A Rational Explanation for Boom-and-Bust Price Patterns in Real Estate Markets

International Real Estate Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-282

  Chan, Su Han ^a   Wang, Ko ^a   Yang, Jing ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boom and Bust; Moving Costs; Real Estate Cycles; Supply Decision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868680823     PISSN: 21548919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.53383/100142     Document Type: Article

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