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Price movements of building sites in the United States — A comparison among metropolitan areas

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Maisel, S.J. Price movements of building sites in the United States — A comparison among metropolitan areas. Papers of the Regional Science Association 12, 47–60 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941239

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