Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.

The Ames, Iowa MSA appreciated + 33.26% (+ 5.54% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 1998.

The state of IA had + 34.31% total appreciation (+ 5.72% yearly). The state average for Iowa was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Ames, Iowa MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse than the state as a whole. The state appreaciated + 3.17% faster than this MSA.

Ames-IA

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1995-1998 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


Lets look at Ames, Iowa, a city located in Ames, Iowa MSA.

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

If you knew your Ames, Iowa home was worth $91,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by + 33.26%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $121,264.98 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Ames-IA from 1993 to 1998:
+ 5.54%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1993 to 1998 were Salt-Lake-City-UT, Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Provo-Orem-UT, Greeley-CO, and Logan-UT-ID .

  1. Salt-Lake-City-UT increased + 71.69% from 1993 to the end of 1998
  2. Ogden-Clearfield-UT increased + 68.79% from 1993 to the end of 1998
  3. Provo-Orem-UT increased + 68.09% from 1993 to the end of 1998
  4. Greeley-CO increased + 57.86% from 1993 to the end of 1998
  5. Logan-UT-ID increased + 56.04% from 1993 to the end of 1998

For a 6 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Merced-CA, Modesto-CA, Worcester-MA, Yuba-City-CA, and San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA .

  1. Merced-CA increased +172.57% from 2000 thru 2005
  2. Modesto-CA increased +166.23% from 2000 thru 2005
  3. Worcester-MA increased +164.50% from 1982 thru 1987
  4. Yuba-City-CA increased +164.17% from 2000 thru 2005
  5. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +162.77% from 1976 thru 1981

Zip Code in MSA: 50012 - AMES, IA

MSA Pop: 83021
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: STORY
Elev: 1003
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.0227
Long: -93.649394