The Effect of HVTLs on Property Values: An Event Study

Charles Thomas and Gerd Welke ()
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Charles Thomas: Black Swan Realty Advisors
Gerd Welke: California State Polytechnic University

International Real Estate Review, 2017, vol. 20, issue 2, 167-187

Abstract: We present empirical results for the e?ect on residential property values from the construction of high voltage transmission towers on an existing utility right of way. The event window consists of a period of two and a half years during which non-operational 500 kV towers were in place, after which they were taken down. When comparing the proximate transactions within the window to those outside, relative to the same di?erence for distant transactions, we ?nd a negative e?ect on valuation during the presence of the towers, which is most signi?cant for encumbered and abutting properties, and vanishes quickly with distance from the right of way or nearest tower. An event window that corresponds to widespread public knowledge of the pending construction leads to an insigni?cant effect, which suggests that the price formation process is possibly inefficient.

Keywords: Hedonic Pricing; High Voltage Transmission Lines; Event Study; Market Efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L85 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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