This study is the first to examine dual agency sales over the listing contract between seller and listing agent. We test hypotheses about the timing of dual agency and its effects on sales price and time on market. Probit results indicate that dual agency sales are more likely to occur near the...

This study is the first to examine dual agency sales over the listing contract between seller and listing agent. We test hypotheses about the timing of dual agency and its effects on sales price and time on market. Probit results indicate that dual agency sales are more likely to occur near the...

This study examines potential incentive misalignments and informational efficiencies associated with dual agency and the degree to which those effects vary over a listing contract. The analysis generates hypotheses about timing of dual agency and its impact on selling price. Probit estimates...