Appreciation for MSAs:.

The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Bellingham, Washington MSA appreciation it was +133.19% (+ 9.51% yearly) from 1984 to 1997.

During the same time period, WA had +120.59% (+ 8.61% yearly). You can see that the Bellingham, Washington MSA experienced higher appreciation in this case.

Bellingham-WA

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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 Blaine, Washington 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 Bellingham, Washington.

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

If you knew your Blaine, Washington home was worth $81,000.00 in 1984, you could multiply by +133.19%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $188,881.47 in 1997. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1984 to 1997:
+ 9.51%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst 5 MSAs from 1984 to 1997 were Odessa-TX, Midland-TX, Oklahoma-City-OK, Anchorage-AK, and Houston-Sugar-Land-Baytown-TX .

  1. Odessa-TX decreased by - 17.25% between 1984 and 1997
  2. Midland-TX decreased by - 13.75% between 1984 and 1997
  3. Oklahoma-City-OK only increased + 2.03% between 1984 and 1997
  4. Anchorage-AK only increased + 2.27% between 1984 and 1997
  5. Houston-Sugar-Land-Baytown-TX only increased + 4.58% between 1984 and 1997

For a 14 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Honolulu-HI, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA, and Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +471.91% from 1976 thru 1989
  2. Honolulu-HI increased +338.44% from 1978 thru 1991
  3. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +337.52% from 1977 thru 1990
  4. Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA increased +325.36% from 1977 thru 1990
  5. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased +309.66% from 1977 thru 1990

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 14 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, Midland-TX, and Midland-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 26.68% from 1982 to 1995
  2. Midland-TX lost - 24.58% from 1983 thru 1996
  3. Odessa-TX lost - 17.25% from 1984 thru 1997
  4. Midland-TX lost - 13.75% from 1984 thru 1997
  5. Midland-TX lost - 6.03% from 1986 thru 1999

Zip Code in MSA: 98230 - BLAINE, WA

MSA Pop: 176571
Zip Pop: 10743
Avg Value: 132300
County: WHATCOM
Elev: 60
Region: West
Lat: 48.958579
Long: -122.740097