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.

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa: + 10.81%
  • State of IA: + 16.23%
  • Difference: - 33.43%

Cedar-Rapids-IA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 105.77 + 0.98% + 3.93%
1996 3 106.76 + 0.94% + 3.74%
1996 4 106.64 - 0.11% - 0.45%
1997 1 106.45 - 0.18% - 0.71%
1997 2 107.63 + 1.11% + 4.43%
1997 3 109.63 + 1.86% + 7.43%
1997 4 109.86 + 0.21% + 0.84%
1998 1 111.82 + 1.78% + 7.14%
1998 2 111.81 - 0.01% - 0.04%
1998 3 113 + 1.06% + 4.26%
1998 4 114.41 + 1.25% + 4.99%
1999 1 115.41 + 0.87% + 3.50%
1999 2 115.95 + 0.47% + 1.87%
1999 3 116.83 + 0.76% + 3.04%
1999 4 116.06 - 0.66% - 2.64%


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

If you knew your Anamosa, Iowa home was worth $95,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 10.81%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $105,267.33 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cedar-Rapids-IA from 1996 to 1999:
+ 2.70%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 4 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 thru 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 thru 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 thru 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 thru 2005
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 thru 2006

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 4 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Casper-WY .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.71% from 1985 to 1988
  2. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.70% from 1982 thru 1985
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.44% from 1984 thru 1987
  4. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  5. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 52205 - ANAMOSA, IA

MSA Pop: 242744
Zip Pop: 8087
Avg Value: 83700
County: JONES
Elev: 829
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.11352
Long: -91.29522