2000
DOI: 10.2307/3146956
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The Effect of Group Homes on Neighborhood Property Values

Abstract: The majority of studies examining the impact of group homes on neighborhood property values have found that group homes do not adversely effect property values. In our study of seven group homes neighborhoods in DuPage County, Illinois, we find that properties which are proximate to group homes experience a decline in value following the announcement of a group home's pending establishment. In our analysis, observations across time and space are incorporated into a format that is similar to an event study. Our… Show more

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“…In other words, there is a close association between neighbourhood quality and property value. Many previous studies (e.g., Jacobs, 1941;Li & Brown, 1980;Colwell et al, 2000;Boyle & Kiel, 2001;Din et al, 2001) have supported this. For example, in the United States, water views of varying quality and type add different premiums for waterside properties (Benson et al, 1998).…”
Section: Externalities In the Property Marketsupporting
confidence: 60%
“…In other words, there is a close association between neighbourhood quality and property value. Many previous studies (e.g., Jacobs, 1941;Li & Brown, 1980;Colwell et al, 2000;Boyle & Kiel, 2001;Din et al, 2001) have supported this. For example, in the United States, water views of varying quality and type add different premiums for waterside properties (Benson et al, 1998).…”
Section: Externalities In the Property Marketsupporting
confidence: 60%
“…For example, the hedonic model has been used to assess the influence of various factors on housing values such as public transport, school quality, community planning, and special land uses (e.g., Tu and Eppli, 2001;Colwell et al, 2000;Carol1 et al, 1996 andIrwin, 2002). A significant body of literature on environmental impact on property values has also used this methodology (see Boyle et al, 2001 for a survey of literature).…”
Section: Hedonic -Pricing Modelmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Some others have paid their emphasis on some special attributes such as the influence of neighboring group home [25], or mix land use property [26,27], etc. These researches have well described the influences of all kinds of location characteristics on property value.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%