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.

  • Atlanta Sandy Springs Marietta, Georgia: + 17.56%
  • State of GA: + 15.71%
  • Difference: + 11.82%

Atlanta-Sandy-Springs-Marietta-GA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 107.51 + 0.86% + 3.45%
1996 3 108.87 + 1.26% + 5.06%
1996 4 109.29 + 0.39% + 1.54%
1997 1 110.8 + 1.38% + 5.53%
1997 2 112.56 + 1.59% + 6.35%
1997 3 115.14 + 2.29% + 9.17%
1997 4 116.98 + 1.60% + 6.39%
1998 1 119.24 + 1.93% + 7.73%
1998 2 120.95 + 1.43% + 5.74%
1998 3 123.5 + 2.11% + 8.43%
1998 4 125.31 + 1.47% + 5.86%


Lets look at Norcross, Georgia, a city located in Atlanta Sandy Springs Marietta, Georgia MSA.

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

If you knew your Norcross, Georgia home was worth $94,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 17.56%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $110,508.87 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Atlanta-Sandy-Springs-Marietta-GA from 1996 to 1998:
+ 5.85%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 1998 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Jackson-MI, Bay-City-MI, and Monroe-MI .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 34.16% from 1996 to the end of 1998
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 22.04% from 1996 to the end of 1998
  3. Jackson-MI increased + 21.73% from 1996 to the end of 1998
  4. Bay-City-MI increased + 20.64% from 1996 to the end of 1998
  5. Monroe-MI increased + 20.48% from 1996 to the end of 1998

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

Zip Code in MSA: 30010 - NORCROSS, GA

MSA Pop: 4610032
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: GWINNETT
Elev: 1031
Region: South
Lat: 33.96815
Long: -84.21784