Valuation bias in commercial appraisal: A transaction price feedback experiment

Real Estate Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 553-565

  Hansz, J Andrew ^a   Diaz III, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035540884     PISSN: 10808620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1080-8620.00022     Document Type: Article

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