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.

  • Bay City, Michigan: + 14.57%
  • State of MI: + 14.26%
  • Difference: + 2.18%

Bay-City-MI

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 112.44 + 2.53% + 10.10%
1996 3 114.19 + 1.56% + 6.23%
1996 4 116.66 + 2.16% + 8.65%
1997 1 118.32 + 1.42% + 5.69%
1997 2 120.24 + 1.62% + 6.49%
1997 3 123.76 + 2.93% + 11.71%
1997 4 125.65 + 1.53% + 6.11%


If you feel like property in this area is good for investment, you may want to consider looking at some fixer up properties to rehab. Rehabbing proeprty can help maximize your profits since you can usually buy a house that needs work at a reduced price. If you want information on a Hard Money Rehab Loan in Auburn, Michigan click on Spec-Loan.com. The right financing can make all the difference when rehabbing property. Not all lenders will allow you to purchase a home that needs work. Make sure you look at all of the appreciation data we have for Bay City, Michigan.

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 $93,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 14.57%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $106,551.02 in 1997. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bay-City-MI from 1996 to 1997:
+ 7.29%

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