On the Stability of the Implicit Prices of Housing Attributes: A Dynamic Theory and Some Evidence

International Real Estate Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 66-93

  Leung, Charles Ka Yui ^a   Wong, Kelvin Siu Kei ^b   Cheung, Patrick Wai Yin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

evolution of valuation; hedonic pricing; housing attributes; structural break

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960330059     PISSN: 21548919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.53383/100084     Document Type: Article

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