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Port St. Lucie, FL - House Price Index (HPI) - 20 Year Chart
Port St. Lucie Real Estate Market
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The House Price Index (HPI) shows changes in Port St. Lucie, FL single family home prices in
logarithmic scale. The March, 1995 index value equals 100.  Updated Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Real
estate forecasts, analysis, statistics and appreciation rates are provided below.
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4th Quarter, 2011 Housing Statistics: Port St. Lucie, Florida


Part 1: HOUSING MARKET FORECAST

12 Month Forecast:      DOWN
Forecast Accuracy:      69%

Forecast-Chart.com publishes forecasts for the trend in home prices in 380
Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The House Price Trend will be either UP or
DOWN. The forecast for the trend in the Port St. Lucie housing market for the
12 months ending with the 4th Quarter of 2012 is DOWN. The Accuracy of the
Trend Forecast for Port St. Lucie is 69%. In other words, when tested against
historical data, the forecasting methodology was correct 69% of the time.
Accordingly, Forecast-Chart.com estimates that the probability for falling house
prices in Port St. Lucie is 69% during this period. If this Housing Market
Forecast is correct, home prices will be lower in the 4th Quarter of 2012 than
they were in the 4th Quarter of 2011. Check this page each quarter for updates
to the Port St. Lucie Real Estate Market Forecast.


3 Year Forecast:          DOWN
Forecast Accuracy:      66%

The forecast for the trend in the Port St. Lucie housing market for the 3 years
ending with the 4th Quarter of 2014 is DOWN. The Accuracy of the Trend
Forecast for Port St. Lucie is 66%. In other words, when tested against
historical data, the forecasting methodology was correct 66% of the time.
Accordingly, Forecast-Chart.com estimates that the probability for falling house
prices in Port St. Lucie is 66% during this period. If this Housing Market
Forecast is correct, home prices will be lower in the 4th Quarter of 2014 than
they were in the 4th Quarter of 2011. Check this page each quarter for updates
to the Port St. Lucie Real Estate Market Forecast.




Part 2: MARKET SUMMARY
4th Quarter, 2011 Housing Data: Port St. Lucie, Florida


Historical Home Price Appreciation
Last Quarter                         3.27%
Last Year                              -3.4%
Last 5 Years                         -50%
Last 10 Years                       9%
Last 20 Years                       39%
Decline From All Time High   50.82%


Annual Home Price Appreciation Rates
1982      28.58%
1983      -3.15%
1984      10.85%
1985      -9.03%
1986      5.21%
1987      3.37%
1988      7.23%
1989      7.31%
1990      0.89%
1991      2.69%
1992      0.04%
1993      1.52%
1994      -3.70%
1995      1.16%
1996      0.60%
1997      3.00%
1998      3.92%
1999      2.74%
2000      4.81%
2001      11.74%
2002      13.62%
2003      20.10%
2004      24.59%
2005      27.73%
2006      0.74%
2007      -17.13%
2008      -26.27%
2009      -14.63%
2010      -1.39%
2011      -3.36%


Real Estate Appreciation, Rank & Percentile
Last Quarter                              3.27%         Rank: 9 of 381 (97th Percentile)
Last Year  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  -3.4%          Rank: 240 of 381 (37th Percentile)
Last 5 Years                              -50%           Rank: 370 of 381 (2nd Percentile)
Last 10 Years  . . . . . . . . . . . .   9%              Rank: 323 of 381 (15th Percentile)
Last 20 Years                            39%            Rank: 337 of 355 (5th Percentile)
Decline From All Time High        50.82%

Home Price appreciation rates for Port St. Lucie, FL are shown above for five
time periods. For example: Port St. Lucie appreciated 3.27% in the Last
Quarter. At that rate, the Port St. Lucie Real Estate Market was ranked 9th out
of 381 metropolitan areas for Real Estate Appreciation. Port St. Lucie was in
the 97th percentile. So Port St. Lucie, FL performed better in the Last Quarter
than 97% of the 381 metropolitan areas covered in Forecast-Chart.com.

























Part 3: MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
4th Quarter, 2011 Housing Statistics: Port St. Lucie, Florida

The all time high in the Port St. Lucie Home Price Index was 289.9 in the 2nd
Quarter, of 2006. The 4th Quarter, 2011 index value was 142.6. That's a
decline of 147.33 points or 50.82% below the Port St. Lucie Home Price Index
all time high.  The Home Price Index indicates that the Port St. Lucie Market is
up 9% over the last 10 years. Home Prices in the Port St. Lucie Real Estate
Market have lost 3.36% over the last 12 months. Over the last thirty years, it is
up 127%.

The 4th Quarter index value was 4.51 points higher than the 3rd Quarter, 2011
index value of 138.08, resulting in a 3.27% rise in the 4th Quarter for the Port
St. Lucie Market.

