Is Energy Efficiency Priced in the Housing Market? - Large Sample Evidence From Germany

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Bienert ◽  
Franz Fürst ◽  
Marcelo Cajias
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Housing Market ◽  
Large Sample

The capitalization of energy efficiency: Evidence from the housing market

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 103243
Author(s):  
Erdal Aydin ◽  
Dirk Brounen ◽  
Nils Kok
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Housing Market

scholarly journals The price of energy efficiency in the Spanish housing market

Energy Policy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amaia de Ayala ◽  
Ibon Galarraga ◽  
Joseph V. Spadaro
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Housing Market

Modelling energy retrofit investments in the UK housing market

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Adan ◽  
Franz Fuerst
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Housing Market ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Property Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Energy Efficiency Measures ◽  
Energy Retrofit ◽  
Efficiency Measures ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – Improving the energy efficiency of the existing residential building stock has been identified as a key policy aim in many countries. The purpose of this paper is to review the extant literature on investment decisions in domestic energy efficiency and presents a model that is both grounded in microeconomic theory and empirically tractable. Design/methodology/approach – This study develops a modified and extended version of an existing microeconomic model to embed the retrofit investment decision in a residential property market context, taking into account tenants’ willingness to pay and cost-reducing synergies. A simple empirical test of the link between energy efficiency measures and housing market dynamics is then conducted. Findings – The empirical data analysis for England indicates that where house prices are low, energy efficiency measures tend to increase the value of a house more in relative terms compared to higher-priced regions. Second, where housing markets are tight, landlords and sellers will be successful even without investing in energy efficiency measures. Third, where wages and incomes are low, the potential gains from energy savings make up a larger proportion of those incomes compared to more affluent regions. This, in turn, acts as a further incentive for an energy retrofit. Finally, the UK government has been operating a subsidy scheme which allows all households below a certain income threshold to have certain energy efficiency measures carried out for free. In regions, where a larger proportion of households are eligible for these subsidies,the authors also expect a larger uptake. Originality/value – While the financial metrics of retrofit measures are by now well understood, most of the existing studies tend to view these investments in isolation, not as part of a larger bundle of considerations by landlords and owners of how energy retrofits might influence a property’s rent, price and appreciation rate. In this paper, the authors argue that establishing this link is crucial for a better understanding of the retrofit investment decision.

Modelling the effect of energy performance certificate rating on property value in the Belfast housing market

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peadar T Davis ◽  
John A McCord ◽  
Michael McCord ◽  
Martin Haran
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Housing Market ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Hedonic Pricing ◽  
Property Value ◽  
Sale Price ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Data Limitations ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the relationship between energy performance and property sale price in the Belfast housing market. How energy efficiency is contributes to sale price and thus appraisal value is of growing concern. The obligatory measurement of energy efficiency in private dwellings seeks to encourage improvements in energy performance. This may be capitalised into property value and may stimulate demand for energy-efficient buildings. However, the relationship between energy performance and property value remains nebulous, complex and under-researched – in part due to data limitations. Design/methodology/approach – Using a hedonic pricing specification, this paper measures the effect of energy performance certificates (EPCs) on residential property value. It examines the relationship between 3,797 residential sales transactions across the Belfast housing market, showing the percentage effect on property value with respect to energy performance. Findings – The results indicate a small but positive relationship between better energy performance and higher selling prices. Nonetheless, the findings point towards strong preference, demand tastes and a complex intra-relationship between EPCs and their capitalisation into property value. Pertinently, the findings point towards any energy-efficient-related price effect affect to be marginal alongside more “quality”-based market behaviours. Research limitations/implications – Analogous with other studies, data deficiencies and a lack of incorporating price determining variables (missing determinants) such as heating type and glazing type introduces omitted variable bias and endogeneity problems within the model structure. Originality/value – This paper contributes to emerging literature and policy debate surrounding the measurement and implementation of energy-efficiency certification through a greater understanding of energy performance characteristics in determining property value.

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