An assessment of the impact of valuation error on property investment performance measurement

Journal of Property Investment & Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 139-157

  Bowles, G ^a   Mcallister, P ^b   Tarbert, H ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Investment property portfolio; Property management; Sampling; Theory; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986136489     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780110383695     Document Type: Article

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