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.

  • Billings, Montana: + 4.76%
  • State of MT: + 4.03%
  • Difference: + 18.28%

Billings-MT

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 112.42 - 0.30% - 1.21%
1998 3 113.54 + 1.00% + 3.99%
1998 4 114.36 + 0.72% + 2.89%
1999 1 114.96 + 0.52% + 2.10%
1999 2 115.44 + 0.42% + 1.67%
1999 3 118.32 + 2.49% + 9.98%
1999 4 118.13 - 0.16% - 0.64%


Buying short sale properties is a real buzz right now in real estate. Short sales are created when a property is on the brink of foreclosure and the bank is willing to take a reduced payoff in order to avoid having to foreclose. If you are considering a short sale property chances are you will have to do some rehab and repair to the property. Its very important to analyze all of the historical appreciation data for the area if you are considering buying a property for investment. You can check our historical appreication data for Billings-MT here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in Montana, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

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

If you knew your Acton, Montana home was worth $97,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 4.76%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $101,619.46 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Billings-MT from 1998 to 1999:
+ 2.38%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1998 to 1999 were Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Barnstable-Town-MA, Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA, and Napa-CA .

  1. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 28.19% from 1998 to the end of 1999
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 24.40% from 1998 to the end of 1999
  3. Barnstable-Town-MA increased + 24.28% from 1998 to the end of 1999
  4. Santa-Rosa-Petaluma-CA increased + 22.92% from 1998 to the end of 1999
  5. Napa-CA increased + 20.67% from 1998 to the end of 1999

For a 2 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 64.61% from 2004 thru 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 64.37% from 2004 thru 2005
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased + 63.04% from 2004 thru 2005
  4. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 62.28% from 2004 thru 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased + 60.78% from 2004 thru 2005

Zip Code in MSA: 59002 - ACTON, MT

MSA Pop: 142961
Zip Pop: 63
Avg Value: 71300
County: YELLOWSTONE
Elev: 3119
Region: West
Lat: 45.92648
Long: -108.693749