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.

  • Athens Clarke County, Georgia: + 9.21%
  • State of GA: + 8.68%
  • Difference: + 6.17%

Athens-Clarke-County-GA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 107.21 + 0.70% + 2.82%
1996 3 107.92 + 0.66% + 2.65%
1996 4 110.68 + 2.56% + 10.23%
1997 1 110.53 - 0.14% - 0.54%
1997 2 113.75 + 2.91% + 11.65%
1997 3 114.89 + 1.00% + 4.01%
1997 4 116.27 + 1.20% + 4.80%


Lets look at Bishop, Georgia, a city located in Athens Clarke County, Georgia MSA.

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

If you knew your Bishop, Georgia home was worth $93,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 9.21%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $101,569.70 in 1997. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Athens-Clarke-County-GA from 1996 to 1997:
+ 4.61%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 1997 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Bay-City-MI, Jackson-MI, Monroe-MI, and Muskegon-North-Shores-MI .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 18.65% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  2. Bay-City-MI increased + 14.57% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  3. Jackson-MI increased + 14.25% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  4. Monroe-MI increased + 14.01% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  5. Muskegon-North-Shores-MI increased + 13.83% from 1996 to the end of 1997

For a 2 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 64.61% from 2004 thru 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 64.37% from 2004 thru 2005
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased + 63.04% from 2004 thru 2005
  4. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 62.28% from 2004 thru 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased + 60.78% from 2004 thru 2005

Zip Code in MSA: 30621 - BISHOP, GA

MSA Pop: 172232
Zip Pop: 3226
Avg Value: 116200
County: OCONEE
Elev: 736
Region: South
Lat: 33.83322
Long: -83.47207