In its report on the 4th quarter of 2006, the site of real estate information trend estimates of home values of the United States and 75 metropolitan areas. According to title = "http://Zillow.com" target = "_blank"> http://Zillow.com, home values are now slightly lower on a year over year for the first time in a decade, after years of satisfaction.

Zillow data value of the house dates back to 1997 and shows the depreciation rates of home value year to 0.48% annual nationwide. The depreciation of the value of the house every three months is 4.77%. The type of assessment is based on the Zillow value of all households in an area, including those that have been sold.

Although there is decreased over-all growth of house prices, areas such as Seattle and Portland are experiencing an increase in the value of housing prices a good evaluation. Besides national home values, the report also provides detailed data on the growth of local market prices and the decline in 75 metropolitan areas. The Zillow report gives detailed data on changes in housing values for counties, cities, neighborhoods and ZIP codes in the United States,

The best places 5 Metro largest price growth, year after year, are:

1. Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida, with a satisfaction rate of 25.88%
2. Yuma, Arizona, with a satisfaction rate of 25.66%
3. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with a satisfaction rate of 21.24%
4. Flagstaff, Arizona, with a 19.02% rate of satisfaction
5. Ocala, Florida, with a satisfaction rate of 17,56%

The 5 metropolitan areas have values Most of the house decline year after 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 national report Zillow includes the top five most expensive and least expensive metro areas measured by the indicator host zIndex value.

Top 5 metropolitan areas are the most expensive are:

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

Top 5 metropolitan areas that are less expensive are:

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

Even in these markets, there are segments of the housing, heat and cold of the community. Be sure to see the services of a local real estate agent who can advise on market conditions that the impact of local prices of houses, condos and other properties.