Influences and emotions: Exploring family decision-making processes when buying a house

Housing Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 271-289

  Levy, Deborah ^a   Murphy, Laurence ^a   Lee, Christina K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Emotions; Estate agents; Family decision making; House purchase; Power relations

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ECONOMY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HOUSING MARKET; POWER RELATIONS;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 41149178226     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030801893164     Document Type: Article

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