Appreciation for MSAs:.

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: + 5.83%
  • State of TX: + 8.96%
  • Difference: - 34.96%

Abilene-TX

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
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%
1998 1 107.29 + 0.03% + 0.11%
1998 2 106.41 - 0.82% - 3.28%
1998 3 110.39 + 3.74% + 14.96%
1998 4 110.27 - 0.11% - 0.43%


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

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

If you knew your Putnam, Texas home was worth $94,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 5.83%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $99,475.82 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Abilene-TX from 1996 to 1998:
+ 1.94%

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. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

Zip Code in MSA: 76469 - PUTNAM, TX

MSA Pop: 158488
Zip Pop: 33
Avg Value: 65000
County: CALLAHAN
Elev: 1725
Region: South
Lat: 32.373446
Long: -99.197949