Appreciation Rate History: How Can I Get This Info???

[Account Closed]

Alright guys, question of the day!!

I've been searching for days trying to find a source to get appreciation rate history for a town I'm interested in investing in. I've only been able to hunt down two sites and that gave me this year's rate and last year's. Is there a source that will give me the last 5, 10 even 20 year rates to compare? I tried checking my county's website and struck out there as well. Or are RE agents the best way to obtain this information?

Thanks!!

[Johnny Kang]

@Account Closed

You can go to Federal Housing Finance Agency's site and look at their House Price Index Datasets. It has its limitations, in that their Housing Price Index is based on the movement of single-family properties with mortgages purchased by Fannie & Freddie Mac, but it does go back to 1975 (where available), by Zip Codes (scroll down on the above link till you see "Five-Digit ZIP Codes" and download the Excel file. I believe Clayton NY is included in that Excel file.)

Here's an interactive map of the areas covered (not 100% representative of all the zip codes included in their excel file, but provides good visual) and explanation of what is measured by their index. 

The following might be of interest if you're looking for other statistical/chart analysis:

1) Interactive Demographics Map from the Census: Interactive Map (this map is a little finicky, but once you get used to it, you'll get valuable visual info)

2) Federal Reserve Economic Data: FRED (provides charts dating back 10, 20, 30, 40 years so you can see how things have been trending)