This study examines the feasibility of constructing reliable commercial property price indices using property tax records. We employ the Clapp and Giacotto (1992) assessed-value method to estimate price indices from 1988:4 to 2008:4 for commercial properties in Florida. The estimated Florida...

This study examines the feasibility of constructing reliable commercial property price indices using property tax records. We employ the Clapp and Giacotto (1992) assessed-value method to estimate price indices for commercial properties in Florida. The estimated Florida commercial property price...

This paper concerns the estimation of granular property price indices in commercial real estate and residential markets. We specify and apply a repeat sales model with multiple stochastic log price trends having a hierarchical additive structure: One common log price trend and cluster specific...

A common definition of liquidity in real estate investment is the ability to sell property assetsquickly at full value, as reflected by transaction volume. The present paper makes methodologicaland conceptual contributions in the study and understanding of liquidity. First, we extendthe Fisher...