Towards a system of local house price indices

Housing Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 857-873

  Costello, Greg ^a   Watkins, Craig ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing; Local market analysis; Repeat sales price indices

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DETERMINATION;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036881607     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030216001     Document Type: Article

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