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: + 60.21%
  • State of GA: + 59.02%
  • Difference: + 2.02%

Athens-Clarke-County-GA

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2001-2004 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation
1998-2001 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


If you feel like property in this area is good for investment, you may want to consider looking at some fixer up properties to rehab. Rehabbing proeprty can help maximize your profits since you can usually buy a house that needs work at a reduced price. If you want information on a Hard Money Rehab Loan in Lexington, Georgia click on Spec-Loan.com. The right financing can make all the difference when rehabbing property. Not all lenders will allow you to purchase a home that needs work. Make sure you look at all of the appreciation data we have for Athens Clarke County, Georgia.

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

If you knew your Lexington, Georgia home was worth $100,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 60.21%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $160,210.41 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Athens-Clarke-County-GA from 1996 to 2004:
+ 6.69%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 9 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Salinas-CA, Salinas-CA, Springfield-MA, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, and San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +251.65% from 1997 thru 2005
  2. Salinas-CA increased +229.40% from 1998 thru 2006
  3. Springfield-MA increased +229.07% from 1981 thru 1989
  4. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +227.32% from 1998 thru 2006
  5. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased +218.50% from 1997 thru 2005

Zip Code in MSA: 30648 - LEXINGTON, GA

MSA Pop: 172232
Zip Pop: 2237
Avg Value: 75000
County: OGLETHORPE
Elev: 756
Region: South
Lat: 33.87083
Long: -83.07616