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.

  • Ames, Iowa: + 17.10%
  • State of IA: + 16.23%
  • Difference: + 5.33%

Ames-IA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 106.93 + 2.96% + 11.82%
1996 3 106.2 - 0.68% - 2.73%
1996 4 106.63 + 0.40% + 1.62%
1997 1 109.27 + 2.48% + 9.90%
1997 2 110.73 + 1.34% + 5.34%
1997 3 112.66 + 1.74% + 6.97%
1997 4 113.73 + 0.95% + 3.80%
1998 1 114.36 + 0.55% + 2.22%
1998 2 114.52 + 0.14% + 0.56%
1998 3 118.04 + 3.07% + 12.29%
1998 4 118.28 + 0.20% + 0.81%
1999 1 119.57 + 1.09% + 4.36%
1999 2 121.65 + 1.74% + 6.96%
1999 3 122.33 + 0.56% + 2.24%
1999 4 121.62 - 0.58% - 2.32%


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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 $95,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 17.10%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $111,244.95 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Ames-IA from 1996 to 1999:
+ 4.27%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 4 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 thru 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 thru 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 thru 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 thru 2005
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 thru 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 50011 - AMES, IA

MSA Pop: 83021
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: STORY
Elev: 1003
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.022675
Long: -93.642525