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 + 75.96% (+ 5.84% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 2005.

The state of IA had + 83.54% total appreciation (+ 6.43% 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 + 9.98% faster than this MSA.

Ames-IA

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

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

If you knew your Colo, Iowa home was worth $98,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by + 75.96%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $172,438.49 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Ames-IA from 1993 to 2005:
+ 5.84%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 13 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA, Honolulu-HI, and Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +365.89% from 1977 thru 1989
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +354.74% from 1976 thru 1988
  3. Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA increased +346.24% from 1977 thru 1989
  4. Honolulu-HI increased +322.63% from 1978 thru 1990
  5. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased +285.59% from 1977 thru 1989

Zip Code in MSA: 50056 - COLO, IA

MSA Pop: 83021
Zip Pop: 1484
Avg Value: 82100
County: STORY
Elev: 1003
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.017302
Long: -93.31703