A new NBER paper examines real estate agents in Boston:
The Costs of Free Entry: An Empirical Study of Real Estate Agents in Greater Boston,
by Panle Jia Barwick and Parag A. Pathak
Abstract: This paper studies the real estate brokerage industry in Greater Boston, an industry with low entry barriers and substantial turnover. Using a comprehensive dataset of agents and transactions from 1998-2007, we find that entry does not increase sales probabilities or reduce the time it takes for properties to sell, decreases the market share of experienced agents, and leads to a reduction in average service quality. These empirical patterns motivate an econometric model of the dynamic optimizing behavior of agents that serves as the foundation for simulating counterfactual market structures. A one-half reduction in the commission rate leads to a 73% increase in the number of houses each agent sells and benefits consumers by about $2 billion. House price appreciation in the first half of the 2000s accounts for 24% of overall entry and a 31% decline in the number of houses sold by each agent. Low cost programs that provide information about past agent performance have the potential to increase overall productivity and generate significant social savings.
Friday, July 22, 2011
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Hi,
Real estate agents are brokers or middlemen who give aid in the buying and selling of real estates. They look for buyers who want to buy a property or properties or seller who want to sell a property or properties. Their services can be rendered by both buyers and sellers. They make buying and selling of properties seem easy. Thanks a lot.
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