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This article examines the relationships between listing price concessions, time on the market, and the actual sale price of homes. The principal hypothesis that significant listing price concessions, usually the result of overpricing, can lead to real discounts on the final sale price is proven by our empirical results. We also found that the longer the time on the market, the higher the sale price, ceteris paribus. This finding is consistent with the theory that the longer a property remains on the market, the higher the probability is that a relatively superior selling price can be realized.
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Asabere, P.K., Huffman, F.E. Price concessions, time on the market, and the actual sale price of homes. J Real Estate Finan Econ 6, 167–174 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01097024
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