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 + 26.66% (+ 8.89% yearly) from 2000 to 2002.

During the same time period, CA had + 37.34% (+ 12.45% yearly). From 2000 to 2002, California outperformed the individual San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara, California MSA. Do your research to try and determine why this MSA did not perform as well as the rest of the state.

San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2000 2 182.8 + 7.81% + 31.26%
2000 3 193.87 + 6.06% + 24.22%
2000 4 201.99 + 4.19% + 16.75%
2001 1 209.32 + 3.63% + 14.52%
2001 2 213.35 + 1.93% + 7.70%
2001 3 210.03 - 1.56% - 6.22%
2001 4 203.98 - 2.88% - 11.52%
2002 1 204.05 + 0.03% + 0.14%
2002 2 209.22 + 2.53% + 10.13%
2002 3 212.96 + 1.79% + 7.15%
2002 4 214.76 + 0.85% + 3.38%


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 $102,000.00 in 2000, you could multiply by + 26.66%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $129,197.99 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA from 2000 to 2002:
+ 8.89%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 3 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Madera-CA, and Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased + 93.72% from 2003 thru 2005
  2. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 88.65% from 2003 thru 2005
  3. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 87.85% from 2003 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased + 85.39% from 2003 thru 2005
  5. Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL increased + 85.00% from 2003 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 3 year period, were Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Honolulu-HI, Fairbanks-AK, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.69% from 1983 to 1985
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.84% from 1985 thru 1987
  3. Honolulu-HI lost - 30.81% from 1979 thru 1981
  4. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

Zip Code in MSA: 94022 - LOS ALTOS, CA

MSA Pop: 1734721
Zip Pop: 18466
Avg Value: 1000001
County: SANTA CLARA
Elev: 87
Region: West
Lat: 37.36656
Long: -122.13696