Property price gradients: The vertical dimension

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-45

  Wong, S K ^a   Chau, K W ^a   Yau, Y ^b   Cheung, A K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building height; Floor level; Hedonic model; Housing price; Price gradient

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; MODELING; PRICE DETERMINATION; PROPERTY MARKET; SOCIAL HOUSING;

EID: 79952984981     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-010-9203-8     Document Type: Article

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