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: + 20.64%
  • State of MI: + 20.89%
  • Difference: - 1.19%

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%
1998 1 124.82 - 0.66% - 2.64%
1998 2 130.16 + 4.28% + 17.11%
1998 3 131.2 + 0.80% + 3.20%
1998 4 132.31 + 0.85% + 3.38%


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

If you knew your Bentley, Michigan home was worth $94,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 20.64%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $113,405.12 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bay-City-MI from 1996 to 1998:
+ 6.88%

Appreciation Comparisons

Here are a some MSAs that didn't do so well, this can give you an idea of a worst case scenario:.

  1. Fairbanks-AK lost - 29.16% from 1987 thru 1989
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 28.50% from 1986 thru 1988

Zip Code in MSA: 48613 - BENTLEY, MI

MSA Pop: 109452
Zip Pop: 1129
Avg Value: 69000
County: BAY
Elev: 594
Region: Midwest
Lat: 43.936029
Long: -84.115118