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 Lafayette, Indiana MSA appreciated + 14.84% (+ 1.85% yearly) for the period between 1999 and the end of 2006.

The state had + 28.51% total appreciation (+ 3.56% yearly). The state average for Indiana was higher than the real estate appreciation in the Lafayette, Indiana 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 + 92.13% faster than this MSA.

Lafayette-IN

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There are a lot of ways to use the appreciation data for Lafayette, Indiana .

Lets look at Delphi, Indiana, a city located in Lafayette, Indiana MSA.

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

If you knew your Delphi, Indiana home was worth $105,000.00 in 1999, you could multiply by + 14.84%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $120,579.12 in 2006. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Lafayette-IN from 1999 to 2006:
+ 1.85%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 8 year period, were Midland-TX, Midland-TX, Casper-WY, Lafayette-LA, and Lafayette-LA .

  1. Midland-TX lost - 34.76% from 1982 to 1989
  2. Midland-TX lost - 32.81% from 1983 thru 1990
  3. Casper-WY lost - 31.76% from 1983 thru 1990
  4. Lafayette-LA lost - 31.61% from 1981 thru 1988
  5. Lafayette-LA lost - 30.68% from 1982 thru 1989

The top 5 performing MSAs from 1999 to 2006 were Naples-Marco-Island-FL, Salinas-CA, Merced-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Fort-Lauderdale-Pompano-Beach-Deerfield-Beach-FL--(M .

  1. Naples-Marco-Island-FL increased +209.59% from 1999 to the end of 2006
  2. Salinas-CA increased +204.52% from 1999 to the end of 2006
  3. Merced-CA increased +196.27% from 1999 to the end of 2006
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +194.43% from 1999 to the end of 2006
  5. Fort-Lauderdale-Pompano-Beach-Deerfield-Beach-FL--(M increased +190.86% from 1999 to the end of 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 46923 - DELPHI, IN

MSA Pop: 184536
Zip Pop: 8269
Avg Value: 85400
County: CARROLL
Elev: 580
Region: Midwest
Lat: 40.586299
Long: -86.671029