The myth of property prices: On the psychology of sellers and buyers

Property Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-190

  Wong, Joe T Y ^a   Hui, Eddie C M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Hong Kong; Prices; Property marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949102058     PISSN: 02637472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02637470810879224     Document Type: Article

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