Forced Sales and House Prices

This paper uses data on house transactions in the state of Massachusetts over the last 20 years to show that houses sold after foreclosure, or close in time to the death or bankruptcy of at least one seller, are sold at lower prices than other houses. Foreclosure discounts are particularly large on...

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Main Authors: Campbell, John Y. (Author), Gigli, Stefano (Author), Pathak, Parag (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2011-03-11T21:35:44Z.
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