Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Battle Creek, Michigan to the rest of the state. This will give us an idea if the appreciation here was isolated or happened across the state.

We have appreciattion of + 97.85% (+ 7.53% yearly) for the Battle Creek, Michigan MSA.

The entire state of MI had +100.58% appreciation (+ 7.74% yearly). The state average for Michigan was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Battle Creek, Michigan MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse by + 2.79%.

Battle-Creek-MI

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There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Battle Creek, Michigan .

Lets look at Marshall, Michigan, a city located in Battle Creek, Michigan MSA.

Appreciation is an important factor in flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime for fixing up and flipping houses. If you need information on Hard Money Rehab Loans in Marshall, Michigan check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Marshall, Michigan home was worth $96,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by + 97.85%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $189,939.96 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Battle-Creek-MI from 1992 to 2004:
+ 7.53%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 13 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA, Honolulu-HI, and Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +365.89% from 1977 thru 1989
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +354.74% from 1976 thru 1988
  3. Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA increased +346.24% from 1977 thru 1989
  4. Honolulu-HI increased +322.63% from 1978 thru 1990
  5. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased +285.59% from 1977 thru 1989

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 13 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, and Odessa-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 29.46% from 1982 to 1994
  2. Midland-TX lost - 24.49% from 1983 thru 1995
  3. Midland-TX lost - 18.51% from 1984 thru 1996
  4. Odessa-TX lost - 15.99% from 1984 thru 1996
  5. Odessa-TX lost - 10.08% from 1985 thru 1997

Zip Code in MSA: 49068 - MARSHALL, MI

MSA Pop: 138854
Zip Pop: 15091
Avg Value: 110900
County: CALHOUN
Elev: 898
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.2686
Long: -84.945