Real estate prices and land use regulations

Between 2015 and 2017, the Law of Heights (Policy-562) regulated areas of urban renewal in specific locations of Bogotá (Colombia). Using a novel dataset based on detailed information at the block level between 2008 and 2017, we study whether this policy affected real estate prices. Our empirical st...

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Autores: Buitrago-Mora, Diego|||0000-0002-2742-7691, García López, Miquel-Àngel|||0000-0002-0515-2922
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:283432
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/283432
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2023.103914
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Land regulations
Real estate prices
SDG 15 - Life on Land
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Sumario:Between 2015 and 2017, the Law of Heights (Policy-562) regulated areas of urban renewal in specific locations of Bogotá (Colombia). Using a novel dataset based on detailed information at the block level between 2008 and 2017, we study whether this policy affected real estate prices. Our empirical strategy compares the price per square meter before and after Policy-562 in treated blocks and in control blocks with similar pre-treatment traits. Results show that prices increased more in treated blocks than in the rest of the city. We also provide evidence that results are heterogeneous from a temporal, land use and strata point of view.