The Value of Green Labels in the California Housing Market

"The Value of Green Labels in the California Housing Market” is the rst study to provide statistical evidence that, holding other factors constant, a green label on a single-family home in California provides a market premium compared to a comparable home without the label. The research also indicates that the price premium is in uenced by local climate and environmental ideology. To reach these conclusions, researchers conducted an economic analysis of 1.6 million homes sold in California between 2007 and 2012, controlling for other variables known to in uence home prices in order to isolate the added value of green home labels.