Obeng-Odoom F. Real estate agents in Ghana: a suitable case for regulation?, Regional Studies. This paper uses a qualitative approach to examine whether regulation would improve the effectiveness of the Ghanaian estate agency market. Interviews with landlords, estate agents, clients, and...

This study investigates the perceptions of estate agents regarding the decision making behaviour of property investors in Kenya using behavioural finance theories. The study uses a survey questionnaire to collect data targeting all the 155 real estate agents within the Nairobi district who are...

This paper examines the relationship between real estate agent's quest for reputation and referrals from past and current customers as the agent's source of business. The research results suggest that there is a significant strong positive correlation between the agent's quest for reputation and...

This paper examines the relationship between real estate agent's quest for reputation and referrals from past and current customers as the agent's source of business. The research results suggest that there is a significant strong positive correlation between the agent's quest for reputation and...

In markets we witness firms competing to satisfy the needs of consumers. The reason of their activity is to maximize their profits. On the other hand consumers try to maximize their utility by looking for goods with highest quality and cheapest price. Though in theory (perfect competition...

Real estate firms attempting to increase and retain their customers need to know the factors contributing to customers¡¯ satisfaction and retention. This study investigate into real estate agency market with the purposes of identifying factors that affect quality in service provision and...

I propose a model of the housing market using a search framework with asymmetric information in which sellers are unable to commit to asking prices announced ex ante. Relaxing the commitment assumption prevents sellers from using price posting as a signalling device to direct buyers' search....

This study examines how individual agents affect house selling prices and time on the market while controlling for brokerage firm-specific effects as well as supply and demand conditions that vary by neighborhood. Firm size effects disappear once firm specialization and agent characteristics are...

Previous research (Rutherford et al. <CitationRef CitationID="CR8">2005</CitationRef>; Levitt and Syverson <CitationRef CitationID="CR6">2005</CitationRef>) identify and quantify agency problems in the brokerage of single-family houses. Real estate agents are found to receive a premium when selling their own houses in comparison to similar client-owned houses. Given the homogeneity...</citationref></citationref>

This Selected Issues paper for Belgium evaluates whether price increases in Belgium are excessive. It assesses the household and bank balance sheets and their vulnerability to a slowdown in housing prices, and identifies differences in real estate markets between Belgium and other countries. The...