Many articles and books have discussed the limitations of the cost approach to estimate market value or real estate. This article is the first to empirically measure the predictive ability of the cost approach to estimate value of single-family houses. Three hypotheses have been tested. The...

Real estate contracts often contain a wide variety of contingency clauses. These third-party approvals are often outside the seller's control and can lengthen the-time-on-the-market (TOM) and reduce the surety of close. To compensate for these undesirable attributes, buyers typically offer...