Binomial option pricing models for real estate development

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 418-440

  Shen, Jianfu ^a   Pretorius, Frederik ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Financial constraint; Institutional arrangement; Interactions; Option pricing; Property finance; Real estate; Real estate development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880601939     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JPIF-10-2012-0046     Document Type: Article

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