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 +197.69% (+ 14.12% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 2006.

The state of CA had +197.07% total appreciation (+ 14.08% yearly). The Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA outperformed the state. This gives us important insight into the apprecaition of this MSA. The msa appreciated + 0.32% faster than the state as a whole.

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There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Santa Cruz Watsonville, California .

Lets look at Felton, California, a city located in Santa Cruz Watsonville, 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 Felton, California check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Felton, California home was worth $99,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by +197.69%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $294,712.49 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA from 1993 to 2006:
+ 14.12%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1993 to 2006 were Rochester-NY, Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY, Springfield-IL, Lafayette-IN, and Fort-Wayne-IN .

  1. Rochester-NY only increased + 33.80% between 1993 and 2006
  2. Buffalo-Niagara-Falls-NY only increased + 42.20% between 1993 and 2006
  3. Springfield-IL only increased + 47.18% between 1993 and 2006
  4. Lafayette-IN only increased + 47.24% between 1993 and 2006
  5. Fort-Wayne-IN only increased + 47.47% between 1993 and 2006

For a 14 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Honolulu-HI, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA, and Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +471.91% from 1976 thru 1989
  2. Honolulu-HI increased +338.44% from 1978 thru 1991
  3. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +337.52% from 1977 thru 1990
  4. Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA increased +325.36% from 1977 thru 1990
  5. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased +309.66% from 1977 thru 1990

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 14 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, Midland-TX, and Midland-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 26.68% from 1982 to 1995
  2. Midland-TX lost - 24.58% from 1983 thru 1996
  3. Odessa-TX lost - 17.25% from 1984 thru 1997
  4. Midland-TX lost - 13.75% from 1984 thru 1997
  5. Midland-TX lost - 6.03% from 1986 thru 1999

Zip Code in MSA: 95018 - FELTON, CA

MSA Pop: 251584
Zip Pop: 8720
Avg Value: 285300
County: SANTA CRUZ
Elev: 17
Region: West
Lat: 37.064693
Long: -122.061515