Given the potential risk of recidivism, recent research has found that registered sex offenders impose external costs that are capitalized into the value (lower prices) and liquidity (longer time on market) of nearby residential real estate. Using more than a decade of real estate listings data...

This paper examines how seller pricing decision influence listing contract length and how these decision affect price and liquidity in housing markets. Because list price affects broker effort required to sell the property, brokers respond to seller overpricing by increasing the negotiated...

We examine the role transaction costs play, particularly the costs related to search and bargaining, in impeding or delaying real estate market transactions. In a theoretical model, we show that agents' incentives are influenced by transaction costs in a way that will increase a home's marketing...

Given the significant role of real estate agents in the housing market, this study examines how agents' incentives regarding the size of their listing inventories indirectly affect residential home prices and liquidity. The theory shows that taking on additional inventory generates a critical...

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...