This study reexamines the price effects of age restriction on housing prices. Our data cover a period when the housing market is taking a steep downturn. We argue that, when housing prices are falling, seniors are more likely to avoid investing in housing for at least two reasons. First, seniors...

This study reexamines the price effects of age restriction on housing prices. Our data cover a period when the housing market is taking a steep downturn. We argue that, when housing prices are falling, seniors are more likely to avoid investing in housing for at least two reasons. First, seniors...

This paper describes and applies the weighted least squares (WLS) technique that corrects for spatial autocorrelation in the residuals of hedonic regressions. Most empirical studies to date have focused on spatial autocorrelation in the housing market, i.e., single family home valuation. This...