Residential Real Estate Brokerage Efficiency from a Cost and Profit Perspective

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 295-310

  Anderson, Randy I ^a   Lewis, Danielle ^b   Zumpano, Leonard V ^c  

^a SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economies of scale; Real estate brokerage; X efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034373076     PISSN: 08955638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007889209994     Document Type: Review

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