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.

  • Birmingham Hoover, Alabama: + 51.07%
  • State of AL: + 48.73%
  • Difference: + 4.79%

Birmingham-Hoover-AL

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Lets look at Alton, Alabama, a city located in Birmingham Hoover, Alabama MSA.

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

If you knew your Alton, Alabama home was worth $104,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 51.07%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $157,110.59 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Birmingham-Hoover-AL from 1998 to 2006:
+ 5.67%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 9 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Midland-TX .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1990
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.77% from 1983 thru 1991
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 26.59% from 1982 thru 1990
  4. Casper-WY lost - 26.42% from 1983 thru 1991
  5. Midland-TX lost - 25.57% from 1984 thru 1992

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1998 to 2006 were Salinas-CA, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, Merced-CA, and Vallejo-Fairfield-CA .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +229.40% from 1998 to the end of 2006
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +227.32% from 1998 to the end of 2006
  3. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +216.87% from 1998 to the end of 2006
  4. Merced-CA increased +204.44% from 1998 to the end of 2006
  5. Vallejo-Fairfield-CA increased +204.12% from 1998 to the end of 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 35015 - ALTON, AL

MSA Pop: 1072646
Zip Pop: 0
Avg Value: 0
County: JEFFERSON
Elev: 600
Region: South
Lat: 33.579167
Long: -86.6375