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 +142.82% (+ 10.20% yearly) between 1993 and the end of 2006.

The state of WA had +144.31% total appreciation (+ 10.31% 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 + 1.04% faster than this MSA.

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 $99,000.00 in 1993, you could multiply by +142.82%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $240,393.14 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1993 to 2006:
+ 10.20%

Appreciation Comparisons

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