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The impact of proximity to cell phone towers on residential property values

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  • Olga Filippova
  • Michael Rehm

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Purpose - This paper aims to determine if proximity to cell phone towers influences house prices with a focus on isolating the impact of tower aesthetics on nearby property values. Design/methodology/approach - Sales transaction data from the Auckland Region during 2005‐2007 were analysed using a series of hedonic models testing various proximity specifications across two populations of cell towers: residential‐only and global (all towers). Findings - The study could not establish a relationship between cell towers and house prices with the exception of armed monopole towers located in residential areas due to such towers' acute visual disamenity. Practical implications - The study's findings can be directly applied to residential valuation practice and can assist government regulators and telecommunication companies in siting new cell towers. Originality/value - This research provides three distinct methodological improvements: unconventional geocoding that improves spatial accuracy, separate analysis of towers in residential areas that enhances internal validity and inclusion of tower mast data to isolate the impact of tower aesthetics.

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  • Olga Filippova & Michael Rehm, 2011. "The impact of proximity to cell phone towers on residential property values," International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 4(3), pages 244-267, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijhmap:v:4:y:2011:i:3:p:244-267
    DOI: 10.1108/17538271111153022
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    1. Elad Demalach & David Genesove & Asaf Zussman & Noam Zussman, 2016. "The Effect of Proximity to Cellular Sites on Housing Prices in Israel," Bank of Israel Working Papers 2016.14, Bank of Israel.
    2. Peter M. Schwarz & Gwendolyn L. Gill & Alex Hanning & Caleb A. Cox, 2017. "Estimating The Effects Of Brownfields And Brownfield Remediation On Property Values In A New South City," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 35(1), pages 143-164, January.
    3. Ermanno Affuso & J. Reid Cummings & Huubinh Le, 2018. "Wireless Towers and Home Values: An Alternative Valuation Approach Using a Spatial Econometric Analysis," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 56(4), pages 653-676, May.
    4. Mense, Andreas & Wirth, Benjamin, 2014. "Flat Prices, Cell Phone Base Stations, and Network Structure: An Instrumental Variable Approach to Endogenous Locations," VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy 100618, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    5. Darshana Rajapaksa & Wasantha Athukorala & Shunsuke Managi & Prasad Neelawala & Boon Lee & Viet-Ngu Hoang & Clevo Wilson, 2018. "The impact of cell phone towers on house prices: evidence from Brisbane, Australia," Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Springer;Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - SEEPS, vol. 20(1), pages 211-224, January.
    6. Benjamin Wirth & Andreas Mense, 2014. "Flat Prices, Cell Phone Base Stations, and Network Structure," ERSA conference papers ersa14p1552, European Regional Science Association.
    7. Emil Mendoza & Fabian Dunker & Marco Reale, 2023. "Changes in Risk Appreciation, and Short Memory of House Buyers When the Market is Hot, a Case Study of Christchurch, New Zealand," Papers 2307.13232, arXiv.org.
    8. Cohen, Jed J. & Reichl, Johannes & Schmidthaler, Michael, 2014. "Re-focussing research efforts on the public acceptance of energy infrastructure: A critical review," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 4-9.
    9. Touseef Hussain & Jaffar Abbas & Zou Wei & Mohammad Nurunnabi, 2019. "The Effect of Sustainable Urban Planning and Slum Disamenity on The Value of Neighboring Residential Property: Application of The Hedonic Pricing Model in Rent Price Appraisal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-20, February.

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