Why do households concentrate their wealth in housing?

Journal of Real Estate Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-343

  Benjamin, John D ^a   Chinloy, Peter ^a   Jud, G Donald ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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