Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.

The Barnstable Town, Massachusettes MSA appreciated + 37.25% (+ 9.31% yearly) between 2003 and the end of 2006.

The state of MA had + 29.15% total appreciation (+ 7.29% yearly). The Barnstable Town, Massachusettes MSA outperformed the state. This gives us important insight into the apprecaition of this MSA. The msa appreciated + 27.80% faster than the state as a whole.

Barnstable-Town-MA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2003 2 230.95 + 2.45% + 9.79%
2003 3 236.61 + 2.45% + 9.80%
2003 4 250.11 + 5.71% + 22.82%
2004 1 257.78 + 3.07% + 12.27%
2004 2 267.69 + 3.84% + 15.38%
2004 3 279.62 + 4.46% + 17.83%
2004 4 284.65 + 1.80% + 7.20%
2005 1 294.67 + 3.52% + 14.08%
2005 2 300.9 + 2.11% + 8.46%
2005 3 306.99 + 2.02% + 8.10%
2005 4 310.53 + 1.15% + 4.61%
2006 1 314.07 + 1.14% + 4.56%
2006 2 312.71 - 0.43% - 1.73%
2006 3 307.78 - 1.58% - 6.31%
2006 4 309.41 + 0.53% + 2.12%


Lets look at Cataumet, Massachusettes, a city located in Barnstable Town, Massachusettes MSA.

Appreciation is an important to real estate investors who rehab and flip properties. If you feel appreciation rates are good in this area there may be a good opportunity to flip houses. To learn more about Hard Money Real Estate Loans check out Spec-Loan.com

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 $109,000.00 in 2003, you could multiply by + 37.25%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $149,606.04 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Barnstable-Town-MA from 2003 to 2006:
+ 9.31%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 4 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Casper-WY .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.71% from 1985 to 1988
  2. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.70% from 1982 thru 1985
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.44% from 1984 thru 1987
  4. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  5. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2003 to 2006 were Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Naples-Marco-Island-FL .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 to the end of 2006
  2. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased +101.32% from 2003 to the end of 2006
  3. Madera-CA increased +100.36% from 2003 to the end of 2006
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +100.03% from 2003 to the end of 2006
  5. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 99.23% from 2003 to the end of 2006

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