House prices, development costs, and the value of waiting

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-71

  Guthrie, Graeme ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competition; House prices; Real options; Urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952669801     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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