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.

  • Baltimore Towson, Maryland: +136.20%
  • State of MD: +140.94%
  • Difference: - 3.36%

Baltimore-Towson-MD

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Lets look at Laurel, Maryland, a city located in Baltimore Towson, Maryland MSA.

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

If you knew your Laurel, Maryland home was worth $104,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by +136.20%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $245,647.88 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Baltimore-Towson-MD from 1998 to 2006:
+ 15.13%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1998 to 2006 were Lafayette-IN, Kokomo-IN, Sioux-City-IA-NE-SD, Columbus-IN, and Anderson-IN .

  1. Lafayette-IN only increased + 18.64% between 1998 and 2006
  2. Kokomo-IN only increased + 21.25% between 1998 and 2006
  3. Sioux-City-IA-NE-SD only increased + 21.99% between 1998 and 2006
  4. Columbus-IN only increased + 22.54% between 1998 and 2006
  5. Anderson-IN only increased + 23.57% between 1998 and 2006

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

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 9 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Midland-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1990
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.77% from 1983 thru 1991
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 26.59% from 1982 thru 1990
  4. Casper-WY lost - 26.42% from 1983 thru 1991
  5. Midland-TX lost - 25.57% from 1984 thru 1992

Zip Code in MSA: 20724 - LAUREL, MD

MSA Pop: 2616229
Zip Pop: 13032
Avg Value: 144300
County: ANNE ARUNDEL
Elev: 41
Region: South
Lat: 39.094674
Long: -76.818916