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: + 19.06%
  • State of WA: + 27.50%
  • Difference: - 30.68%

Bellingham-WA

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1999-2002 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Bellingham, Washington .

Lets look at Bellingham, Washington, a city located in Bellingham, Washington MSA.

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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 $100,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 19.06%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $119,063.67 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Bellingham-WA from 1998 to 2002:
+ 3.81%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1998 to 2002 were Barnstable-Town-MA, Napa-CA, San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA, Salinas-CA, and Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA .

  1. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 93.09% from 1998 to the end of 2002
  2. Napa-CA increased + 86.55% from 1998 to the end of 2002
  3. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased + 83.76% from 1998 to the end of 2002
  4. Salinas-CA increased + 82.76% from 1998 to the end of 2002
  5. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 81.13% from 1998 to the end of 2002

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1998 to 2002 were Midland-TX, Lewiston-ID-WA, Springfield-IL, Fayetteville-NC, and Columbus-IN .

  1. Midland-TX only increased + 7.60% between 1998 and 2002
  2. Lewiston-ID-WA only increased + 7.99% between 1998 and 2002
  3. Springfield-IL only increased + 8.47% between 1998 and 2002
  4. Fayetteville-NC only increased + 8.72% between 1998 and 2002
  5. Columbus-IN only increased + 8.79% between 1998 and 2002

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