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.

  • Alexandria, Lousiana: + 23.76%
  • State of LA: + 21.71%
  • Difference: + 9.48%

Alexandria-LA

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1997-2000 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


Now is a great time to buy and fix up real estate in many areas. Foreclosures are on the rise so there are deals to be had. If you are considering purchasing and rehabbing a property, appreciation rates are important to consider. If you feel like this is a good area to purchase foreclosure property for rehab, check out Hard Money Rehab Loan Information at Spec-Loan.com. Its important to do your homework before taking on any type of real estate purchase.

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

If you knew your Alexandria, Lousiana home was worth $96,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 23.76%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $118,812.69 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Alexandria-LA from 1996 to 2000:
+ 4.75%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 5 year period, were Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Casper-WY lost - 42.34% from 1983 to 1987
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 39.59% from 1983 thru 1987
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.20% from 1984 thru 1988
  4. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 30.66% from 1982 thru 1986
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 30.21% from 1985 thru 1989

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 2000 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, Salinas-CA, and Barnstable-Town-MA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 96.05% from 1996 to the end of 2000
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 76.03% from 1996 to the end of 2000
  3. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 62.17% from 1996 to the end of 2000
  4. Salinas-CA increased + 58.85% from 1996 to the end of 2000
  5. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 56.37% from 1996 to the end of 2000

Zip Code in MSA: 71301 - ALEXANDRIA, LA

MSA Pop: 146281
Zip Pop: 23367
Avg Value: 65100
County: RAPIDES
Elev: 82
Region: South
Lat: 31.28496
Long: -92.46546