“…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).…”