Appreciation for MSAs:.

Before we disect the appreciation within the MSA for this period, lets consider how Florence Muscle Shoals, Alabama did compared to the state as a whole.

The Florence Muscle Shoals, Alabama MSA property value change was + 29.33% (+ 2.93% yearly).

All of the property in AL averaged + 47.36% change in value (+ 4.74% yearly).

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Buying short sale properties is a real buzz right now in real estate. Short sales are created when a property is on the brink of foreclosure and the bank is willing to take a reduced payoff in order to avoid having to foreclose. If you are considering a short sale property chances are you will have to do some rehab and repair to the property. Its very important to analyze all of the historical appreciation data for the area if you are considering buying a property for investment. You can check our historical appreication data for Florence-Muscle-Shoals-AL here. If you do decide to move forward with rehabbing a property and need information on a Rehab Loan in Alabama, you can do some research at Spec-Loan.com.

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

If you knew your Florence, Alabama home was worth $99,000.00 in 1995, you could multiply by + 29.33%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $128,036.70 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Florence-Muscle-Shoals-AL from 1995 to 2004:
+ 2.93%

Appreciation Comparisons

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: 35633 - FLORENCE, AL

MSA Pop: 141499
Zip Pop: 19521
Avg Value: 82000
County: LAUDERDALE
Elev: 506
Region: South
Lat: 34.854686
Long: -87.686158