From: "Travis Hayes" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Housing Equity
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:50:28 -0700

City by city is not accurate enough.  Even within a city, pricing within
different neighborhoods will fluctuate.  Even if housing prices have gone up
50% every year for the last 100 years, that gives you no guarantee what will
happen the first year you buy your house.

"Jon"  wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> I am curious about real estate I am about to graduate college and
> though it may be some time before I am financially able to afford a
> mortgage and have stability. I know that I will buy a house. As of now
> I am just gathering information so that when I am finally able I can
> make a good decision. On to the question that has been bugging me.
>
> I have grown up in the San Francisco Bay Area and know that housing
> there appreciates rather quickly. I have though about moving to Nevada
> (Reno/Tahoe area more specifically Sparks) but although the housing is
> cheap it most likely doesn't nearly appreciate as fast as the Bay
> Area. This is only one factor in my decision but I want to understand
> it well.
>
> Is there a website that would show the average equity appreciation
> figures for cities in the USA, say over a 10 year period???
>
> Is there a table or website or some sort of calculator tool that can
> take state laws and apply them to equity appreciation. For Example in
> California State housing taxes are fairly complex. Yet in Nevada there
> are less state taxes and different housing laws. Which is more
> affordable which is more likely to come out ahead etc. Though I know
> to some extent this is a guessing game! I would like to be able to
> make an educated decision.
>
> I know there are a lot more factors such as job markets but for now I
> would like to focus on this point and understand it. I still have a
> lot to learn =)