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: + 16.96%
  • State of GA: + 17.77%
  • Difference: - 4.52%

Athens-Clarke-County-GA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 118.75 + 0.93% + 3.71%
1998 3 120.13 + 1.16% + 4.65%
1998 4 122 + 1.56% + 6.23%
1999 1 123.06 + 0.87% + 3.48%
1999 2 125.33 + 1.84% + 7.38%
1999 3 127.32 + 1.59% + 6.35%
1999 4 129.4 + 1.63% + 6.53%
2000 1 131.06 + 1.28% + 5.13%
2000 2 131.09 + 0.02% + 0.09%
2000 3 134.81 + 2.84% + 11.35%
2000 4 137.62 + 2.08% + 8.34%


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

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

If you knew your Bogart, Georgia home was worth $98,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 16.96%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $114,624.85 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Athens-Clarke-County-GA from 1998 to 2000:
+ 5.65%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 3 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Madera-CA, and Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased + 93.72% from 2003 thru 2005
  2. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 88.65% from 2003 thru 2005
  3. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 87.85% from 2003 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased + 85.39% from 2003 thru 2005
  5. Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL increased + 85.00% from 2003 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 3 year period, were Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Honolulu-HI, Fairbanks-AK, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.69% from 1983 to 1985
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.84% from 1985 thru 1987
  3. Honolulu-HI lost - 30.81% from 1979 thru 1981
  4. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

Zip Code in MSA: 30622 - BOGART, GA

MSA Pop: 172232
Zip Pop: 7685
Avg Value: 125600
County: OCONEE
Elev: 736
Region: South
Lat: 33.91868
Long: -83.526979