On optimal real estate commissions

Journal of Housing Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-166

  Bruce, Donald ^a   Santore, Rudy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Commission contracts; Real estate services

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750328517     PISSN: 10511377     EISSN: 10960791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhe.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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