Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.
The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Santa Rosa Petaluma, California MSA appreciation it was + 51.44% (+ 12.86% yearly) from 2000 to 2003.

During the same time period, CA had + 57.14% (+ 14.29% yearly). From 2000 to 2003, California outperformed the individual Santa Rosa Petaluma, California MSA. Do your research to try and determine why this MSA did not perform as well as the rest of the state.

Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2000 2 149.22 + 5.23% + 20.90%
2000 3 158.51 + 6.23% + 24.90%
2000 4 165.27 + 4.26% + 17.06%
2001 1 171.68 + 3.88% + 15.51%
2001 2 177.33 + 3.29% + 13.16%
2001 3 180.26 + 1.65% + 6.61%
2001 4 179.67 - 0.33% - 1.31%
2002 1 182.1 + 1.35% + 5.41%
2002 2 186.48 + 2.41% + 9.62%
2002 3 191.23 + 2.55% + 10.19%
2002 4 194.51 + 1.72% + 6.86%
2003 1 197.32 + 1.44% + 5.78%
2003 2 199.75 + 1.23% + 4.93%
2003 3 204.79 + 2.52% + 10.09%
2003 4 214.75 + 4.86% + 19.45%


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

Lets look at Bodega Bay, California, a city located in Santa Rosa Petaluma, 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 Bodega Bay, California check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Bodega Bay, California home was worth $103,000.00 in 2000, you could multiply by + 51.44%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $155,978.07 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA from 2000 to 2003:
+ 12.86%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 4 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Casper-WY .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.71% from 1985 to 1988
  2. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.70% from 1982 thru 1985
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.44% from 1984 thru 1987
  4. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  5. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2000 to 2003 were Yuba-City-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, Modesto-CA, San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA, and San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA .

  1. Yuba-City-CA increased + 71.27% from 2000 to the end of 2003
  2. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 70.88% from 2000 to the end of 2003
  3. Modesto-CA increased + 69.30% from 2000 to the end of 2003
  4. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased + 67.94% from 2000 to the end of 2003
  5. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased + 67.84% from 2000 to the end of 2003

Zip Code in MSA: 94923 - BODEGA BAY, CA

MSA Pop: 466725
Zip Pop: 1769
Avg Value: 423600
County: SONOMA
Elev: 177
Region: West
Lat: 38.347982
Long: -123.047568