This paper examines the degree of short run co-movement in UK commercial real estate returns. The hypothesis is that a large fraction of the fluctuations may result from a small number of core disturbances that are transmitted from one region to another and from one property type to another. It...

This paper examines two questions about the temporal stability of the price discovery relationship using data from Hong Kong. We first study the extent to which abnormally large returns (positive or negative) to securitized real estate are transferred to the returns in the direct real estate...

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of high voltage (defined as 69,000 volts or greater) electric transmission lines on the prices of nearby single detached houses. The study demonstrates the importance of using the correct function specification and correcting for (commonly found)...

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This paper considers the processes of appraisal smoothing within the direct real estate market and of price discovery between the indirect and direct real estate markets. Appraisal smoothing involves the optimum combination of past and current information, the latter observed with an error....

This paper reviews the literature on price determination in the private and public real estate markets. In particular, it discusses the processes of appraisal smoothing in the private market and of price discovery between the public and the private markets. In real estate markets, the absence of...