Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.
The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Baltimore Towson, Maryland MSA appreciation it was + 41.61% (+ 10.40% yearly) from 2000 to 2003.

During the same time period, MD had + 43.23% (+ 10.81% yearly). From 2000 to 2003, Maryland outperformed the individual Baltimore Towson, Maryland MSA. Do your research to try and determine why this MSA did not perform as well as the rest of the state.

Baltimore-Towson-MD

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2000 2 116.43 + 1.15% + 4.59%
2000 3 118.44 + 1.73% + 6.91%
2000 4 120.22 + 1.50% + 6.01%
2001 1 122.86 + 2.20% + 8.78%
2001 2 125.12 + 1.84% + 7.36%
2001 3 127.87 + 2.20% + 8.79%
2001 4 129.83 + 1.53% + 6.13%
2002 1 133.03 + 2.46% + 9.86%
2002 2 137.07 + 3.04% + 12.15%
2002 3 140.98 + 2.85% + 11.41%
2002 4 143.7 + 1.93% + 7.72%
2003 1 146.65 + 2.05% + 8.21%
2003 2 149.69 + 2.07% + 8.29%
2003 3 154.02 + 2.89% + 11.57%
2003 4 163.01 + 5.84% + 23.35%


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

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

If you knew your Lothian, Maryland home was worth $103,000.00 in 2000, you could multiply by + 41.61%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $145,860.74 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Baltimore-Towson-MD from 2000 to 2003:
+ 10.40%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2000 to 2003 were Yuba-City-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, Modesto-CA, San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA, and San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA .

  1. Yuba-City-CA increased + 71.27% from 2000 to the end of 2003
  2. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 70.88% from 2000 to the end of 2003
  3. Modesto-CA increased + 69.30% from 2000 to the end of 2003
  4. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased + 67.94% from 2000 to the end of 2003
  5. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased + 67.84% from 2000 to the end of 2003

Zip Code in MSA: 20711 - LOTHIAN, MD

MSA Pop: 2616229
Zip Pop: 6065
Avg Value: 57200
County: ANNE ARUNDEL
Elev: 41
Region: South
Lat: 38.807786
Long: -76.653138