in the consultancy incentive supported by dansk bygningsarv as presented the results of a study commissioned by realdania wwwrealdaniadk a large nonprofit organization focusing its financial assets on preservation of the built heritage and development of local communities in denmark the study clearly demonstrated that listed buildings apart from the obvious values to their inhabitants and people living nearby or visiting the neighborhoods also bring a considerable addedvalue to the housing market for instance singlefamily houses classified as preservationworthy were on average sold for an higher price per square meter the addedvalue was even higher if only houses with the highest preservation values were included in the comparison it was clearly demonstrated that a majority of tourists visited the town due to its cultural or built heritage and that the economic impact of the visitors was considerable in term of job creation