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.

  • Columbia, Missouri: + 49.29%
  • State of MO: + 67.86%
  • Difference: - 27.37%

Columbia-MO

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Lets look at Columbia, Missouri, a city located in Columbia, Missouri MSA.

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

If you knew your Columbia, Missouri home was worth $101,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 49.29%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $150,778.99 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Columbia-MO from 1996 to 2005:
+ 4.93%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1996 to 2005 were Florence-Muscle-Shoals-AL, Springfield-IL, Lafayette-IN, Columbus-IN, and Fayetteville-NC .

  1. Florence-Muscle-Shoals-AL only increased + 24.39% between 1996 and 2005
  2. Springfield-IL only increased + 25.14% between 1996 and 2005
  3. Lafayette-IN only increased + 25.82% between 1996 and 2005
  4. Columbus-IN only increased + 26.95% between 1996 and 2005
  5. Fayetteville-NC only increased + 29.59% between 1996 and 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 10 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Lafayette-LA, Midland-TX, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.73% from 1982 to 1991
  2. Midland-TX lost - 31.11% from 1983 thru 1992
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 22.75% from 1982 thru 1991
  4. Midland-TX lost - 22.05% from 1984 thru 1993
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 21.25% from 1983 thru 1992

Zip Code in MSA: 65202 - COLUMBIA, MO

MSA Pop: 151129
Zip Pop: 35834
Avg Value: 87500
County: BOONE
Elev: 758
Region: Midwest
Lat: 38.996113
Long: -92.317522