Real option premium in Hong Kong land prices

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 239-258

  Chiang, Yat Hung ^a   So, Chun Kei Joinkey ^a   Yeung, Chi Wai Stanley ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Pricing; Real estate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646868125     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780610659946     Document Type: Article

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