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 + 21.10% (+ 10.55% yearly).

All of the property in CA averaged + 22.16% change in value (+ 11.08% yearly).

San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2005 2 284.7 + 7.84% + 31.38%
2005 3 294.33 + 3.38% + 13.53%
2005 4 306.94 + 4.28% + 17.14%
2006 1 310.25 + 1.08% + 4.31%
2006 2 316.79 + 2.11% + 8.43%
2006 3 318.88 + 0.66% + 2.64%
2006 4 319.68 + 0.25% + 1.00%


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.

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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 $111,000.00 in 2005, you could multiply by + 21.10%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $134,416.00 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA from 2005 to 2006:
+ 10.55%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 2005 to 2006 were Saginaw-Saginaw-Township-North-MI, Flint-MI, Kokomo-IN, Muncie-IN, and Ann-Arbor-MI .

  1. Saginaw-Saginaw-Township-North-MI decreased by - 3.27% between 2005 and 2006
  2. Flint-MI decreased by - 1.05% between 2005 and 2006
  3. Kokomo-IN decreased by - 1.00% between 2005 and 2006
  4. Muncie-IN only increased + 0.20% between 2005 and 2006
  5. Ann-Arbor-MI only increased + 0.22% between 2005 and 2006

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