Appreciation for MSAs:.

The first way to get a handle on an areas appreciation for a period is to compare it to the rest of the state.

In this case Bay City, Michigan MSA appreciated + 21.47% (+ 3.58% yearly) for the period between 2001 and the end of 2006.

The state had + 19.70% total appreciation (+ 3.28% yearly). The Bay City, Michigan MSA outperformed the state. When an MSA outperforms the state, it shows that something in this area happened to increase real estate growth. The are the conditions you look to replicate as an investor.

Bay-City-MI

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2003-2006 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


Some of the ways peope use our appreciation data for Bay City, Michigan include real estate investment .

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

Appreciation is an important factor in fixing/rehabbing and flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime. If you need information on a Hard Money Rehab Loan in Michigan check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Linwood, Michigan home was worth $107,000.00 in 2001, you could multiply by + 21.47%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $129,974.28 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bay-City-MI from 2001 to 2006:
+ 3.58%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 2001 to 2006 were Kokomo-IN, Lafayette-IN, Anderson-IN, Muncie-IN, and Saginaw-Saginaw-Township-North-MI .

  1. Kokomo-IN only increased + 7.35% between 2001 and 2006
  2. Lafayette-IN only increased + 9.59% between 2001 and 2006
  3. Anderson-IN only increased + 11.00% between 2001 and 2006
  4. Muncie-IN only increased + 12.69% between 2001 and 2006
  5. Saginaw-Saginaw-Township-North-MI only increased + 12.79% between 2001 and 2006

For a 6 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Merced-CA, Modesto-CA, Worcester-MA, Yuba-City-CA, and San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA .

  1. Merced-CA increased +172.57% from 2000 thru 2005
  2. Modesto-CA increased +166.23% from 2000 thru 2005
  3. Worcester-MA increased +164.50% from 1982 thru 1987
  4. Yuba-City-CA increased +164.17% from 2000 thru 2005
  5. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +162.77% from 1976 thru 1981

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 6 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, Anchorage-AK, and Midland-TX .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 42.13% from 1983 to 1988
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.78% from 1982 thru 1987
  3. Casper-WY lost - 37.50% from 1983 thru 1988
  4. Anchorage-AK lost - 33.17% from 1984 thru 1989
  5. Midland-TX lost - 31.15% from 1982 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 48634 - LINWOOD, MI

MSA Pop: 109452
Zip Pop: 4684
Avg Value: 91500
County: BAY
Elev: 594
Region: Midwest
Lat: 43.747429
Long: -84.037764