Sustainable building certification and the rent premium: A panel data approach

Journal of Real Estate Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-126

  Reichardt, Alexander ^a   Fuerst, Franz ^b   Rottke, Nico B ^a,c   Zietz, Joachim ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84865610826     PISSN: 08965803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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