Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how Santa Cruz Watsonville, California did compared to the state as a whole.

The Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA property value change was +109.70% (+ 15.67% yearly).

All of the property in CA averaged +101.65% change in value (+ 14.52% yearly).

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2000-2003 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation
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Buying short sale properties is a real buzz right now in real estate. Short sales are created when a property is on the brink of foreclosure and the bank is willing to take a reduced payoff in order to avoid having to foreclose. If you are considering a short sale property chances are you will have to do some rehab and repair to the property. Its very important to analyze all of the historical appreciation data for the area if you are considering buying a property for investment. You can check our historical appreication data for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in California, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

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 $100,000.00 in 1997, you could multiply by +109.70%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $209,702.07 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA from 1997 to 2003:
+ 15.67%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 7 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Salinas-CA, Springfield-MA, Merced-CA, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, and Vallejo-Fairfield-CA .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +208.13% from 1999 thru 2005
  2. Springfield-MA increased +199.02% from 1981 thru 1987
  3. Merced-CA increased +193.70% from 1999 thru 2005
  4. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +186.53% from 1999 thru 2005
  5. Vallejo-Fairfield-CA increased +185.64% from 1999 thru 2005

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

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