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, Indiana: + 30.35%
  • State of IN: + 45.16%
  • Difference: - 32.80%

Columbus-IN

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Lets look at Hartsville, Indiana, a city located in Columbus, Indiana MSA.

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

If you knew your Hartsville, Indiana home was worth $102,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 30.35%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $132,955.70 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Columbus-IN from 1996 to 2006:
+ 2.76%

Appreciation Comparisons

In contrast, the worst 5 MSAs from 1996 to 2006 were Lafayette-IN, Columbus-IN, Springfield-IL, Kokomo-IN, and Rochester-NY .

  1. Lafayette-IN only increased + 26.22% between 1996 and 2006
  2. Columbus-IN only increased + 30.35% between 1996 and 2006
  3. Springfield-IL only increased + 31.13% between 1996 and 2006
  4. Kokomo-IN only increased + 32.02% between 1996 and 2006
  5. Rochester-NY only increased + 32.46% between 1996 and 2006

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 11 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Odessa-TX, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 33.11% from 1982 to 1992
  2. Midland-TX lost - 27.85% from 1983 thru 1993
  3. Midland-TX lost - 21.51% from 1984 thru 1994
  4. Odessa-TX lost - 21.17% from 1984 thru 1994
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 18.88% from 1982 thru 1992

Zip Code in MSA: 47244 - HARTSVILLE, IN

MSA Pop: 72341
Zip Pop: 791
Avg Value: 86800
County: BARTHOLOMEW
Elev: 629
Region: Midwest
Lat: 39.266947
Long: -85.697798