The role of ethnic real estate agents in the residential relocation process: A case study of portuguese homebuyers in suburban toronto

Urban Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 497-520

  Teixeira, Carlos ^a   Murdie, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC IDENTITY; HOME BUYERS; HOUSING SEARCH; PORTUGUESE; RESIDENTIAL RELOCATION; SUBURBAN AREA;

CANADA, ONTARIO, TORONTO, MISSISSAUGA;

EID: 0031398606     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.18.6.497     Document Type: Article

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