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: + 12.39%
  • State of WA: + 21.94%
  • Difference: - 43.53%

Bellingham-WA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 107.25 + 0.42% + 1.69%
1998 3 106.56 - 0.64% - 2.57%
1998 4 108.44 + 1.76% + 7.06%
1999 1 108.4 - 0.04% - 0.15%
1999 2 108.6 + 0.18% + 0.74%
1999 3 107.81 - 0.73% - 2.91%
1999 4 108.9 + 1.01% + 4.04%
2000 1 110.15 + 1.15% + 4.59%
2000 2 111.4 + 1.13% + 4.54%
2000 3 111.82 + 0.38% + 1.51%
2000 4 113.63 + 1.62% + 6.47%
2001 1 116.39 + 2.43% + 9.72%
2001 2 118.13 + 1.49% + 5.98%
2001 3 119.25 + 0.95% + 3.79%
2001 4 120.03 + 0.65% + 2.62%


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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 $99,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 12.39%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $111,263.76 in 2001. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1998 to 2001:
+ 3.10%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1998 to 2001 were Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Salinas-CA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, and Napa-CA .

  1. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 68.73% from 1998 to the end of 2001
  2. Salinas-CA increased + 68.18% from 1998 to the end of 2001
  3. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 67.23% from 1998 to the end of 2001
  4. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 65.19% from 1998 to the end of 2001
  5. Napa-CA increased + 63.43% from 1998 to the end of 2001

For a 4 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 thru 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 thru 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 thru 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 thru 2005
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 thru 2006

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