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The Impacts of Contract Type on Broker Performance: Submarket Effects

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R.C. Rutherford () (DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, UNIVERSITY OF TX - SAN ANTONIO, 6900 N LOOP, 1604 W SAN ANTONIO, TX)
T.M. Springer () (DEPT OF INDUSTRY STUDIES, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, 5353 PARKSIDE DR, JUPITER, FL)
A. Yavas (Penn State University)

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Rutherford et al. (2001) develop and empirically test a model that analyzes the effect the type of listing contract, either exclusive agency (EA) or exclusive right to sell (ERTS), has on the performance of the agent/broker. This paper extends the work of Rutherford et al. (2001) and looks at differences between housing submarkets delineated by price. The results show a selling price discount associated with both broker-effected and owner-effected sales for lower-priced houses with EA contracts. For higher-priced houses, there is no price advantage to an EA-listing if the broker achieves the sale, but if the owner sells the house, there is a modest price premium associated with the sale. The primary implication of the results is that owners of lower-priced houses should be wary of alternative listing arrangements, namely exclusive agency contracts.

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Volume (Year): 26 (2004)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 277-298
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  1. Anglin, Paul M & Arnott, Richard, 1991. "Residential Real Estate Brokerage as a Principal-Agent Problem," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 4(2), pages 99-125, June.
  2. David Geltner & Brian D. Kluger & Norman G. Miller, 1991. "Optimal Price and Selling Effort from the Perspectives of the Broker and Seller," Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, vol. 19(1), pages 1-24. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Michael LaCour-Little, 2009. "The Pricing of Mortgages by Brokers: An Agency Problem?," Journal of Real Estate Research, American Real Estate Society, vol. 31(2), pages 235-264. [Downloadable!]
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