $97,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by + 82.37%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $176,896.26 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA from 1997 to 2000:
+ 20.59%

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 1997 to 2000 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, Salinas-CA, and Napa-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 82.37% from 1997 to the end of 2000
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 74.02% from 1997 to the end of 2000
  3. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 61.76% from 1997 to the end of 2000
  4. Salinas-CA increased + 59.12% from 1997 to the end of 2000
  5. Napa-CA increased + 54.99% from 1997 to the end of 2000

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