Regret aversion and false reference points in residential real estate

Journal of Real Estate Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 461-474

  Seiler, Michael J ^a   Seiler, Vicky L ^b   Traub, Stefan ^c   Harrison, David M ^d  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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