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Asymmetric information and the predictability of real estate returns.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2000
ISSN
0895-5638
Abstract
This article examines the relation between systematic price changes and the heterogeneity of investors' information sets in real estate asset markets. The empirical implications rely on a theoretical economy in which information asymmetry alters the dynamic relation between returns and trading volume. We employ a filter-rule methodology to determine predictability in returns and augment the return-based conditioning set with trading volume. The additional conditioning information is necessary since the model is underspecified when predictability is based on returns alone. Our results provide new insight into the coexistence of informational and noninformational exchange in the speculative markets for real estate assets. Specifically, we find that the predictability of real estate returns is generally more indicative of portfolio rebalancing effects than an adverse-selection problem. These results are unique in addressing the time-variation in information asymmetry.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Springer
Recommended Citation
Cooper, M., Downs, D.H. & Patterson, G.A. (2000). Asymmetric information and the predictability of real estate returns. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 20, 225-244. doi: 10.1023/A:1007833506453
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Comments
Citation only. Full-text article is available through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 20, 225-244. doi: 10.1023/A:1007833506453. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.