Valuing the New Urbanism: The Case of Kentlands

Authors

Charles C. Tu, George Washington University
Mark Eppli, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

27 p.

Publication Date

9-1999

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing

Source Publication

Real Estate Economics

Source ISSN

1080-8620

Abstract

This study assesses the impact of new urbanism on single-family home prices. Specifically, we use Duany and Plater-Zyberk's traditional neighborhood development (TND) of Kentlands and surrounding conventional subdivisions to estimate the premium, if any, that single-family homeowners are willing to pay to reside in a community with new urbanist features. Using data on 2,061 single-family home transactions and several hedonic price models, the empirical evidence reveals that consumers are willing to pay a premium to locate in Kentlands.

Comments

Accepted version. Real Estate Economics, Vol. 27, No. 3 (September 1999): 425–451. DOI. © 1999 Blackwell Publishing. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Tu, Charles C. and Eppli, Mark, "Valuing the New Urbanism: The Case of Kentlands" (1999). Finance Faculty Research and Publications. 55.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/fin_fac/55