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.

  • Cleveland, Tennessee: + 12.96%
  • State of TN: + 13.54%
  • Difference: - 4.34%

Cleveland-TN

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 105.84 - 1.49% - 5.96%
1996 3 106.56 + 0.68% + 2.72%
1996 4 110.02 + 3.25% + 12.99%
1997 1 107.74 - 2.07% - 8.29%
1997 2 110.55 + 2.61% + 10.43%
1997 3 114.61 + 3.67% + 14.69%
1997 4 114.01 - 0.52% - 2.09%
1998 1 118.03 + 3.53% + 14.10%
1998 2 117.26 - 0.65% - 2.61%
1998 3 119.61 + 2.00% + 8.02%
1998 4 121.36 + 1.46% + 5.85%


Buying short sale properties is a real buzz right now in real estate. Short sales are created when a property is on the brink of foreclosure and the bank is willing to take a reduced payoff in order to avoid having to foreclose. If you are considering a short sale property chances are you will have to do some rehab and repair to the property. Its very important to analyze all of the historical appreciation data for the area if you are considering buying a property for investment. You can check our historical appreication data for Cleveland-TN here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in Tennessee, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

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

If you knew your Charleston, Tennessee home was worth $94,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 12.96%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $106,178.70 in 1998. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Cleveland-TN from 1996 to 1998:
+ 4.32%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 1998 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA, Jackson-MI, Bay-City-MI, and Monroe-MI .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 34.16% from 1996 to the end of 1998
  2. Santa-Cruz-Watsonville-CA increased + 22.04% from 1996 to the end of 1998
  3. Jackson-MI increased + 21.73% from 1996 to the end of 1998
  4. Bay-City-MI increased + 20.64% from 1996 to the end of 1998
  5. Monroe-MI increased + 20.48% from 1996 to the end of 1998

For a 3 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Madera-CA, and Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased + 93.72% from 2003 thru 2005
  2. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 88.65% from 2003 thru 2005
  3. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 87.85% from 2003 thru 2005
  4. Madera-CA increased + 85.39% from 2003 thru 2005
  5. Palm-Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-FL increased + 85.00% from 2003 thru 2005

Zip Code in MSA: 37310 - CHARLESTON, TN

MSA Pop: 106435
Zip Pop: 3565
Avg Value: 100800
County: BRADLEY
Elev: 864
Region: South
Lat: 35.261818
Long: -84.869253