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Technological Innovation in Real Estate Brokerage

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This paper estimates the return to adopting a technological innovation when a house is put on the market. The innovation is the installation of a lockbox on the front door, to enhance security and facilitate increased showings with reduced communications time. The seller has a choice on whether or not to adopt the technology and makes this decision prior to knowing the selling outcomes. Estimates of the impact of the innovation on selling price and time to sell are presented for Washington, DC. For those sellers adopting, the innovation results in a higher sales price.

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  • John D. Benjamin & Peter T. Chinloy, 1995. "Technological Innovation in Real Estate Brokerage," Journal of Real Estate Research, American Real Estate Society, vol. 10(1), pages 35-44.
    • Handle: RePEc:jre:issued:v:10:n:1:1995:p:35-44
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    3. John D. Benjamin & G. Donald Jud & G. Stacy Sirmans, 2000. "What Do We Know About Real Estate Brokerage?," Journal of Real Estate Research, American Real Estate Society, vol. 20(1), pages 5-30.
    4. Eli Beracha & ZhaoZhao He & M. Babajide Wintoki & Yaoyi Xi, 2022. "On the Relation between Innovation and Housing Prices – A Metro Level Analysis of the US Market," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 65(4), pages 622-648, November.

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