Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.

The Bellingham, Washington MSA appreciated + 23.78% (+ 2.97% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 2000.

The state of WA had + 42.11% total appreciation (+ 5.26% yearly). The state average for Washington was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Bellingham, Washington MSA. This means the conditions in the MSA for real estate investment were worse than the state as a whole. The state appreaciated + 77.06% faster than this MSA.

Bellingham-WA

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Now is a great time to buy and fix up real estate in many areas. Foreclosures are on the rise so there are deals to be had. If you are considering purchasing and rehabbing a property, appreciation rates are important to consider. If you feel like this is a good area to purchase foreclosure property for rehab, check out Hard Money Rehab Loan Information at Spec-Loan.com. Its important to do your homework before taking on any type of real estate purchase.

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

If you knew your Bellingham, Washington home was worth $93,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by + 23.78%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $115,115.36 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1993 to 2000:
+ 2.97%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 8 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1989
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.81% from 1983 thru 1990
  3. Casper-WY lost - 31.76% from 1983 thru 1990
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.61% from 1981 thru 1988
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 30.68% from 1982 thru 1989

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1993 to 2000 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Boulder-CO, Denver-Aurora-CO, Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO, and Greeley-CO .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 95.58% from 1993 to the end of 2000
  2. Boulder-CO increased + 94.86% from 1993 to the end of 2000
  3. Denver-Aurora-CO increased + 93.79% from 1993 to the end of 2000
  4. Fort-Collins-Loveland-CO increased + 86.16% from 1993 to the end of 2000
  5. Greeley-CO increased + 80.01% from 1993 to the end of 2000

Zip Code in MSA: 98226 - BELLINGHAM, WA

MSA Pop: 176571
Zip Pop: 56465
Avg Value: 162600
County: WHATCOM
Elev: 60
Region: West
Lat: 48.764067
Long: -122.443537