Slum Real Estate: The Low-Quality High-Price Puzzle in Nairobi’s Slum Rental Market and its Implications for Theory and Practice

Gulyani, Sumila; Talukdar, Debabrata

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.02.010

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“…This argument is supported by existing studies that find a positive relationship between rents and the presence of toilets, e.g. Knight et al (2004) in Uganda and Gulyani and Talukdar (2008) in Kenya.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Further analysis is needed, though; indeed, even if other studies (like Megbolugbe, 1989, in Nigeria;Knight et al, 2004, in Uganda;and Gulyani and Talukdar, 2008 in Kenya) find positive correlation between water and sanitation services and housing values/rents, there is not yet enough evidence. Housing and urbanization is and will continue to be a major factor in African cities (Collier and Venables, 2013).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…They find a positive effect of piped water and flush toilets on rents. Gulyani and Talukdar (2008) find that access to piped water and "reasonable access to toilet" 8 are determinants of monthly rent in Nairobi slum areas in Kenya. In a study on sale prices in South Africa, Els and Von Fintel (2010) find that the number of bathrooms does matter.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…It should be noted that research on the interactions between amenities and real estate markets in African cities is scarce, although, as explained above, the stakes are high. Existing studies in African cities (Arimah, 1992;Asabere, 1981a;Asabere, 1981b;Asabere, 2004;Choumert et al, 2013;Els and Von Fintel, 2010;Gulyani and Talukdar, 2008;Knight et al, 2004;and Megbolugbe, 1989) find contrasting results. To our knowledge, no hedonic study has been performed on the Togolese housing market.…”

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confidence: 96%

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The impact of water and sanitation access on housing values: The case of Dapaong. Togo

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Kéré²,

Laré³

2014

Proceedings of the 21st Annual European Real Estate Society Conference

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Avertissement :Les commentaires et analyses développés n'engagent que leurs auteurs qui restent seuls responsables des erreurs et insuffisances. The international community has made a commitment that aims to halve, by 2015, the number of people without access to safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation systems. In Togo, the government struggles to provide the population with access to water and sanitation, despite a proactive policy. We argue that a connection to safe water and sanitation increases housing values. Using collected data from the city of Dapaong, we develop a hedonic price model to capture the relationship between housing values and their characteristics. Our results support the need to accompany any investment in access to water and sanitation with real estate policies, so that the poorest households remain beneficiaries of the pro-poor policies.

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The impact of water and sanitation access on housing values: The case of Dapaong. Togo

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Laré³

2014

Proceedings of the 21st Annual European Real Estate Society Conference

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“…However, a prior working paper by UN HABITAT (2003) on slums places the slum population at 158 million. Slums are traditionally characterised by illegal land tenure, inadequate infrastructure, poor quality housing stock and poor neighbourhood conditions (Gulyani and Talukdar, 2008). Slums also have limited access to clean energy sources.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies

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Important contributions have been made to our knowledge of squatters in sociology, anthropology, geography, political science, planning, and architecture. In addition, there is research led by international organizations, agencies, and NGOs. Squatting is the occupation of vacant land or buildings, without the consent of the owner. But squatting involves a wide range of activities, claims, goals, resources, locations, and relationships with authorities, and squatters can have many different profiles. A common response has been the creation of typologies. A central problem has been fragmentation of the approaches to the study of squatters. Interested in different dimensions, these literatures are separated by cleavages. Five main cleavages can be identified around which research is organized: North/South, urban/rural, survival tactics/social movements, buildings/lands, inhabitants/policies. Distinct approaches by scholars with different backgrounds and theoretical interests limit our ability to understand the phenomenon. This entry attempts to address the diversity of issues and debates around them.

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Slum Real Estate: The Low-Quality High-Price Puzzle in Nairobi’s Slum Rental Market and its Implications for Theory and Practice

Cited by 141 publications

References 11 publications

The impact of water and sanitation access on housing values: The case of Dapaong. Togo

The impact of water and sanitation access on housing values: The case of Dapaong. Togo

Empowering change: The effects of energy provision on individual aspirations in slum communities

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