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.

  • Columbus, Georgia, Alabama: + 46.13%
  • State of GA: + 53.05%
  • Difference: - 13.04%

Columbus-GA-AL

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

If you knew your Fortson, Georgia home was worth $103,000.00 in 1998, you could multiply by + 46.13%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $150,514.13 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Columbus-GA-AL from 1998 to 2005:
+ 5.77%

Appreciation Comparisons

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1998 to 2005 were Salinas-CA, Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Merced-CA, Vallejo-Fairfield-CA, and Napa-CA .

  1. Salinas-CA increased +233.30% from 1998 to the end of 2005
  2. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +202.95% from 1998 to the end of 2005
  3. Merced-CA increased +201.80% from 1998 to the end of 2005
  4. Vallejo-Fairfield-CA increased +201.28% from 1998 to the end of 2005
  5. Napa-CA increased +197.88% from 1998 to the end of 2005

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1998 to 2005 were Lafayette-IN, Columbus-IN, Springfield-IL, Ogden-Clearfield-UT, and Jackson-TN .

  1. Lafayette-IN only increased + 18.26% between 1998 and 2005
  2. Columbus-IN only increased + 19.34% between 1998 and 2005
  3. Springfield-IL only increased + 20.61% between 1998 and 2005
  4. Ogden-Clearfield-UT only increased + 21.04% between 1998 and 2005
  5. Jackson-TN only increased + 21.38% between 1998 and 2005

Zip Code in MSA: 31808 - FORTSON, GA

MSA Pop: 287082
Zip Pop: 4773
Avg Value: 142100
County: MUSCOGEE
Elev: 260
Region: South
Lat: 32.5952
Long: -84.969196