Spatial Variability of the ‘Airbnb Effect’: A Spatially Explicit Analysis of Airbnbs impact on Housing Prices in Sydney
| Autor: | William Thomas Thackway, Matthew Kok Ming Ng, Chyi-Lin Lee, Vivien Shi, Christopher James Pettit |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Urban Studies and Planning
spatial modelling Geography (General) housing affordability Geography Planning and Development bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Urban Studies and Planning Airbnb sharing economy housing prices Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences G1-922 SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences Computers in Earth Sciences Sydney |
| Zdroj: | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol 11, Iss 65, p 65 (2022) |
| Popis: | Over the last decade, the emergence and significant growth of home-sharing platforms, such as Airbnb, has coincided with rising housing unaffordability in many global cities. It is in this context that we look to empirically assess the impact of Airbnb on housing prices in Sydney—one of the least affordable cities in the world. Employing a hedonic property valuation model, our results indicate that Airbnb’s overall effect is positive. A 1% increase in Airbnb density is associated with approximately a 2% increase in property sales price. However, recognizing that Airbnb’s effect is geographically uneven and given the fragmented nature of Sydney’s housing market, we also employ a GWR to account for the spatial variation in Airbnb activity. The findings confirm that Airbnb’s influence on housing prices is varied across the city. Sydney’s northern beaches and parts of western Sydney experience a statistically significant value uplift attributable to Airbnb activity. However, traditional tourist locations focused around Sydney’s CBD and the eastern suburbs experience insignificant or negative property price impacts. The results highlight the need for policymakers to consider local Airbnb and housing market contexts when deciding the appropriate level and design of Airbnb regulation. |
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