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: + 38.65%
  • State of IA: + 53.41%
  • Difference: - 27.63%

Cedar-Rapids-IA

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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 Center Junction, Iowa Refinance, or Center Junction, Iowa Reverse Mortgages, you could estimate your home value.

If you knew your Center Junction, Iowa home was worth $101,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 38.65%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $140,034.56 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cedar-Rapids-IA from 1996 to 2005:
+ 3.86%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 2005 were Salinas-CA, Napa-CA, San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA, San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA, and Merced-CA .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +251.06% from 1996 to the end of 2005
  2. Napa-CA increased +216.57% from 1996 to the end of 2005
  3. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased +216.46% from 1996 to the end of 2005
  4. San-Luis-Obispo-Paso-Robles-CA increased +211.88% from 1996 to the end of 2005
  5. Merced-CA increased +208.10% from 1996 to the end of 2005

For a 10 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT, New-Haven-Milford-CT, Salinas-CA, Salinas-CA, and Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA .

  1. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT increased +262.04% from 1977 thru 1986
  2. New-Haven-Milford-CT increased +251.93% from 1978 thru 1987
  3. Salinas-CA increased +251.06% from 1996 thru 2005
  4. Salinas-CA increased +247.53% from 1997 thru 2006
  5. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +237.10% from 1997 thru 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 52212 - CENTER JUNCTION, IA

MSA Pop: 242744
Zip Pop: 308
Avg Value: 63400
County: JONES
Elev: 829
Region: Midwest
Lat: 42.077451
Long: -91.073159