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 +125.53% (+ 9.66% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 2005.

The state of WA had +119.45% total appreciation (+ 9.19% yearly). The Bellingham, Washington MSA outperformed the state. This gives us important insight into the apprecaition of this MSA. The msa appreciated + 5.09% faster than the state as a whole.

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 Bellingham, 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 Bellingham, Washington Refinance, or Bellingham, Washington Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Bellingham, Washington home was worth $98,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by +125.53%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $221,023.09 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1993 to 2005:
+ 9.66%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 13 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA, Honolulu-HI, and Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +365.89% from 1977 thru 1989
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +354.74% from 1976 thru 1988
  3. Oxnard-Thousand-Oaks-Ventura-CA increased +346.24% from 1977 thru 1989
  4. Honolulu-HI increased +322.63% from 1978 thru 1990
  5. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased +285.59% from 1977 thru 1989

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 13 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, and Odessa-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 29.46% from 1982 to 1994
  2. Midland-TX lost - 24.49% from 1983 thru 1995
  3. Midland-TX lost - 18.51% from 1984 thru 1996
  4. Odessa-TX lost - 15.99% from 1984 thru 1996
  5. Odessa-TX lost - 10.08% from 1985 thru 1997

Zip Code in MSA: 98229 - BELLINGHAM, WA

MSA Pop: 176571
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: WHATCOM
Elev: 60
Region: West
Lat: 48.764067
Long: -122.443537