Appreciation for MSAs:.

New Orleans Property Rehab

New Orleans is a great place for Real Estate Investors with all of the Rehab Properties available. Rehab properties present a great opportunity to buy real estate at a discount, complete some improvements and turn a nice profit. The key to successful Rehab in New Orleans is the right financing. There are a lot of Hard Money Rehab options available for New Orleans, and with the right appreciation it may even be worth holding as a long term investment. Most Hard Money Rehab lenders will allow you to finance 100% of Acquisition, Repairs, Closing Costs and sometimes interest payments. Although Hard Money Rehab Loans can be expensive they are a great way to take advantage of opportunities like the ones available in New Orleans.

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 New Orleans Metairie Kenner, Lousiana MSA appreciated + 25.15% (+ 6.29% yearly) for the period between 2001 and the end of 2004.

The state had + 19.74% total appreciation (+ 4.94% yearly). The New Orleans Metairie Kenner, Lousiana MSA outperformed the state. When an MSA outperforms the state, it shows that something in this area happened to increase real estate growth. The are the conditions you look to replicate as an investor.

New-Orleans-Metairie-Kenner-LA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2001 2 137.92 + 1.41% + 5.65%
2001 3 138.83 + 0.66% + 2.64%
2001 4 140.54 + 1.23% + 4.93%
2002 1 141.21 + 0.48% + 1.91%
2002 2 142.98 + 1.25% + 5.01%
2002 3 145.6 + 1.83% + 7.33%
2002 4 147.82 + 1.52% + 6.10%
2003 1 149.71 + 1.28% + 5.11%
2003 2 151.55 + 1.23% + 4.92%
2003 3 153.37 + 1.20% + 4.80%
2003 4 157.19 + 2.49% + 9.96%
2004 1 159.35 + 1.37% + 5.50%
2004 2 162.75 + 2.13% + 8.53%
2004 3 166.62 + 2.38% + 9.51%
2004 4 170.21 + 2.15% + 8.62%


If you feel like property in this area is good for investment, you may want to consider looking at some fixer up properties to rehab. Rehabbing proeprty can help maximize your profits since you can usually buy a house that needs work at a reduced price. If you want information on a Hard Money Rehab Loan in Metairie, Lousiana click on Spec-Loan.com. The right financing can make all the difference when rehabbing property. Not all lenders will allow you to purchase a home that needs work. Make sure you look at all of the appreciation data we have for New Orleans Metairie Kenner, Lousiana.

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

If you knew your Metairie, Lousiana home was worth $105,000.00 in 2001, you could multiply by + 25.15%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $131,412.13 in 2004. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for New-Orleans-Metairie-Kenner-LA from 2001 to 2004:
+ 6.29%

Appreciation Comparisons

The worst perfoming MSAs ever for a 4 year period, were Lafayette-LA, Grand-Junction-CO, Lafayette-LA, Casper-WY, and Casper-WY .

  1. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.71% from 1985 to 1988
  2. Grand-Junction-CO lost - 34.70% from 1982 thru 1985
  3. Lafayette-LA lost - 34.44% from 1984 thru 1987
  4. Casper-WY lost - 34.10% from 1983 thru 1986
  5. Casper-WY lost - 32.07% from 1984 thru 1987

The top 5 performing MSAs from 2001 to 2004 were Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, Yuba-City-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, and San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA .

  1. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased + 90.90% from 2001 to the end of 2004
  2. Yuba-City-CA increased + 90.67% from 2001 to the end of 2004
  3. Fresno-CA increased + 90.07% from 2001 to the end of 2004
  4. Madera-CA increased + 89.58% from 2001 to the end of 2004
  5. San-Diego-Carlsbad-San-Marcos-CA increased + 87.47% from 2001 to the end of 2004

Zip Code in MSA: 70003 - METAIRIE, LA

MSA Pop: 1317541
Zip Pop: 43455
Avg Value: 114500
County: JEFFERSON
Elev: 5
Region: South
Lat: 29.996136
Long: -90.215567