Appreciation for MSAs:.

The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA appreciation it was + 82.50% (+ 6.35% yearly) from 1994 to 2006.

During the same time period, AL had + 75.10% (+ 5.78% yearly). You can see that the Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA experienced higher appreciation in this case.

Birmingham-Hoover-AL

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Now is a great time to buy and fix up real estate in many areas. Foreclosures are on the rise so there are deals to be had. If you are considering purchasing and rehabbing a property, appreciation rates are important to consider. If you feel like this is a good area to purchase foreclosure property for rehab, check out Hard Money Rehab Loan Information at Spec-Loan.com. Its important to do your homework before taking on any type of real estate purchase.

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

If you knew your Bessemer, Alabama home was worth $100,000.00 in 1994, you could multiply by + 82.50%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $182,502.87 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Birmingham-Hoover-AL from 1994 to 2006:
+ 6.35%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 13 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, and Odessa-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 29.46% from 1982 to 1994
  2. Midland-TX lost - 24.49% from 1983 thru 1995
  3. Midland-TX lost - 18.51% from 1984 thru 1996
  4. Odessa-TX lost - 15.99% from 1984 thru 1996
  5. Odessa-TX lost - 10.08% from 1985 thru 1997

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1994 to 2006 were Salinas-CA, Fort-Lauderdale-Pompano-Beach-Deerfield-Beach-FL--(M, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Bend-OR, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +248.87% from 1994 to the end of 2006
  2. Fort-Lauderdale-Pompano-Beach-Deerfield-Beach-FL--(M increased +228.05% from 1994 to the end of 2006
  3. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +216.45% from 1994 to the end of 2006
  4. Bend-OR increased +211.83% from 1994 to the end of 2006
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased +210.92% from 1994 to the end of 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 35022 - BESSEMER, AL

MSA Pop: 1072646
Zip Pop: 14042
Avg Value: 93800
County: JEFFERSON
Elev: 600
Region: South
Lat: 33.34169
Long: -86.96204