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.

  • Battle Creek, Michigan: + 40.21%
  • State of MI: + 45.95%
  • Difference: - 12.50%

Battle-Creek-MI

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Buying short sale properties is a real buzz right now in real estate. Short sales are created when a property is on the brink of foreclosure and the bank is willing to take a reduced payoff in order to avoid having to foreclose. If you are considering a short sale property chances are you will have to do some rehab and repair to the property. Its very important to analyze all of the historical appreciation data for the area if you are considering buying a property for investment. You can check our historical appreication data for Battle-Creek-MI here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in Michigan, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

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

If you knew your Bedford, Michigan home was worth $104,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 40.21%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $145,814.94 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Battle-Creek-MI from 1998 to 2006:
+ 4.47%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1998 to 2006 were Salinas-CA, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, Merced-CA, and Vallejo-Fairfield-CA .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +229.40% from 1998 to the end of 2006
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +227.32% from 1998 to the end of 2006
  3. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +216.87% from 1998 to the end of 2006
  4. Merced-CA increased +204.44% from 1998 to the end of 2006
  5. Vallejo-Fairfield-CA increased +204.12% from 1998 to the end of 2006

In contrast, 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

Zip Code in MSA: 49020 - BEDFORD, MI

MSA Pop: 138854
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: CALHOUN
Elev: 898
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.3957
Long: -85.23285