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: + 13.96%
  • State of TX: + 22.74%
  • Difference: - 38.59%

Abilene-TX

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 106.41 - 0.82% - 3.28%
1998 3 110.39 + 3.74% + 14.96%
1998 4 110.27 - 0.11% - 0.43%
1999 1 110.78 + 0.46% + 1.85%
1999 2 111.97 + 1.07% + 4.30%
1999 3 113.24 + 1.13% + 4.54%
1999 4 113.95 + 0.63% + 2.51%
2000 1 112.41 - 1.35% - 5.41%
2000 2 112.42 + 0.01% + 0.04%
2000 3 114.11 + 1.50% + 6.01%
2000 4 116.95 + 2.49% + 9.96%
2001 1 116.91 - 0.03% - 0.14%
2001 2 117.51 + 0.51% + 2.05%
2001 3 116.75 - 0.65% - 2.59%
2001 4 122.27 + 4.73% + 18.91%


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

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

If you knew your Anson, Texas home was worth $99,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 13.96%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $112,822.54 in 2001. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Abilene-TX from 1998 to 2001:
+ 3.49%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1998 to 2001 were Wenatchee-WA, Midland-TX, Albuquerque-NM, Grand-Forks-ND-MN, and Springfield-IL .

  1. Wenatchee-WA only increased + 5.36% between 1998 and 2001
  2. Midland-TX only increased + 5.49% between 1998 and 2001
  3. Albuquerque-NM only increased + 5.79% between 1998 and 2001
  4. Grand-Forks-ND-MN only increased + 6.02% between 1998 and 2001
  5. Springfield-IL only increased + 6.24% between 1998 and 2001

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 4 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Casper-WY .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.71% from 1985 to 1988
  2. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.70% from 1982 thru 1985
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.44% from 1984 thru 1987
  4. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  5. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 79501 - ANSON, TX

MSA Pop: 158488
Zip Pop: 3643
Avg Value: 30300
County: JONES
Elev: 1731
Region: South
Lat: 32.757513
Long: -99.894033