Market Premiums Resources

New Urbanism vs. Conventional

Source Additional Percent of Home Value Subdivision/Area
Weyerhauser Company, 1989. The Value of Landscaping. Weyerhauser Nursery Products Division. Tacoma, W.A. Referenced in Schueler, T. and H. Holland. 2000. The Practice of Watershed Protection. The Center for Watershed Protection. 15.0% National Survey
Eppli, Mark S. and Charles Tu. 1999. Valuing the New Urbanism: the impact of new urbanism on prices of single-family homes. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute. 4 - 25% Kentlands, Harbor Town, Laguna West, Southern Village
Song, Yan and G. J. Knapp. 2002. The Effects of New Urbanism on Housing Values: A Quantitative Assessment. National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education. University of Maryland. 15.5% Orenco Station Study

Conservation vs. Conventional

Source Additional Percent of Home Value Subdivision/Area
Smart Growth Network. 2000. Sprawl Costs us All, Evidence from Maryland. 33% Pennypack Park (Philadelphia)
Smart Growth Network. 2000. Sprawl Costs us All, Evidence from Maryland. 20% Rea Island Wildlife Refuge(North Carolina)
Lacey, Jeff. 1990. An Examination of Market Appreciation for Clustered Housing with Permanent Open Space. Center for Rural Massachusetts. 26% Concord, MA
Lacey, Jeff. 1990. An Examination of Market Appreciation for Clustered Housing with Permanent Open Space. Center for Rural Massachusetts. 12% Amherst, MA

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