The performance and inflation hedging ability of regional housing markets

Journal of Property Investment & Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-260

  Stevenson, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Housing; Property Investment; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986052281     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635789910270503     Document Type: Review

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