Real Estate Appreciation for Abilene, Texas: + 2.94%

Real Estate Investing is all about property appreciation. Understanding Real Estate Appreication is to a real estate investor what reading a profit and loss is to a corporate CEO. Once you understand appreication and the trends that drive it, you can begin to make better decisions on real estate investing.

• Abilene, Texas: + 2.94%
• State of TX: + 3.73%
• Difference: - 21.30%

Abilene-TX

Year	Quarter	Price Index	Quarter Increase or Decrease	Annualized
1996	2	104.95	+ 0.72%	+ 2.88%
1996	3	103.53	- 1.35%	- 5.41%
1996	4	104.57	+ 1.00%	+ 4.02%
1997	1	105.45	+ 0.84%	+ 3.37%
1997	2	105.52	+ 0.07%	+ 0.27%
1997	3	106.22	+ 0.66%	+ 2.65%
1997	4	107.26	+ 0.98%	+ 3.92%

There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Abilene, Texas .

Lets look at Cross Plains, Texas, a city located in Abilene, Texas MSA.

Appreciation is an important factor in flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime for fixing up and flipping houses. If you need information on Hard Money Rehab Loans in Cross Plains, Texas check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Cross Plains, Texas home was worth $93,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 2.94%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $95,731.09 in 1997. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.

Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Abilene-TX from 1996 to 1997:
+ 1.47%

Appreciation Comparisons

Here are a some MSAs that didn't do so well, this can give you an idea of a worst case scenario:.

1. Lafayette-LA lost - 25.36% from 1986 thru 1987
2. Anchorage-AK lost - 24.89% from 1986 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 76443 - CROSS PLAINS, TX

MSA Pop: 158488
Zip Pop: 1638
Avg Value: 38500
County: CALLAHAN
Elev: 1725
Region: South
Lat: 32.127358
Long: -99.164524