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.

  • Decatur, Alabama: + 39.87%
  • State of AL: + 51.50%
  • Difference: - 22.58%

Decatur-AL

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

If you knew your Hartselle, Alabama home was worth $101,000.00 in 1996, you could multiply by + 39.87%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $141,268.98 in 2005. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Decatur-AL from 1996 to 2005:
+ 3.99%

Appreciation Comparisons

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

For a 10 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT, New-Haven-Milford-CT, Salinas-CA, Salinas-CA, and Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA .

  1. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-CT increased +262.04% from 1977 thru 1986
  2. New-Haven-Milford-CT increased +251.93% from 1978 thru 1987
  3. Salinas-CA increased +251.06% from 1996 thru 2005
  4. Salinas-CA increased +247.53% from 1997 thru 2006
  5. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +237.10% from 1997 thru 2006

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: 35640 - HARTSELLE, AL

MSA Pop: 147204
Zip Pop: 21124
Avg Value: 84000
County: MORGAN
Elev: 573
Region: South
Lat: 34.444683
Long: -86.939326