Modelling the effect of energy performance certificate rating on property value in the Belfast housing market

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 292-317

  Davis, Peadar Thomas ^a   McCord, John ^a   McCord, Michael James ^a   Haran, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy performance; Hedonic analysis; Housing markets; Housing policy; Property value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937805011     PISSN: 17538270     EISSN: 17538289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJHMA-09-2014-0035     Document Type: Article

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