Ge mig en skärgårdsö - Fastighetsvetenskap - Lunds tekniska ...

Abstract
Background
Ge mig en skärgårdsö � Vad påverkar en skärgårdsfastighets marknadsvärde?
Living in the archipelago is a dream for many people whether it is about having a year-round
living or just a vacation home. A fantastic living environment including the closeness to
nature and the sea attract many people. But of course living in the archipelago is also
associated with certain difficulties, such as access to service and communication.
The interest in the thesis topic began to emerge after many thoughts about how market values
appear on the real estate market and the idea that there must be some kind of real estate that
are harder to value than others started to grow. The choice fell on the real estate situated in the
archipelago and a willingness to analyze and compare Sweden's two largest archipelagos
emerged. What is it that determines the value of a real estate situated in the archipelago? Is it
still its position which is the biggest price influencing factor as for the real estate situated on
land? How much do other potential factors influence the price, like the distance to the city
centre, communication facilities and service offering? How is the real estate valued in each
archipelago? Is the market value affected by the same factors, or are there substantial
differences between the two archipelagos in terms of valuation and the factors that influence
the market value?
Purpose
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate which factors that affect the market value of a real
estate situated in the archipelago. The author also hopes to find interesting similarities and
possible differences in Gothenburg´s and Stockholm´s archipelagos in terms of price
influencing factors.
Research method
The author has chosen to use both the quantitative and qualitative method to achieve the
purpose of this thesis. The qualitative approach will consist of the collection of empirical data,
which will consist mostly of raw data, through interviews with selected respondents who have
experience in the archipelago and its real estate market. These respondents will be limited to
authorized appraisers and analysts in Gothenburg and Stockholm. Secondary data will be
processed as well in the form of published papers and current literature. For the quantitative
approach, the author will put up a number of hedonic pricing models where a number of
variables will affect the market value of a real estate situated in the archipelago. Finally, the
models will be tested on a recently sold real estate for each archipelago.
Conclusion
The conclusion of this thesis is that the value of a real estate situated in the archipelago is
affected by many different factors depending on where it is located. Both the traditional
factors as location, value area and standard points affect the value as the more immeasurable
factors like access to a bridge, sunset and status in the area. It thus requires an appraiser with
local knowledge who can evaluate the more immeasurable factors. Moreover, another
conclusion is that the kind of pricing model which was produced in this thesis may well be
used to develop a benchmark for evaluating a real estate situated in both the archipelago in
Gothenburg and in the archipelago in some municipalities in Stockholm.
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