Lecture

Real Estate Economics: Price Restrictions

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This lecture covers the economic implications of price restrictions in real estate markets, including price ceilings and price floors. It explains the impact of these restrictions on buyers, sellers, and overall market efficiency, as well as the consequences of government intervention in setting maximum and minimum prices for land. The lecture also discusses the redistribution of surplus between different market participants and the potential risks associated with secondary markets.

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Soil and Real Estate Economics II

An economics course that presupposes no formal economic knowledge other than that developed in the first modules of the first part of this course, Land and Property Economics I. In this second course (Economics of Land and Real Estate II), we will cover..: The developer's countdown and its influence on land prices The calculations of property developers in general Market supply and demand and how they determine and vary prices Differentiating land by urban location

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