Appreciation for MSAs:.

The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Bay City, Michigan MSA appreciation it was + 15.48% (+ 7.74% yearly) from 1994 to 1995.

During the same time period, MI had + 12.68% (+ 6.34% yearly). You can see that the Bay City, Michigan MSA experienced higher appreciation in this case.

Bay-City-MI

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1994 2 96.69 + 2.37% + 9.49%
1994 3 97.15 + 0.48% + 1.90%
1994 4 102.13 + 5.13% + 20.50%
1995 1 100 - 2.09% - 8.34%
1995 2 102.81 + 2.81% + 11.24%
1995 3 104.28 + 1.43% + 5.72%
1995 4 109.07 + 4.59% + 18.37%


Lets look at Auburn, Michigan, a city located in Bay City, Michigan MSA.

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

If you knew your Auburn, Michigan home was worth $89,000.00 in 1994, you could multiply by + 15.48%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $102,776.39 in 1995. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bay-City-MI from 1994 to 1995:
+ 7.74%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 2 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 64.61% from 2004 thru 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 64.37% from 2004 thru 2005
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased + 63.04% from 2004 thru 2005
  4. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 62.28% from 2004 thru 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased + 60.78% from 2004 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 2 year period, were Honolulu-HI, Casper-WY, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Honolulu-HI lost - 49.13% from 1980 to 1981
  2. Casper-WY lost - 27.70% from 1986 thru 1987
  3. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 26.25% from 1984 thru 1985
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 25.36% from 1986 thru 1987
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 24.89% from 1986 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 48611 - AUBURN, MI

MSA Pop: 109452
Zip Pop: 5884
Avg Value: 98300
County: BAY
Elev: 594
Region: Midwest
Lat: 43.618219
Long: -84.088957