TagProperty Values(19)
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Des Moines Airport Advisory Committee — July 30, 2026
The Airport Discount answers the wrong question This special meeting had no specific agenda, but leaned heavily on the following FAA-funded study, concerning the negative impacts of aircraft noise on property values. NBER: How Airplane Noise Impacts Home Values – October, 2025 Studying this seems so common-sense we completely understand the ongoing appeal. But the -
2025-10-01NBER: How airplane noise impacts home values, October 2025
NBER Working Paper No. 34431 by Florian Allroggen, R. John Hansman, Christopher R. Knittel, Jing Li, Xibo Wan, and Juju Wang (MIT, Tufts, University of Connecticut), October 2025. Estimates causal effect of aviation noise on U.S. housing prices using quasi-experimental variation from FAA performance-based navigation (PBN) procedures and runway reconfigurations at three major U.S. airports. -
2024-04-04King County Tax Assessor presentation: Hot Market Finally Cools: What’s Up on Property Values, Taxes & the Financial Landscape
King County Department of Assessments presentation by Assessor John Wilson on property values, taxes, and exemptions, delivered at a study session on April 4, 2024. Covers DOA functions including valuation of 720,000+ King County residential and commercial properties, physical inspection cycles (once every 6 years), trending 5/6th of properties to market values, residential and commercial -
2024-04-04Hot Market Finally Cools: What’s Up on Property Values, Taxes & the Financial Landscape
King County Department of Assessments presentation by Assessor John Wilson on property values, taxes, and exemptions, delivered at a study session on April 4, 2024. Covers DOA functions including valuation of 720,000+ King County residential and commercial properties, physical inspection cycles (once every 6 years), trending 5/6th of properties to market values, residential and commercial -
2023-07-30Aircraft noise environment and land use issues near Sea-Tac Airport
This document outlines several key challenges related to aircraft noise near Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Airport. It notes that existing noise measurement systems lack the precision needed by planners, residents, and courts, while federal FAA funds cannot be used to purchase noise-affected lands unless they serve specific airport purposes. Additional concerns include restricted HUD/VA mortgage financing in high-noise areas, the potential negative impact on local tax bases if the Port of Seattle acquires large amounts of noise-sensitive land, and widespread property owner anxiety over declining home values and marketability. -
2022-01-01A Property Value Study for King County and Port Affected Areas
A property value study prepared by Saundra Mock of John L. Scott Real Estate examines how home values in King County and areas affected by Sea-Tac Airport air traffic compare to surrounding communities without an air traffic freeway overhead. Using data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, the study presents maps, zip codes, and median home values for affected and unaffected cities in the Seattle area, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions about the impact of airport noise on local real estate. -
2020-09-24The Impact of Airport Proximity on Single-Family House Prices—Evidence from Poland
Academic journal article published in MDPI Sustainability (2020, vol. 12, 7928) by Mirosław Bełej, Radosław Cellmer (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn), and Michał Głuszak (Cracow University of Economics) examining the impact of airport proximity on single-family house prices in Poland, 2013–2017. Analyzes Gdańsk Lech Walesa Airport and Warsaw Chopin Airport limited use areas -
2020-09-24
The Impact of Airport Proximity on Single-Family House Prices—Evidence from Poland
Academic journal article published in MDPI Sustainability (2020, vol. 12, 7928) by Mirosław Bełej, Radosław Cellmer (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn), and Michał Głuszak (Cracow University of Economics) examining the impact of airport proximity on single-family house prices in Poland, 2013–2017. Analyzes Gdańsk Lech Walesa Airport and Warsaw Chopin Airport limited use areas -
2018-06-24Declaration of Mary L. Vigilante in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Amended Motion for Class Certification
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2014-10-27
Admasu v. Port of Seattle (2014) 70220–3–I
Court of Appeals of Washington,Division 1. Kebede ADMASU, et al., Appellants, v. PORT OF SEATTLE, a Washington municipal corporation, Respondent. No. 70220–3–I. Decided: October 27, 2014 Darrell L. Cochran, Kevin Michael Hastings Pfau Cochran VertetisAmala PLLC, Tacoma, WA, Jason Paul Amala, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner. Timothy J. Filer, Patrick J.