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UNIQUE SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS<br />

Unique to Real Estate<br />

Executive<br />

Summary<br />

Real Estate<br />

Overview<br />

� Product Life Cycle<br />

� Long Usage, Renovation of Existing Stock<br />

� Time to Market<br />

� Construction Lag Times<br />

� Heterogeneity<br />

� No two pieces of real estate are identical<br />

� Asymmetric Information<br />

� Possessors have more information<br />

� High Transaction Costs<br />

� Inhibits free flow of trade – barrier to<br />

entry<br />

� Multiple Uses<br />

� Investment versus Consumer Good<br />

� Immobility<br />

� Location Externality Effects<br />

U.S.<br />

Market<br />

APPENDIX<br />

China<br />

Market<br />

Vietnam<br />

Market

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