In the U.S. real estate market, around 30 percent of listed properties remain unsold. We examine whether unsold property listings exert externalities in the housing market. Our study builds on a comprehensive dataset that encompasses residential property listings in Orange County (California)...

In the U.S. real estate market, around 30 percent of listed properties remain unsold. We examine whether unsold property listings exert externalities in the housing market. Our study builds on a comprehensive dataset that encompasses residential property listings in Orange County (California)...

Real estate contracts often contain a wide variety of contingency clauses. These third-party approvals are often outside the seller's control and can lengthen the-time-on-the-market (TOM) and reduce the surety of close. To compensate for these undesirable attributes, buyers typically offer...