Appreciation for MSAs:.

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 + 38.27% (+ 19.14% yearly) from 2004 to 2005.

During the same time period, CA had + 47.24% (+ 23.62% yearly). From 2004 to 2005, 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
2004 2 230.65 + 3.91% + 15.62%
2004 3 246.26 + 6.77% + 27.07%
2004 4 251.97 + 2.32% + 9.27%
2005 1 263.99 + 4.77% + 19.08%
2005 2 284.7 + 7.84% + 31.38%
2005 3 294.33 + 3.38% + 13.53%
2005 4 306.94 + 4.28% + 17.14%


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 $109,000.00 in 2004, you could multiply by + 38.27%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $150,718.35 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA from 2004 to 2005:
+ 19.14%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 2 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 64.61% from 2004 thru 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 64.37% from 2004 thru 2005
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased + 63.04% from 2004 thru 2005
  4. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 62.28% from 2004 thru 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased + 60.78% from 2004 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 2 year period, were Honolulu-HI, Casper-WY, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Honolulu-HI lost - 49.13% from 1980 to 1981
  2. Casper-WY lost - 27.70% from 1986 thru 1987
  3. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 26.25% from 1984 thru 1985
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 25.36% from 1986 thru 1987
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 24.89% from 1986 thru 1987

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