Home sustainability policy and mandatory disclosure: A survey of buyer and seller participation and awareness in Qld

Property Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-51

  Bryant, Lyndall ^a   Eves, Chris ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Buyer decision making; Buyer preferences; Housing; Information disclosure; Mandatory disclosure; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904315326     PISSN: 02637472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02637471211198161     Document Type: Article

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