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 + 4.60% (+ 1.53% yearly) for the period between 2001 and the end of 2003.

The state had + 38.27% total appreciation (+ 12.76% 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 +732.61% faster than this MSA.

San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
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%
2003 1 214.72 - 0.02% - 0.07%
2003 2 214.14 - 0.27% - 1.08%
2003 3 214.75 + 0.28% + 1.14%
2003 4 218.94 + 1.95% + 7.80%


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

Appreciation is an important to real estate investors who rehab and flip properties. If you feel appreciation rates are good in this area there may be a good opportunity to flip houses. To learn more about Hard Money Real Estate Loans 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 $104,000.00 in 2001, you could multiply by + 4.60%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $108,779.67 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 2001 to 2003:
+ 1.53%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 2001 to 2003 were Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Logan-UT-ID, Provo-Orem-UT, Austin-Round-Rock-TX, and Jackson-TN .

  1. Ogden-Clearfield-UT only increased + 2.75% between 2001 and 2003
  2. Logan-UT-ID only increased + 2.82% between 2001 and 2003
  3. Provo-Orem-UT only increased + 2.87% between 2001 and 2003
  4. Austin-Round-Rock-TX only increased + 3.75% between 2001 and 2003
  5. Jackson-TN only increased + 3.85% between 2001 and 2003

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