Appreciation for MSAs:.

The first way to get a handle on an areas appreciation for a period is to compare it to the rest of the state.

In this case Decatur, Alabama MSA appreciated + 21.14% (+ 3.52% yearly) for the period between 2001 and the end of 2006.

The state had + 33.34% total appreciation (+ 5.56% yearly). The state average for Alabama was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Decatur, Alabama MSA. This shows that something happened in this area to cause it to underperform. If you can identify the cause during these years, you can learn to avoid it. The state appreaciated + 57.71% faster than this MSA.

Decatur-AL

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2003-2006 Quarterly Detailed Appreciation


There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Decatur, Alabama .

Lets look at Courtland, Alabama, a city located in Decatur, Alabama MSA.

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

If you knew your Courtland, Alabama home was worth $107,000.00 in 2001, you could multiply by + 21.14%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $129,618.69 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Decatur-AL from 2001 to 2006:
+ 3.52%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 6 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, Anchorage-AK, and Midland-TX .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 42.13% from 1983 to 1988
  2. Lafayette-LA lost - 37.78% from 1982 thru 1987
  3. Casper-WY lost - 37.50% from 1983 thru 1988
  4. Anchorage-AK lost - 33.17% from 1984 thru 1989
  5. Midland-TX lost - 31.15% from 1982 thru 1987

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2001 to 2006 were Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, and Naples-Marco-Island-FL .

  1. Madera-CA increased +156.12% from 2001 to the end of 2006
  2. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +152.80% from 2001 to the end of 2006
  3. Bakersfield-CA increased +152.44% from 2001 to the end of 2006
  4. Fresno-CA increased +148.94% from 2001 to the end of 2006
  5. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +148.21% from 2001 to the end of 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 35618 - COURTLAND, AL

MSA Pop: 147204
Zip Pop: 2329
Avg Value: 47800
County: LAWRENCE
Elev: 650
Region: South
Lat: 34.652725
Long: -87.30027