Appreciation for MSAs:.

The first way to get a handle on an areas appreciation for a period is to compare it to the rest of the state.

In this case Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA appreciated +139.35% (+ 19.91% yearly) for the period between 1999 and the end of 2005.

The state had +164.07% total appreciation (+ 23.44% yearly). The state average for California was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA. This shows that something happened in this area to cause it to underperform. If you can identify the cause during these years, you can learn to avoid it. The state appreaciated + 17.74% faster than this MSA.

Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA

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Lets look at Ben Lomond, California, a city located in Santa Cruz Watsonville, California MSA.

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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 $104,000.00 in 1999, you could multiply by +139.35%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $248,918.97 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA from 1999 to 2005:
+ 19.91%

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