An empirical test of a two-factor mortgage valuation model: How much do house prices matter?

Real Estate Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 681-710

  Downing, Chris ^a   Stanton, Richard ^b   Wallace, Nancy ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 30344480491     PISSN: 10808620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6229.2005.00135.x     Document Type: Review

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