This study provides new evidence on the outcomes of auctions of residential real estate, focusing on the effects of bidder turnout, pricing, market conditions and auction houses. The analysis of properties offered for sale by auction in Singapore from 1995 to 2000 shows that several variables...

A sample of row houses is used to investigate the price effects of mortgage contingency clauses in sales contracts. The results indicate a substantial price premium is associated with such contingencies, with the size of the premium indifferent to other transaction-specific variables.

The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate mortgage refinancing in the following three categories: refinancing and rate-and-point choice, refinancing and borrowers mortgage instrument choice, and estimating the market refinancing share of total mortgage origination volume. The choice of...