Do Out-of-State Buyers Pay More for Real Estate? An Examination of Anchoring-Induced Bias and Search Costs

Real Estate Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-126

  Lambson, Val E ^a   McQueen, Grant R ^a   Slade, Barrett A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842434448     PISSN: 10808620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1080-8620.2004.00085.x     Document Type: Review

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