Appreciation for MSAs:.

Comparing the real estate investment appreciation rates between a MSAs and their state can give you a lot of insight.
The state appreciation level can be a good benchmark for comparing an individual MSAs perfomance.

If we analyze Wenatchee, Washington MSA appreciation it was + 7.51% (+ 1.88% yearly) from 2000 to 2003.

During the same time period, WA had + 20.84% (+ 5.21% yearly). From 2000 to 2003, Washington outperformed the individual Wenatchee, Washington MSA. Do your research to try and determine why this MSA did not perform as well as the rest of the state.

Wenatchee-WA

YearQuarterPrice IndexQuarter Increase or DecreaseAnnualized
2000 2 109.37 - 3.58% - 14.32%
2000 3 109.86 + 0.45% + 1.79%
2000 4 109.86 + 0.00% + 0.00%
2001 1 114.6 + 4.31% + 17.26%
2001 2 115.01 + 0.36% + 1.43%
2001 3 114.82 - 0.17% - 0.66%
2001 4 115.57 + 0.65% + 2.61%
2002 1 116.43 + 0.74% + 2.98%
2002 2 116.01 - 0.36% - 1.44%
2002 3 117.57 + 1.34% + 5.38%
2002 4 119.44 + 1.59% + 6.36%
2003 1 119.71 + 0.23% + 0.90%
2003 2 120.72 + 0.84% + 3.37%
2003 3 122.33 + 1.33% + 5.33%
2003 4 121.95 - 0.31% - 1.24%


Lets look at Wenatchee, Washington, a city located in Wenatchee, Washington MSA.

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

If you knew your Wenatchee, Washington home was worth $103,000.00 in 2000, you could multiply by + 7.51%, add the gain and see the home should be worth $110,736.58 in 2003. Home value is an important part of every mortgage transaction.


Average YEARLY Real Estate Appreciation for Wenatchee-WA from 2000 to 2003:
+ 1.88%

Appreciation Comparisons

For a 4 year period, the top 5 performing MSAs of all time are Bakersfield-CA, Fresno-CA, Madera-CA, Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA, and Bakersfield-CA .

  1. Bakersfield-CA increased +116.36% from 2002 thru 2005
  2. Fresno-CA increased +116.09% from 2002 thru 2005
  3. Madera-CA increased +114.32% from 2002 thru 2005
  4. Riverside-San-Bernardino-Ontario-CA increased +112.60% from 2002 thru 2005
  5. Bakersfield-CA increased +110.89% from 2003 thru 2006

Zip Code in MSA: 98801 - WENATCHEE, WA

MSA Pop: 101726
Zip Pop: 36551
Avg Value: 137500
County: CHELAN
Elev: 645
Region: West
Lat: 47.43378
Long: -120.32922