Influence of educational and cultural facilities on apartment prices by size in Seoul: do residents’ preferred facilities influence the housing market?

Abstract

This study uses spatial regression to assess the value of educational and cultural facilities as reflected in apartment prices in Seoul, at district and subdistrict levels. In the district-level analysis, regardless of the spatial unit and apartment size, private academies, museums, or art museums positively influence price, while historical sites and park areas negatively influence it. At the subdistrict level, effects differ by apartment size. The study finds that merely providing housing is insufficient for the success of housing policies. Instead, fulfilling residents’ needs and preferences regarding public facilities, especially according to their life stage and thereby contributing to housing policies, will help develop desirable living environments for all.

Keywords:

• Apartment price by size
• resident demographics
• educational facilities
• cultural facilities
• spatial regression model

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the constructive comments of Dr. Mary Brooks and our reviewers; their time is truly appreciated.

Disclosure statement

No potential competing interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea [grant number: 2017R1D1A1B03032415] and Myongji University [the 2014 Research Fund].