Appreciation for MSAs:.

Let's start by comparing Bellingham, Washington to the rest of the state. This will give us an idea if the appreciation here was isolated or happened across the state.

We have appreciattion of +143.15% (+ 10.22% yearly) for the Bellingham, Washington MSA.

The entire state of WA had +127.89% appreciation (+ 9.13% yearly). The Bellingham, Washington MSA beat out the state. by + 11.93% appreciation.

Bellingham-WA

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Some of the ways peope use our appreciation data for Bellingham, Washington include real estate investment .

Lets look at Blaine, Washington, a city located in Bellingham, Washington 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 Washington check out Spec-Loan.com

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 $97,000.00 in 1992, you could multiply by +143.15%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $235,852.97 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1992 to 2005:
+ 10.22%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1992 to 2005 were Salinas-CA, Medford-OR, Fort-Lauderdale-Pompano-Beach-Deerfield-Beach-FL--(M, Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +246.60% from 1992 to the end of 2005
  2. Medford-OR increased +224.65% from 1992 to the end of 2005
  3. Fort-Lauderdale-Pompano-Beach-Deerfield-Beach-FL--(M increased +218.48% from 1992 to the end of 2005
  4. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased +202.40% from 1992 to the end of 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased +200.00% from 1992 to the end of 2005

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

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