Landscaping and House Values: An Empirical Investigation

By FranÃ§ois Des Rosiers, Marius ThÃ©riault, Yan Kestens, P. Villeneuve. 2002

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A sight for sore eyes: Assessing the value of view and land use in the housing market (2011, unknown): “A similar result was reported by Des Rosiers et al. (2002), who found that an-above average density of the vegetation visible from the property had a significant negative effect on prices.”
The Impact of Surrounding Land Use and Vegetation on Single-Family House Prices (2004, methodology): “Variable name Description Type a Sprice Sale price of the property ($) C LnSprice Natural logarithm of the sale price ($) C Property-specific factor LTaxRate Local tax rate ($ per 100$ of assessed value) C AppAge Apparent age (years) C LnAppAge Natural logarithm of apparent age (years) C LnAppAge Sq”
What's in a View? (2004, unknown): “Considering the distribution of this variable, Des Rosiers et al argued that this result was attributable to excess tree cover.”
A Spatial Autocorrelation Approach for Examining the Effects of Urban Greenspace on Residential Property Values (2010, background): “Des Rosiers et al. (2002) divided landscaping attributes of homes and their immediate environment into ground cover, flower arrangements, rock plants, hedges, landscape curbs, density of visible vegetation as well as roof, patio and balcony arrangements, etc.”