Property market nature and the choice of property portfolio diversification strategies: The Nigeria experience

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-51

  Olaleye, Abel ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Choice factors; Diversification strategies; Nigeria; Property market nature; Property portfolio

Indexed keywords

EID: 40149094480     PISSN: 1648715X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648-715X.2008.12.35-51     Document Type: Article

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