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: + 30.24%
  • State of IA: + 33.37%
  • Difference: - 9.39%

Ames-IA

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2001-2004 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation
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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 $102,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 30.24%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $132,842.60 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Ames-IA from 1998 to 2004:
+ 4.32%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1998 to 2004 were Ogden-Clearfield-UT, Jackson-TN, Columbus-IN, Provo-Orem-UT, and Lafayette-IN .

  1. Ogden-Clearfield-UT only increased + 12.00% between 1998 and 2004
  2. Jackson-TN only increased + 14.01% between 1998 and 2004
  3. Columbus-IN only increased + 14.05% between 1998 and 2004
  4. Provo-Orem-UT only increased + 15.85% between 1998 and 2004
  5. Lafayette-IN only increased + 16.85% between 1998 and 2004

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 7 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, and Midland-TX .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 40.40% from 1982 to 1988
  2. Casper-WY lost - 35.78% from 1983 thru 1989
  3. Midland-TX lost - 32.81% from 1983 thru 1989
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 32.70% from 1983 thru 1989
  5. Midland-TX lost - 31.48% from 1982 thru 1988

Zip Code in MSA: 50013 - AMES, IA

MSA Pop: 83021
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: STORY
Elev: 1003
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.019645
Long: -93.644794