for Catastrophic
Loss Reduction –
Toronto, Canada
Do Shelters Have
Market Value?
• Residential sales data on
homes in Oklahoma County,
OK, during 2005.
• Tax Assessor Data
• State Inventory of Shelters
• Total Observations – 13,641
Do Shelters Have
Market Value?
• A shelter significantly increased the sales price by about 3 ½
percent for the average home.
• This represents a $4200 premium
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