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The Role of Proximity in Foreclosure Externalities: Evidence from Condominiums

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  • Lynn M. Fisher
  • Lauren Lambie-Hanson
  • Paul S. Willen

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We measure the effect of foreclosures on the sale prices of nearby properties using a dataset of condominiums in Boston. A foreclosure in the same association and at the same address depresses the sale price by 2.5 percent, but properties in the same association but located at a different address have an effect that is tightly estimated at zero. Since properties in the same association are close substitutes, we argue that the evidence points against the pecuniary externality of property coming on the market and toward a physical externality as the source of measured foreclosure externalities.

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  • Lynn M. Fisher & Lauren Lambie-Hanson & Paul S. Willen, 2014. "The Role of Proximity in Foreclosure Externalities: Evidence from Condominiums," NBER Working Papers 20080, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • R3 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location

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