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Seeking Alpha in the Housing Market

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  • Michael LaCour-Little

    (California State University at Fullerton)

  • Jing Yang

    (California State University at Fullerton)

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We examine short term trades in the housing market over the period 2000–2013 using nationally representative data across multiple U.S. housing markets. Such trades, often characterized as “house flipping”, have gained currency in recent years with reality television shows depicting success and failure. We find evidence of returns in excess of market house price index growth (which we call alpha) during certain time periods with results that also vary across distressed versus non-distressed acquisition strategies.

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  • Michael LaCour-Little & Jing Yang, 2023. "Seeking Alpha in the Housing Market," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 67(3), pages 319-374, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jrefec:v:67:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s11146-021-09853-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11146-021-09853-1
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    Keywords

    House flip; Arbitrage; Distressed sales;
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    JEL classification:

    • R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General
    • R31 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Housing Supply and Markets
    • R20 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - General

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