Appreciation for MSAs:.

Real Estate Investing is all about property appreciation. Understanding Real Estate Appreication is to a real estate investor what reading a profit and loss is to a corporate CEO. Once you understand appreication and the trends that drive it, you can begin to make better decisions on real estate investing.

  • Bellingham, Washington: + 2.14%
  • State of WA: + 6.95%
  • Difference: - 69.16%

Bellingham-WA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 103.18 - 0.80% - 3.19%
1996 3 100.84 - 2.27% - 9.07%
1996 4 103.21 + 2.35% + 9.40%
1997 1 104.22 + 0.98% + 3.91%
1997 2 103.21 - 0.97% - 3.88%
1997 3 103.7 + 0.47% + 1.90%
1997 4 106.24 + 2.45% + 9.80%


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

If you knew your Acme, Washington home was worth $93,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 2.14%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $94,993.94 in 1997. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1996 to 1997:
+ 1.07%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 1997 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Bay-City-MI, Jackson-MI, Monroe-MI, and Muskegon-North-Shores-MI .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 18.65% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  2. Bay-City-MI increased + 14.57% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  3. Jackson-MI increased + 14.25% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  4. Monroe-MI increased + 14.01% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  5. Muskegon-North-Shores-MI increased + 13.83% from 1996 to the end of 1997

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1996 to 1997 were Honolulu-HI, Utica-Rome-NY, Lewiston-Auburn-ME, Madera-CA, and Johnstown-PA .

  1. Honolulu-HI decreased by - 11.37% between 1996 and 1997
  2. Utica-Rome-NY decreased by - 5.89% between 1996 and 1997
  3. Lewiston-Auburn-ME decreased by - 2.85% between 1996 and 1997
  4. Madera-CA decreased by - 2.52% between 1996 and 1997
  5. Johnstown-PA decreased by - 2.31% between 1996 and 1997

Zip Code in MSA: 98220 - ACME, WA

MSA Pop: 176571
Zip Pop: 648
Avg Value: 114000
County: WHATCOM
Elev: 60
Region: West
Lat: 48.688388
Long: -122.195883