Top 5 Real Estate Markets For Price Increases And Decreases

<h1>Top 5 Real Estate Markets For Price Increases And Decreases</h1>Author: <a title="Real Estate Advisor" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/real-estate-advisor/8075.htm">Real Estate Advisor</a> In its 4th quarter report of 2006, the real estate information site estimates the home value trends for the U.S. and 75 metropolitan areas. According to the data from <a href="http://Zillow.com" title="http://Zillow.com" target="_blank"><a target="_blank" href="http://Zillow.com">http://Zillow.com</a></a>, home values are now declining slightly on a year-over-year basis for the first time in a decade after years of appreciation. 
 
Zillow's home value data goes back to 1997 and reveals the depreciation of home value rates at 0.48 % year-over-year at the national level. The depreciation in home value every quarter is at 4.77 %. Zillow's appreciation rate is based on the value of all homes in an area, including those that were sold. 
 
Although there is a fall in the over-all home price growth, areas such as Seattle and Portland are experiencing a surge in home values at good appreciation rates. Besides national home values, the report also presents comprehensive data on local market price growth and decline in 75 metropolitan areas. The Zillow report gives detailed data on home value changes for counties, cities, neighborhoods and ZIP codes in U.S.A. 
 
The top 5 metro areas with the highest price growth, year-over-year, are: 
 
1. Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida, with an appreciation rate of 25.88 % 
2. Yuma, Arizona, with an appreciation rate of 25.66 % 
3. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with an appreciation rate of 21.24 % 
4. Flagstaff, Arizona, with an appreciation rate of 19.02 % 
5. Ocala, Florida with an appreciation rate of 17.56 % 
 
The 5 metropolitan areas that have the most declining home values, year-over-year, are: 
 
1. Panama City, Florida, with a depreciation rate of 11.84 % 
2. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, California, with a depreciation rate of 11.35 % 
3. Punta Gorda, Florida, with a depreciation rate of 9.23 % 
4. Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, with a depreciation rate of 8.99 % 
5. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina, with a depreciation rate of 8.73 % 
 
The Zillow national report also includes the top five most expensive and least expensive metro areas measured by the Zindex home value indicator. 
 
The top 5 metro areas that are most expensive are: 
 
1. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California at $684,459 
2. Salinas, California at $654,503 
3. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, California at $627,323 
4. Honolulu, Hawaii at $626,452 
5. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, California at $545,409 
 
The top 5 metro areas that are the least expensive are: 
 
1. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL at $86,201 
2. Peoria-Pekin, Illinois at $91,984 
3. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina at $96,508 
4. Tulsa, Oklahoma at $97,186 
5. Dayton-Springfield, Ohio at $103,729 
 
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In its 4th quarter report of 2006, the real estate information site estimates the home value trends for the U.S. and 75 metropolitan areas. According to the data from http://Zillow.com, home values are now declining slightly on a year-over-year basis for the first time in a decade after years of appreciation.

Zillow's home value data goes back to 1997 and reveals the depreciation of home value rates at 0.48 % year-over-year at the national level. The depreciation in home value every quarter is at 4.77 %. Zillow's appreciation rate is based on the value of all homes in an area, including those that were sold.

Although there is a fall in the over-all home price growth, areas such as Seattle and Portland are experiencing a surge in home values at good appreciation rates. Besides national home values, the report also presents comprehensive data on local market price growth and decline in 75 metropolitan areas. The Zillow report gives detailed data on home value changes for counties, cities, neighborhoods and ZIP codes in U.S.A.

The top 5 metro areas with the highest price growth, year-over-year, are:

1. Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida, with an appreciation rate of 25.88 %
2. Yuma, Arizona, with an appreciation rate of 25.66 %
3. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with an appreciation rate of 21.24 %
4. Flagstaff, Arizona, with an appreciation rate of 19.02 %
5. Ocala, Florida with an appreciation rate of 17.56 %

The 5 metropolitan areas that have the most declining home values, year-over-year, are:

1. Panama City, Florida, with a depreciation rate of 11.84 %
2. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, California, with a depreciation rate of 11.35 %
3. Punta Gorda, Florida, with a depreciation rate of 9.23 %
4. Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, with a depreciation rate of 8.99 %
5. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina, with a depreciation rate of 8.73 %

The Zillow national report also includes the top five most expensive and least expensive metro areas measured by the Zindex home value indicator.

The top 5 metro areas that are most expensive are:

1. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California at $684,459
2. Salinas, California at $654,503
3. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, California at $627,323
4. Honolulu, Hawaii at $626,452
5. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, California at $545,409

The top 5 metro areas that are the least expensive are:

1. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL at $86,201
2. Peoria-Pekin, Illinois at $91,984
3. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina at $96,508
4. Tulsa, Oklahoma at $97,186
5. Dayton-Springfield, Ohio at $103,729

Even within these markets, there are hot and cold housing segments of the community. Be sure to seek out the services of a local real estate agent, who can advise you about local market conditions that impact the price of homes, condos and other types of real estate.

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