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.

  • Dalton, Georgia: + 6.32%
  • State of GA: + 8.68%
  • Difference: - 27.18%

Dalton-GA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
1996 2 109.38 + 0.19% + 0.77%
1996 3 112.46 + 2.82% + 11.26%
1996 4 109.47 - 2.66% - 10.63%
1997 1 111.66 + 2.00% + 8.00%
1997 2 112.66 + 0.90% + 3.58%
1997 3 114.74 + 1.85% + 7.39%
1997 4 116.07 + 1.16% + 4.64%


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Dalton, Georgia .

Lets look at Chatsworth, Georgia, a city located in Dalton, Georgia MSA.

Appreciation is an important factor in flipping properties. If appreciation rates are good this area may be prime for fixing up and flipping houses. If you need information on Hard Money Rehab Loans in Chatsworth, Georgia check out Spec-Loan.com

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

If you knew your Chatsworth, Georgia home was worth $93,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 6.32%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $98,877.99 in 1997. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Dalton-GA from 1996 to 1997:
+ 3.16%

Appreciation Comparisons

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

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1996 to 1997 were San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA, Bay-City-MI, Jackson-MI, Monroe-MI, and Muskegon-North-Shores-MI .

  1. San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa-Clara-CA increased + 18.65% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  2. Bay-City-MI increased + 14.57% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  3. Jackson-MI increased + 14.25% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  4. Monroe-MI increased + 14.01% from 1996 to the end of 1997
  5. Muskegon-North-Shores-MI increased + 13.83% from 1996 to the end of 1997

Zip Code in MSA: 30705 - CHATSWORTH, GA

MSA Pop: 127279
Zip Pop: 31636
Avg Value: 70100
County: MURRAY
Elev: 752
Region: South
Lat: 34.754527
Long: -84.790232