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.

  • Auburn Opelika, Alabama: + 29.47%
  • State of AL: + 27.40%
  • Difference: + 7.56%

Auburn-Opelika-AL

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1999-2002 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation
1996-1999 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


Buying short sale properties is a real buzz right now in real estate. Short sales are created when a property is on the brink of foreclosure and the bank is willing to take a reduced payoff in order to avoid having to foreclose. If you are considering a short sale property chances are you will have to do some rehab and repair to the property. Its very important to analyze all of the historical appreciation data for the area if you are considering buying a property for investment. You can check our historical appreication data for Auburn-Opelika-AL here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in Alabama, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

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

If you knew your Auburn, Alabama home was worth $98,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 29.47%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $126,880.83 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Auburn-Opelika-AL from 1996 to 2002:
+ 4.21%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 2002 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Napa-CA, and San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +108.44% from 1996 to the end of 2002
  2. Barnstable-Town-MA increased +108.15% from 1996 to the end of 2002
  3. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased +101.69% from 1996 to the end of 2002
  4. Napa-CA increased + 98.25% from 1996 to the end of 2002
  5. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased + 95.99% from 1996 to the end of 2002

For a 7 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Salinas-CA, Springfield-MA, Merced-CA, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, and Vallejo-Fairfield-CA .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +208.13% from 1999 thru 2005
  2. Springfield-MA increased +199.02% from 1981 thru 1987
  3. Merced-CA increased +193.70% from 1999 thru 2005
  4. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +186.53% from 1999 thru 2005
  5. Vallejo-Fairfield-CA increased +185.64% from 1999 thru 2005

Zip Code in MSA: 36830 - AUBURN, AL

MSA Pop: 119561
Zip Pop: 27176
Avg Value: 126900
County: LEE
Elev: 822
Region: South
Lat: 32.600699
Long: -85.475524