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: + 11.08%
  • State of MI: + 11.99%
  • Difference: - 7.59%

Bay-City-MI

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 130.16 + 4.28% + 17.11%
1998 3 131.2 + 0.80% + 3.20%
1998 4 132.31 + 0.85% + 3.38%
1999 1 134.31 + 1.51% + 6.05%
1999 2 136.04 + 1.29% + 5.15%
1999 3 137.43 + 1.02% + 4.09%
1999 4 138.65 + 0.89% + 3.55%


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 $97,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 11.08%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $107,747.56 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bay-City-MI from 1998 to 1999:
+ 5.54%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1998 to 1999 were Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, and Napa-CA .

  1. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 28.19% from 1998 to the end of 1999
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 24.40% from 1998 to the end of 1999
  3. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 24.28% from 1998 to the end of 1999
  4. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 22.92% from 1998 to the end of 1999
  5. Napa-CA increased + 20.67% from 1998 to the end of 1999

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

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