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: + 5.75%
  • State of MO: + 8.26%
  • Difference: - 30.33%

Columbia-MO

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1998 2 110.57 + 1.80% + 7.18%
1998 3 111.67 + 0.99% + 3.98%
1998 4 111.01 - 0.59% - 2.36%
1999 1 112.34 + 1.20% + 4.79%
1999 2 113.71 + 1.22% + 4.88%
1999 3 114.5 + 0.69% + 2.78%
1999 4 114.87 + 0.32% + 1.29%


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 Columbia-MO here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in Missouri, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

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

If you knew your Ashland, Missouri home was worth $97,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 5.75%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $102,581.38 in 1999. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Columbia-MO from 1998 to 1999:
+ 2.88%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 2 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Bakersfield-CA, Visalia-Porterville-CA, and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ .

  1. Fort-Walton-Beach-Crestview-Destin-FL increased + 64.61% from 2004 thru 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased + 64.37% from 2004 thru 2005
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased + 63.04% from 2004 thru 2005
  4. Visalia-Porterville-CA increased + 62.28% from 2004 thru 2005
  5. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottdale-AZ increased + 60.78% from 2004 thru 2005

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 2 year period, were Honolulu-HI, Casper-WY, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, and Anchorage-AK .

  1. Honolulu-HI lost - 49.13% from 1980 to 1981
  2. Casper-WY lost - 27.70% from 1986 thru 1987
  3. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 26.25% from 1984 thru 1985
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 25.36% from 1986 thru 1987
  5. Anchorage-AK lost - 24.89% from 1986 thru 1987

Zip Code in MSA: 65010 - ASHLAND, MO

MSA Pop: 151129
Zip Pop: 4040
Avg Value: 115300
County: BOONE
Elev: 758
Region: Midwest
Lat: 38.787891
Long: -92.258565