Upgrading programme in public housing: An assessment of price and liquidity enhancements

Journal of Property Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-159

  Lum, Sau Kim ^a   Koh, Tilin ^a   Ong, Seow Eng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Liquidity; Price; Public housing; Upgrading

Indexed keywords

PRICE DYNAMICS; SOCIAL HOUSING;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 18944392166     PISSN: 09599916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0959991042000328829     Document Type: Article

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