Appreciation for MSAs:.

The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Abilene, Texas MSA appreciation it was + 62.94% (+ 4.84% yearly) from 1994 to 2006.

During the same time period, TX had + 65.87% (+ 5.07% yearly). From 1994 to 2006, Texas outperformed the individual Abilene, Texas MSA. Do your research to try and determine why this MSA did not perform as well as the rest of the state.

Abilene-TX

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Buying short sale properties is a real buzz right now in real estate. Short sales are created when a property is on the brink of foreclosure and the bank is willing to take a reduced payoff in order to avoid having to foreclose. If you are considering a short sale property chances are you will have to do some rehab and repair to the property. Its very important to analyze all of the historical appreciation data for the area if you are considering buying a property for investment. You can check our historical appreication data for Abilene-TX here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in Texas, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

If you were going to do a Lawn, Texas Refinance, or Lawn, Texas Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Lawn, Texas home was worth $100,000.00 in 1994, you could multiply by + 62.94%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $162,941.72 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Abilene-TX from 1994 to 2006:
+ 4.84%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1994 to 2006 were Salinas-CA, Fort-Lauderdale-Pompano-Beach-Deerfield-Beach-FL--(M, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Bend-OR, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +248.87% from 1994 to the end of 2006
  2. Fort-Lauderdale-Pompano-Beach-Deerfield-Beach-FL--(M increased +228.05% from 1994 to the end of 2006
  3. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +216.45% from 1994 to the end of 2006
  4. Bend-OR increased +211.83% from 1994 to the end of 2006
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased +210.92% from 1994 to the end of 2006

For a 13 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA, Honolulu-HI, and Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +365.89% from 1977 thru 1989
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +354.74% from 1976 thru 1988
  3. Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA increased +346.24% from 1977 thru 1989
  4. Honolulu-HI increased +322.63% from 1978 thru 1990
  5. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased +285.59% from 1977 thru 1989

Zip Code in MSA: 79530 - LAWN, TX

MSA Pop: 158488
Zip Pop: 520
Avg Value: 32800
County: TAYLOR
Elev: 1718
Region: South
Lat: 32.128512
Long: -99.706693