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Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Stigarll, Andrea;
Elam, Emmett |
Author Affiliation: | Stigarll: Graduate Research Assistant; Elam: Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas |
Title: | Impact of improved landscape quality and tree cover on the price of single-family homes |
Source: | Journal of Environmental Horticulture. Vol. 27, No. 1, March 2009, p. 24-30. |
Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: Horticultural Research Institute |
# of Pages: | 7 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Landscape; Economic impacts; Property values; Trees; Aesthetic values
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Abstract/Contents: | "Impacts of the quality of landscaping and percentage of tree cover on home prices were estimated from a sample of 75 home sales within the Melonie Park neighborhood in Lubbock, TX, from 2003 to 2005. Estimates were derived using a regression of house sale price on house characteristics, landscape quality, and tree cover. Homes that improved landscaping from average quality to good or excellent quality increased selling price by 5.7 and 10.8%, respectively. Approximately 30% of the increase in sale value was accounted for by added tree cover. The results show that each $1.00 invested in upgrading an average landscape to excellent quality returns $1.35 in added property value." |
Language: | English |
References: | 33 |
Note: | Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Stigarll, A., and E. Elam. 2009. Impact of improved landscape quality and tree cover on the price of single-family homes. J. Environ. Hortic. 27(1):p. 24-30. |
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