This paper studies the real estate brokerage industry in Greater Boston, an industry with low entry barriers and substantial turnover. Using a comprehensive dataset of agents and transactions from 1998-2007, we find that entry does not increase sales probabilities or reduce the time it takes for...

Understanding potential spillovers from the attributes and actions of neighborhood residents onto the value of surrounding properties and neighborhoods is central to both the theory of urban economics and the development of efficient housing policy. This paper measures the capitalization of...

This paper analyzes information on all listed nonrental residential properties within a 15-mile radius of downtown Boston from 1998 to 2007. It shows that a higher commission is associated with a higher likelihood of sale, a modest impact on the days on the market and overall no effect onthe...