This Old House: Historical Restoration as a Neighborhood Amenity

Geoffrey K. Turnbull, Bennie D. Waller, Scott A. Wentland, Walter R. T. Witschey and Velma Zahirovic-Herbert

Land Economics, 2019, vol. 95, issue 2, 193-210

Abstract: Property markets do not fully price the public’s value for historic homes to correct the intergenerational externality associated with historical preservation. While preservation for future generations often provides the primary motivation for Pigovian subsidies, historical preservation or restoration policies may also have significant contemporary amenity effects. This study exploits unique data on the use of rehabilitative tax credits (RTCs) in Virginia to estimate the extent to which historic property investment generates market externalities for nearby nonhistoric properties. Using a difference-in-differences approach, the results indicate that homes in close proximity to RTCs sell at a premium, with only modest liquidity effects.

JEL-codes: H23 R38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
Note: DOI: 10.3368/le.95.2.193
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