Property Appreciation Calculator
Project what a property could be worth after years of growth, then adjust for inflation to see what that value is really worth in today money.
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This projects the value forward at your growth assumption, then discounts it back at your inflation assumption so both figures are on the table. The honest question is not what a property will be worth, but what that will buy.
The formulas
Future value = today value × (1 + growth)^years. Real value = future value ÷ (1 + inflation)^years. The doubling time is ln(2) ÷ ln(1 + growth), which is where the familiar rule of 72 comes from.
Worked example
A 400,000 property growing 4% a year is worth about 592,100 after ten years. With 3% inflation over the same period, that is worth roughly 440,600 in today money — a real gain of 40,600, or around 10% over a decade rather than the 48% the nominal figure suggests.
What this deliberately ignores
Mortgage interest, maintenance, taxes and transaction costs all reduce the real return, and none appear here. Treat the output as the value of the asset, not as profit — the profit calculation needs a capital gain calculator and honest cost records.
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Create your free property pageFrequently asked questions
What growth rate is realistic?
Over long periods property in most developed markets has tracked a little above general inflation, not the double-digit rates seen in individual boom years. Using a boom rate for a twenty-year projection produces numbers that will not happen.
Why adjust for inflation at all?
Because the whole purpose of an investment is future purchasing power. A value that doubles while prices also double has gained nothing real, and only the inflation-adjusted figure makes that visible.
Does property always go up?
No. Multi-year falls have happened in most major markets within living memory, and recovery has sometimes taken a decade. Any projection assumes a positive rate because you entered one, not because the market guarantees it.