One homeowner's financial distress is likely to affect nearby homeowners.
This paper investigates the impact of property tax delinquency on nearby properties.
We use a sample of delinquent properties for Chicago, Illinois during 2010 to 2013.
We find large, negative, and significant price effects of delinquent properties.
We estimate a negative spillover of 2.5% to 5.1% (or $6310 to $12,872).