Appreciation for MSAs:.

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

If we analyze Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA appreciation it was + 38.88% (+ 4.32% yearly) from 1994 to 2002.

During the same time period, IA had + 48.34% (+ 5.37% yearly). From 1994 to 2002, Iowa outperformed the individual Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA. Do your research to try and determine why this MSA did not perform as well as the rest of the state.

Cedar-Rapids-IA

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Lets look at Blairstown, Iowa, a city located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA.

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

If you knew your Blairstown, Iowa home was worth $96,000.00 in 1994, you could multiply by + 38.88%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $133,322.60 in 2002. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cedar-Rapids-IA from 1994 to 2002:
+ 4.32%

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 1994 to 2002 were Barnstable-Town-MA, San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Denver-Aurora-CO, and Salinas-CA .

  1. Barnstable-Town-MA increased +116.17% from 1994 to the end of 2002
  2. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased +112.59% from 1994 to the end of 2002
  3. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased +104.39% from 1994 to the end of 2002
  4. Denver-Aurora-CO increased + 98.00% from 1994 to the end of 2002
  5. Salinas-CA increased + 93.56% from 1994 to the end of 2002

Zip Code in MSA: 52209 - BLAIRSTOWN, IA

MSA Pop: 242744
Zip Pop: 1095
Avg Value: 90000
County: BENTON
Elev: 810
Region: Midwest
Lat: 41.90598
Long: -92.082565