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 + 56.55% (+ 11.31% yearly) for the period between 1999 and the end of 2003.

The state had + 73.82% total appreciation (+ 14.76% yearly). The state average for California was higher than the real estate appreciation in the San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, 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 + 30.54% faster than this MSA.

San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA

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

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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 $102,000.00 in 1999, you could multiply by + 56.55%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $159,684.52 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA from 1999 to 2003:
+ 11.31%

Appreciation Comparisons

Here are a some MSAs that didn't do so well, this can give you an idea of a worst case scenario:.

  1. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 30.66% from 1982 thru 1986
  2. Anchorage-AK lost - 30.21% from 1985 thru 1989

Zip Code in MSA: 94024 - LOS ALTOS, CA

MSA Pop: 1734721
Zip Pop: 21479
Avg Value: 995200
County: SANTA CLARA
Elev: 87
Region: West
Lat: 37.352816
Long: -122.087848