The aim of this research is to study the determinants of the use of direct versus intermediated solutions on the French housing market. The theoretical perspective of perceived transaction costs provides a useful framework for understanding the existence of a specific mode of transaction in real...

Portfolio theories are meant to provide a method for managing assets and constructing portfolios. Meanwhile, the mean-variance technique has been heavily criticized by some academics, and its application to real estate portfolio is questionable (Cheng and Liang, 2000). Indeed, the mean-variance...

This study examines the impact of real estate brokers on the price of residential properties sold in 2005 in twelve French cities. The results indicate that brokers increase the prices of properties they sell even though they appear to have heterogeneous behaviours across cities. The impact of...

The article discusses a study which investigates the impact of real estate brokers on the price of residential properties sold in 2077 in France. The results show that brokers modify the prices of properties they sell. It stresses that the price impact of brokers varies by the property size and...