The Port St. Lucie Home Price Index increased in the last quarter after falling in
the previous quarter. The current record holders for consecutive increases in
the Home Price Index are Wheeling, WV; Washington, DC; St. Cloud, MN and
Grand Forks, ND, with increases in the last 3 consecutive quarters. The current
record holder for consecutive declines in the Home Price Index is Las Vegas,
NV, with declines in the last 20 consecutive quarters.

The highest annual home appreciation rate in the Port St. Lucie Real Estate
Market was 29% in the twelve months ended with the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The
worst annual home appreciation rate in the Port St. Lucie Market was -28% in
the twelve months ended with the 3rd Quarter of 2008.

The highest home appreciation in the Port St. Lucie Real Estate Market over a
three year period was 91% in the three years ended with the 4th Quarter of
2005. The worst home appreciation over a three year period in the Port St.
Lucie Market was -48% in the three years ended with the 4th Quarter of 2009.

This page provides a long term graph of the Port St. Lucie Home Price Index
(above). The house price chart has been updated through the 4th Quarter of
2011. For more information about Port St. Lucie Home Prices, look at the links
under that chart. One link opens a long term chart of historical appreciation
rates for the Port St. Lucie Real Estate Market. Another opens a forecast for
appreciation rates in the state of Florida. Just one glance at
Forecast-Chart.com's long term charts can provide tremendous insight into the
historical trends of residential property values. Bookmark this page! Then
Forecast-Chart.com's detailed research and statistics about Port St. Lucie
Home Prices will be at your fingertips when you need them.

Historical data on the Port St. Lucie Home Price Index is available back to the
2nd Quarter, of 1988. All calculations are based on the quarterly value of the
House Price Index for the Port St. Lucie Market. The terms House Price Index
and Home Price Index, as used in this site, refer to the Federal Housing
Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index.

Significant time is required to research quarterly sales price and appraisal data
from mortgage transactions in the Port St. Lucie Real Estate Market and
hundreds of other cities. As a result, Home Price data is not available for a
number of months after the end of each quarter.



Part 4: APPRECIATION RATES & RANKINGS
4th Quarter, 2011 Housing Data: Port St. Lucie, Florida

The appreciation of Port St. Lucie Home Prices relative to 380 other
metropolitan areas is detailed below. Each metropolitan area contains one or
more cities. Five different time periods are reviewed.  Each paragraph identifies
the top and bottom performing markets as well as the average and median
performance for all cities during each time period.

Last Quarter:
During the 4th Quarter of 2011, Port St. Lucie Home Prices had a rank of 9,
with appreciation of 3.27%. The top performing real estate market during the
4th Quarter was Vineland, NJ, with appreciation of 6.09%. The worst market
during that period was Valdosta, GA, with appreciation of -5.24%.
The median appreciation for all cities during the 4th Quarter was 0.24%. The
average appreciation for all markets during the quarter was 0.29%.

Last Year:
During the last 12 months, Port St. Lucie Home Prices had a rank of 240, with
appreciation during the year of -3.36%. The top performing market during the
last year was Midland, TX, with appreciation of 4.7%. The worst real estate
market during that period was Carson City, NV, with appreciation of -18.1%.
The median appreciation for all markets during this period was -2.61%. The
average appreciation was -2.93%.

Last 5 Years:
Over the 5 years ended with the 4th Quarter of 2011, Port St. Lucie Home
Prices ranked 370, with a total appreciation of -50.3%. The top performing real
estate market during the 5 year period was Midland, TX, with appreciation of
23%. The worst market during that period was Merced, CA, with appreciation of
-62%.
The median appreciation for all cities during this time period was -7%. The
average appreciation over the 5 years was -11%.

Last 10 Years:
During the 10 years ended in the 4th Quarter of 2011, Port St. Lucie Home
Prices had a rank of 323, with appreciation during the decade of 9%. The top
performing market during the period was Midland, TX, with appreciation of 92%.
The worst real estate market during the 10 year time period was Detroit, MI, with
appreciation of -29%.
The median appreciation for all markets during the last 10 years was 24%. The
average appreciation for the cities over that time frame was 25%.

Last 20 Years:
During the 20 years ended in the 4th Quarter of 2011, Port St. Lucie Home
Prices had a rank of 337, with total appreciation over the 20 year period of
39%. The top performing real estate market during the period was Casper, WY,
with appreciation of 222%. The worst market during the last 20 years was Las
Vegas, NV, with appreciation of 5%.
The median appreciation for all cities during the last 20 years was 85%. The
average appreciation for the markets over that time frame was 87%.

Historical research data on the Home Price Index for the Port St. Lucie Real
Estate Market is available back to the 2nd Quarter, of 1988. All calculations are
based on the quarterly value of the House Price Index for Port St. Lucie. Real
estate appreciation figures represent total appreciation over each time period.
(Unless specifically stated, the appreciation figures do not represent annual or
quarterly rates of appreciation.)




























































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