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The market for real estate brokerage services in low- and high-income neighborhoods: A 6 city study

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  • Yelowitz, Aaron
  • Scott, Frank
  • Beck, Jason

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We examine the market structure for real estate brokerage services across six large metropolitan areas, by collecting more than 300,000 real estate listings and computing the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for each neighborhood. When we divide neighborhoods based on income, house value, and race, we find no evidence of redlining; that is, the market structure for brokerage services is at least as competitive in less advantaged neighborhoods as it is in more advantaged ones.

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  • Yelowitz, Aaron & Scott, Frank & Beck, Jason, 2011. "The market for real estate brokerage services in low- and high-income neighborhoods: A 6 city study," MPRA Paper 35608, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    HHI; real estate brokerage competition; Herfindahl-Hirschman Index; redlining;
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    • L85 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Real Estate Services

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