Hedonic Analysis of Housing Prices and Development in Kaunas: Heritage Aspect

Authors

  • Kastytis Rudokas Kaunas University of Technology, Institute of Architecture and Construction
  • Mantas Landauskas Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Department of Mathematical Modelling
  • Odeta Viliūnienė Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture
  • Indrė Gražulevičiūtė - Vileniškė Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.erem.75.2.22823

Keywords:

hedonic price method, built heritage, real estate, heritage context, socio-economical significance of heritage, Kaunas

Abstract

The urban economists have stressed the importance of various amenities for the attractiveness of urban areas for residents and businesses and built cultural heritage can be considered as one of such amenities, the benefits of which should not be overlooked. This research was aimed to analyze the influence of heritage aspect including the heritage status or features of the building and the historic built environment in general on the real estate prices and development in Kaunas using hedonic price method. Two sets of data were collected for the analysis - general, including heritage buildings and including new construction since 2013. The research has demonstrated that heritage status and the year of construction (as older buildings can be considered having heritage features) have no significant positive influence on the real estate prices. Meanwhile, the location, heritage context and the architectural distinctiveness of new architecture have a direct influence on the real estate prices. The heritage context correlates with architectural quality of new construction as well. This reveals the benefits of heritage context both for the real estate developers and households; however, the study shows the unemployed social-economic potential of historic buildings as generators and maintainers of heritage context.

Author Biographies

Kastytis Rudokas, Kaunas University of Technology, Institute of Architecture and Construction

Junior scientific researcher at the Institute of Architecture and Construction, Kaunas University of Technology.

Mantas Landauskas, Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Department of Mathematical Modelling

Lecturer at the Department of Mathematical Modelling, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Kaunas University of Technology

Odeta Viliūnienė, Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Lecturer at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kaunas University of Technology.

Indrė Gražulevičiūtė - Vileniškė, Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Assoc. Prof. at Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

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Published

2019-09-03

Issue

Vol. 75 No. 2 (2019)

Section

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