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: + 9.25%
  • State of WA: + 25.66%
  • Difference: - 63.96%

Bellingham-WA

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1997-2000 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


If you feel like property in this area is good for investment, you may want to consider looking at some fixer up properties to rehab. Rehabbing proeprty can help maximize your profits since you can usually buy a house that needs work at a reduced price. If you want information on a Hard Money Rehab Loan in Bellingham, Washington click on Spec-Loan.com. The right financing can make all the difference when rehabbing property. Not all lenders will allow you to purchase a home that needs work. Make sure you look at all of the appreciation data we have for Bellingham, Washington.

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 $96,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 9.25%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $104,879.15 in 2000. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1996 to 2000:
+ 1.85%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 2000 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, Salinas-CA, and Barnstable-Town-MA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 96.05% from 1996 to the end of 2000
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 76.03% from 1996 to the end of 2000
  3. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 62.17% from 1996 to the end of 2000
  4. Salinas-CA increased + 58.85% from 1996 to the end of 2000
  5. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 56.37% from 1996 to the end of 2000

For a 5 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Worcester-MA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, and Yuba-City-CA .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +139.57% from 1976 thru 1980
  2. Worcester-MA increased +138.82% from 1982 thru 1986
  3. Fresno-CA increased +137.23% from 2001 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased +136.99% from 2001 thru 2005
  5. Yuba-City-CA increased +136.08% from 2001 thru 2005

Zip Code in MSA: 98225 - BELLINGHAM, WA

MSA Pop: 176571
Zip Pop: 42414
Avg Value: 140500
County: WHATCOM
Elev: 60
Region: West
Lat: 48.746963
Long: -122.49594