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Google Answers: Real estate Prices Log in | Google Answers Home View Question Ask a Question Q: Real estate Prices ( Answered , 2 Comments ) Question Subject: Real estate Prices Category: Business and Money > Economics Asked by: refixer-ga List Price: $4.00 Posted: 23 May 2002 09:00 PDT Expires: 30 May 2002 09:00 PDT Question ID: 17671 Out of Northern California, Oregon, and Washington, what are the topfive cities for greatest home price appreciation of existing homes?(Not new homes) Answer Subject: Re: Real estate Prices Answered By: xemion-ga on 23 May 2002 09:32 PDT Rated: The top five locations in the US by home price appreciation are all inCalifornia. I'm not sure if they're all "Northern" California. Mostof them are located around San Fransico.1. Stockton-Lodi, CA 23.5%2. Modesto, CA 21.4%3. Salinas, CA 21.2%4. Santa Rosa, CA 18.3%5. Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa,CA 17.4%This data came from: http://www.homestore.com/Finance/HousePriceIndex/TopFive.asp?gate=homebuilder Outside of those five, the top five cities in the area you specifiedare:1. Chico-Paradise, CA 14.8%2. Redding, CA 9.6% 3. Medford-Ashland, OR 9.3% 4. Bremerton, WA 8.4% 5. Tacoma, WA 7.7% This date came from: http://www.homestore.com/Finance/HousePriceIndex/msa_ranking329.asp?gate=homebuilder For some reason, the links on that website do not work properly. Theyhave some sort of ASP error. However, you can see the cities andtheir appreciation rating.You should be able to look the HPA value by City/State at the belowwebsite, but it also gives an error. You may want to check back inthe future. They will probably have fixed the errors. http://www.homestore.com/Finance/HousePriceIndex/default.asp?gate=homebuilder Please note that this data is all based on the Home Price Index, whichis published by the government. The current reports show home priceappreciation through the second quarter of 2001.I found this information by searching Google from "home priceappreciation". Thanks for using Google Answers!Xemion Request for Answer Clarification by refixer-ga on 29 May 2002 13:48 PDT How long will this answer be posted on this site? Will I be chargedanything if I don't ask any questions? Thanks, Tom Clarification of Answer by xemion-ga on 29 May 2002 14:46 PDT Honest, I don't know how long your question will be here. The FAQdoes not say. I would assume that it be here for a long long time ifyou bookmark it. I suggest e-mailing answers-support@google.com for amore definitive answer.As for your other question ("Will I be charged anything if I don't askany questions?"), I'm not quite sure what you're asking. If you haveany questions with my answer to your HPA question you are can ask forclarification. There is not further charge for clarification.If you want to ask a new question on a different subject, you have tocreate a new question and you will be charged for that answer.On a side note, if you're happy with the answer I've given, I wouldgreatly appreciate a positive rating from you. This helps my standingin the Google Answers community. Thank you!xemion-ga refixer-ga rated this answer: Comments Log in to add a comment Subject: Re: Real estate Prices From: johnjohn-ga on 23 May 2002 14:57 PDT I live in Vacaville CA, which was mentioned on the list. A 2,000sqFeet house runs arround $300,000. Subject: Re: Real estate Prices From: bc94bbb-ga on 09 Mar 2005 10:47 PST For Quality of Living and a High Appreciation Rate, Try thePleasanton, CA Area. Prices start at $600,000 for a Single Familyfixer-upper and rising rapidly, most Homes increased at least $70,000last year alone. Try http://www.Pleasanton-Houses.com to search forReal Estate in that area. Important Disclaimer: Answers and comments provided on Google Answers are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Google does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. Please read carefully the Google Answers Terms of Service . If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by emailing us at answers-editors@google.com with the question ID listed above. Thank you. Search Google Answers for all questions answered questions unanswered questions Google Home - Answers Help & Tips - Answers FAQ - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy ©2005 Google

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