Why Do Vacant Houses Sell for Less: Holding Costs, Bargaining Power or Stigma?

Real Estate Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-43

  Turnbull, Geoffrey K ^a   Zahirovic Herbert, Velma ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 79251589952     PISSN: 10808620     EISSN: 15406229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6229.2010.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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