Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.

The Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA appreciated + 42.22% (+ 6.03% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 1999.

The state of CA had + 13.61% total appreciation (+ 1.94% yearly). The Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA outperformed the state. This gives us important insight into the apprecaition of this MSA. The msa appreciated +210.25% faster than the state as a whole.

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Now is a great time to buy and fix up real estate in many areas. Foreclosures are on the rise so there are deals to be had. If you are considering purchasing and rehabbing a property, appreciation rates are important to consider. If you feel like this is a good area to purchase foreclosure property for rehab, check out Hard Money Rehab Loan Information at Spec-Loan.com. Its important to do your homework before taking on any type of real estate purchase.

If you were going to do a Ben Lomond, California Refinance, or Ben Lomond, California Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Ben Lomond, California home was worth $92,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by + 42.22%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $130,846.84 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA from 1993 to 1999:
+ 6.03%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 7 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, and Midland-TX .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 40.40% from 1982 to 1988
  2. Casper-WY lost - 35.78% from 1983 thru 1989
  3. Midland-TX lost - 32.81% from 1983 thru 1989
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 32.70% from 1983 thru 1989
  5. Midland-TX lost - 31.48% from 1982 thru 1988

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1993 to 1999 were Salt-Lake-City-UT, Boulder-CO, Denver-Aurora-CO, Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO, and Provo-Orem-UT .

  1. Salt-Lake-City-UT increased + 70.99% from 1993 to the end of 1999
  2. Boulder-CO increased + 70.58% from 1993 to the end of 1999
  3. Denver-Aurora-CO increased + 70.44% from 1993 to the end of 1999
  4. Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO increased + 68.71% from 1993 to the end of 1999
  5. Provo-Orem-UT increased + 67.42% from 1993 to the end of 1999

Zip Code in MSA: 95005 - BEN LOMOND, CA

MSA Pop: 251584
Zip Pop: 6394
Avg Value: 340800
County: SANTA CRUZ
Elev: 17
Region: West
Lat: 37.085982
Long: -122.084745