Deed Types, House Prices and Mortgage Interest Rates
When houses are sold they come with a deed attached that spells out the legal guarantees on good title. Some deeds give clues about the characteristics of the seller or the house. Using a 37,043-observation house price hedonic with a Bayesian spatial error model, we find the type of deed attached to a housing sale can have a dramatic correlation with the sale price. Ten deed types command a discount, and one commands a premium relative to warranty deeds. Mortgage rates for sheriff's deeds and foreclosure deeds are lower than for warranty deeds, indicating more sophisticated buyers. Copyright 2008 American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
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2008
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Authors: | Brasington, David M. ; Sarama, Robert F. |
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Real Estate Economics. - American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association - AREUEA. - Vol. 36.2008, 3, p. 587-610
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American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association - AREUEA |
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