Appraisal, Market Analysis and Public Policy in Real Estate

Introduction. Section I: Philosophical Issues. 1. The Evolution of Real Estate Decisions; S.E. Roulac. 2. The Search for a Discipline: the Philosophy and the Paradigms; T.V. Grissom, C.H. Liu. 3. Crisis in Methodology: Paradigms vs. Practice in Real Estate Research; J.M. Clapp, M.A. Goldberg. D. Myers. 4. Is There a Body of Knowledge in Real Estate: Some Mutterings about Mattering; A.J. Jaffe. Section II: Appraisal, Feasibility and Special Use Analysis. 5. The Price of Wilderness and Scenic Beauty: a Methodology for the Inventory and Appraisal of Wilderness and Scenic Land; M.L. Robbins, S.C. Ahearn. 6. Using Prior Information to Improve Estimation Efficiency and Predictive Performance for Mass Appraisal; O.W. Gilley, R.K. Pace. 7. PHYS-FI: a Physical-Financial Model for Design Economy Trade-Offs; M.A. Sharkawy. 8. An Insight into the Ideas of Professor James A. Graaskamp on Practice and Reform in Appraisal; R.R. Fraser, E.M. Worzala. Section III: Market Analysis and Trade Area Delineation. 9. A Four-Square Design for Relating the Two Essential Dimensions of Real Estate Market Studies; D. Myers, K. Beck. 10. Refining Empirical Procedures for Market Area Delineation; K. Peterson. 11. An Investigation into the Competition between the Downtown Shopping Area and the Suburban Shopping Mall; D.H. Bleich. 12. Multiple Store Trade Area Relationships and Logistic Response Function Estimation; C.E. Stanley. Section IV: Public Policy Issues. 13. Transfer of Ownership Rights via Rent Control; W.N. Kinnard, Jr. 14. Interpreting Monte Carlo Simulation with Generalized Sensitivity Analysis: the Case of Historical Rehabilitation; G.A. Overstreet, Jr., G.M. Rubin. 15. Toward Socially Efficient Broker Behavior in Factual Representations; D.R. Levi, C.D. Terflinger, S.C. Webb. 16. The Price of Owner-Occupied Housing Services: 1973-1989; D.C. Ling. 17. The Measurements of Effective Rent; C.A. Kroll, S. Taff. Index.