Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.
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 + 26.09% (+ 5.22% yearly) from 2000 to 2004.

During the same time period, MI had + 24.44% (+ 4.89% yearly). You can see that the Bay City, Michigan MSA experienced higher appreciation in this case.

Bay-City-MI

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2001-2004 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Bay City, Michigan .

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

Appreciation is an important factor in flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime for fixing up and flipping houses. If you need information on Hard Money Rehab Loans in Kawkawlin, Michigan check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Kawkawlin, Michigan home was worth $104,000.00 in 2000, you could multiply by + 26.09%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $131,138.12 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bay-City-MI from 2000 to 2004:
+ 5.22%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 5 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Worcester-MA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, and Yuba-City-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +139.57% from 1976 thru 1980
  2. Worcester-MA increased +138.82% from 1982 thru 1986
  3. Fresno-CA increased +137.23% from 2001 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased +136.99% from 2001 thru 2005
  5. Yuba-City-CA increased +136.08% from 2001 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 5 year period, were Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Casper-WY lost - 42.34% from 1983 to 1987
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 39.59% from 1983 thru 1987
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.20% from 1984 thru 1988
  4. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 30.66% from 1982 thru 1986
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 30.21% from 1985 thru 1989

Zip Code in MSA: 48631 - KAWKAWLIN, MI

MSA Pop: 109452
Zip Pop: 4632
Avg Value: 91800
County: BAY
Elev: 594
Region: Midwest
Lat: 43.677666
Long: -83.990213