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# TITLE: House Pricing and Subway Distance ----An Analysis of Wuhan Estate Market
# YEAR: 2024.0  VENUE: Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences  DOI: 10.54254/2754-1169/77/20241739
# AUTHORS: Aikun Li
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# ABSTRACT: Many real estate developers advertise residential properties as being located near the subway, which makes one wonder whether subway distance affects the unit price of commercial housing. In this paper, the data of more than 900 new houses in Wuhan were collected and analyzed by multiple regression using Hedonic method. Variables were divided into 3 categories: architecture, position and price to make a more detailed and complex analysis. The results show that subway distance is negatively correlated with housing price, and the closer the subway is, the more obvious this effect is. In other words, the closer the house is to the subway, the higher the unit price of the house. This has a unique guiding significance for real estate developers who have commercial housing construction plans in Wuhan. In addition, the study found that the distance of the house from the hospital can significantly affect the level of housing prices.


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House Pricing and Subway Distance 
--- An Analysis of Wuhan Estate Market 
Aikun Li1,a,* 
1International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, 17 Qinghua Donglu, Beijing, 
China  
a. Aikun.li.icb@cau.edu.cn 
*corresponding author 
Abstract: Many real estate developers advertise residential properties as being located near 
the subway, which makes one wonder whether subway distance affects the unit price of 
commercial housing. In this paper, the data of more than 900 new houses in Wuhan were 
collected and analyzed by multiple regression using Hedonic method. Variables were divided 
into 3 categories: architecture, position and price to make a more detailed and complex 
analysis. The results show that subway distance is negatively correlated with housing price, 
and the closer the subway is, the more obvious this effect is. In other words, the closer the 
house is to the subway, the higher the unit price of the house. This has a unique guiding 
significance for real estate developers who have commercial housing construction plans in 
Wuhan. In addition, the study found that the distance of the house from the hospital can 
significantly affect the level of housing prices. 
Keywords: Real estate, house pricing, urban construction, subway 
1. 
Introduction 
In daily life, people often see the "subway" factor in real estate advertisements. Real estate developers 
are happy to advertise the property's proximity to the subway and convenient transportation. The Sky 
Oasis, a high-end residential area jointly built by Vanke Group and Wuhan City Construction Group, 
points out that it is 50 meters from the subway is the first of its advertisement. So, is the proximity of 
the house to the subway a key factor affecting the price of the subway? Is it reasonable to say that the 
closer the house is to the subway, the more expensive it is? 
The previous literature generally held two different views on this issue. The subway has an impact 
on housing prices, a conclusion that has been generally proven in previous studies. However, the 
scholars' conclusions are likely to be the opposite. In 2001, Bowes and Ihlanfeldt collected data from 
Atlanta, US and drew a conclusion that properties within 0.25 miles of a rail station sold for 19% less 
than those more than 3 miles away. This could be attributed to noise pollution and large number of 
people brought by transportation hubs. A more general conclusion is that housing prices are positively 
correlated with subway [1]. In the selection of research methods, most researchers will combine 
multiple variables that affect housing prices for simultaneous analysis. Because this can more 
comprehensively and comprehensively show the impact of several factors on the housing price. 
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Business and Policy Studies
DOI: 10.54254/2754-1169/77/20241739
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