We study the redistributive effects of expected inflation in a microfounded monetary model with heterogeneous discount factors and collateral constraints. In equilibrium, this heterogeneity leads to borrowing and lending. Model assumptions also guarantee a tractable distribution of money and...

Appraisal smoothing, the reduced variability of real estate return series, has been attributed to appraisers being influenced by their own previous value estimates. This hypothesis is tested experimentally. Expert apppraisers from Atlanta were asked to value a hypothetical apartment project in...

Experiments reported in this paper clarify and extend results of previous research into the impact of reference points on valuation judgment. The value judgments of expert commercial appraisers from the USA who were not familiar with the geographical setting of the subject property were...

A series of experiments were conducted to examine valuation behaviour in the UK, the USA, and New Zealand (NZ). Professional valuers from all three countries participated in the study whose findings support the notion that the US normative model is cognitively demanding and that greater...

This paper examines behavioral research in property. Such research is relatively new in the property field and is still in its first decade. The behavioral approach is examined and compared with the more traditional approach. Its aims and its accomplishments are also discussed. The previous...

This article examines the role of contingent reward in reducing negotiation anchoring. A case study approach was adopted in the investigation undertaken. Five residencies were offered for sale and university students were assigned the task of negotiating the sales price of one of the houses. The...