--- title: Solar Enhances Property Values description: Will solar panels increase the value of my property? Multiple studies have made it clear that the answer is already a resounding YES image: https://blog.solarcrowdsource.com/hubfs/Berkeley%20FINALCover_010915-231x300.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.solarcrowdsource.com/solar-enhances-property-values#main-content) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 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They also tend to **sell twice as fast** as the competition. This makes sense because solar reduces the overall operating cost of the property.  The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) recently released an analysis that found solar panels **add between 3 percent and 4 percent** to the value of a home.  Learn more about how solar can increase property values: - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: [Selling into the sun: Price premium analysis of a multi-state dataset of solar homes](http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2015/01/13/berkeley-lab-illuminates-price-premiums-u-s-solar-home-sales/?utm_campaign=Solarize%20Dunwoody&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_UobPZUUoFdV23B34qCnbXROb1CF2yfU5hzQYrRZsFy5r4zt4Di0uNshFPMHjwMNUafKzH) - New York Times: [Appraising solar energy's value: Solar panels and home values](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/realestate/solar-panels-and-home-values.html?utm_campaign=Solarize%20Dunwoody&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_UobPZUUoFdV23B34qCnbXROb1CF2yfU5hzQYrRZsFy5r4zt4Di0uNshFPMHjwMNUafKzH) - CNET.com: ECON 101: [Solar panels increase home values](http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20088646-54/econ-101-solar-panels-increase-home-values/?utm_campaign=Solarize%20Dunwoody&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_UobPZUUoFdV23B34qCnbXROb1CF2yfU5hzQYrRZsFy5r4zt4Di0uNshFPMHjwMNUafKzH) The [Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) just published a solar valuation guide](https://www.seia.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/SEIA%20Solar%20Valuation%20Guide%20-%20Nov%202017.pdf) to help  stakholders in the residential housing market to calculate the value of solar: > *"There are currently more than 1.5 million residential solar systems in the U.S. Roughly every 90 seconds, a new customer is going solar somewhere in the U.S.* > > *Accordingly, it’s important that homeowners, real estate brokers, mortgage brokers, and other stakeholders in the residential housing market across the country understand the value of a solar system on a residential property."* #### [**Download the SEIA Solar Valuation Guide Here**](https://www.seia.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/SEIA%20Solar%20Valuation%20Guide%20-%20Nov%202017.pdf) ![dunwoody-logo-charm-2.jpg](https://blog.solarcrowdsource.com/hubfs/dunwoody-logo-charm-2.jpg) Blog Post ## Related Articles Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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