Kultur & fritids påverkan på fastighetspriser

Sammanfattning: The study aims to see if there is an impact of culture & leisure on property prices. To determine if there is a correlation method of regression analysis is used. The analysis is applied on two models, which will be called: Kommunmodellen and Staffanstorpsmodellen. Kommunmodellen consists of variables that explain property prices at a municipal level such as number of citizens, taxes, employment rate, schools etc. and Staffanstorpsmodellen consists of variables at a property level such as variables describing location, size, age, standard, housing type, etc. The two different models are based on two different data set. By analyzing the correlation between culture & leisure that municipalities in Skåne offer and property prices a greater understanding of how municipalities can attract creative individuals is created. The result of the regression analysis shows that sports & leisure facilities have a positive impact on property prices. Both models, with the two different data sets, contribute to the conclusion at two different levels, at a municipal level and at a property level. The result show that the proximity to a sports facility and how much a municipality invests in sports & leisure facilities both have a positive impact on property prices. The result of the other studied culture & leisure variables showed no effect in the regression analysis as the variables were not significant. An explanation for why no impact could be shown for these variables could be that the supply of culture & leisure that the municipalities offer does not reflect how creative a place is. According to the American researcher Richard Florida it is the creativity and initiative that drives the economy and development in society today. The most successful societies are the one that best takes advantage of people's creative potential and most successfully attract creative individuals. Perhaps the supply of culture & leisure that the municipalities offer is in the wrong form and not sufficiently challenging to attract creative individuals.