This paper tests for the effects of financial constraints on open-bid English land auction prices and bids. It is argued that bidders' ability to pay, taken as capital resources and/or capital budget constraints, influence bids and final auction prices. While high capital resource developers may...

This paper tests for the effects of financial constraints on open-bid English land auction prices and bids. It is argued that bidders' ability to pay, taken as capital resources and/or capital budget constraints, influence bids and final auction prices. While high capital resource developers may...

Land and real estate are intrinsically related but generally traded in two different markets. Vacant land, being a major "raw material" for development of real estate, is traded by developers who actively manage development risk for profit. Real estate, being a long lived final product, is...