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.

  • Barnstable Town, Massachusettes: + 33.97%
  • State of MA: + 29.85%
  • Difference: + 13.82%

Barnstable-Town-MA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 105.06 - 0.38% - 1.52%
1996 3 104.34 - 0.69% - 2.74%
1996 4 106.12 + 1.71% + 6.82%
1997 1 106.89 + 0.73% + 2.90%
1997 2 108.8 + 1.79% + 7.15%
1997 3 110.79 + 1.83% + 7.32%
1997 4 112.47 + 1.52% + 6.07%
1998 1 113.69 + 1.08% + 4.34%
1998 2 115.32 + 1.43% + 5.73%
1998 3 118.86 + 3.07% + 12.28%
1998 4 120.88 + 1.70% + 6.80%
1999 1 123.63 + 2.27% + 9.10%
1999 2 129.31 + 4.59% + 18.38%
1999 3 133.83 + 3.50% + 13.98%
1999 4 141.29 + 5.57% + 22.30%


Now is a great time to buy and fix up real estate in many areas. Foreclosures are on the rise so there are deals to be had. If you are considering purchasing and rehabbing a property, appreciation rates are important to consider. If you feel like this is a good area to purchase foreclosure property for rehab, check out Hard Money Rehab Loan Information at Spec-Loan.com. Its important to do your homework before taking on any type of real estate purchase.

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

If you knew your Cataumet, Massachusettes home was worth $95,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 33.97%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $127,276.22 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Barnstable-Town-MA from 1996 to 1999:
+ 8.49%

Appreciation Comparisons

Here are a some MSAs that didn't do so well, this can give you an idea of a worst case scenario:.

  1. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  2. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 2534 - CATAUMET, MA

MSA Pop: 229545
Zip Pop: 839
Avg Value: 192400
County: BARNSTABLE
Elev: 37
Region: Northeast
Lat: 41.667026
Long: -70.613388