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Justin D. Benefield

Auburn University
Verified email at auburn.edu
Cited by 1134

Green design and the market for commercial office space

JA Wiley, JD Benefield, KH Johnson - The Journal of Real Estate Finance …, 2010 - Springer
This paper considers the relationship between energy-efficient design and the leasing/sales
markets for commercial real estate. An economic model is provided that considers lease …

Performance differences in property-type diversified versus specialized real estate investment trusts (REITs)

JD Benefield, RI Anderson, LV Zumpano - Review of Financial Economics, 2009 - Elsevier
Evidence from the corporate finance literature indicates that diversified firms trade at a discount
to otherwise comparable specialized firms. However, very little research has addressed …

Property-type diversification and REIT performance: an analysis of operating performance and abnormal returns

RI Anderson, JD Benefield, ME Hurst - Journal of Economics and Finance, 2015 - Springer
This paper examines the effect of property-type diversification in equity real estate investment
trusts (REITs) from 1995 to 2006. A strong positive relationship is documented between …

Observable agent effort and limits to innovation in residential real estate

JD Benefield, CS Sirmans… - Journal of Real Estate …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Although agent effort is essential and a given in the residential brokerage market, it is difficult
to observe and quantify. We estimate a simultaneous systems model using virtual tours as …

On the relationship between property price, time-on-market, and photo depictions in a multiple listing service

JD Benefield, CL Cain, KH Johnson - The Journal of Real Estate Finance …, 2011 - Springer
This paper investigates the relationship of property price and time-on-market to the use of
property photo depictions in a multiple listing service. Empirical testing reveals that price as a …

Does time-on-market measurement matter?

JD Benefield, WG Hardin - The Journal of Real Estate Finance and …, 2015 - Springer
Time-on-market is one of the most commonly analyzed outcomes in the residential literature.
However, existing research provides no consensus agreement on the actual definition of “…

Neighborhood amenity packages, property price, and marketing time

JD Benefield - Property Management, 2009 - emerald.com
The purpose of the study is to introduce modeling of common neighborhood amenities as
packages, rather than as separate independent variables in a single model. Results from the …

The effects of estate sales of residential real estate on price and marketing time

JD Benefield, RC Rutherford, MT Allen - The Journal of Real Estate …, 2012 - Springer
This study investigates price and time-on-market effects of estate sales of houses versus
typical housing transactions using a sample of 180,921 sold properties. The hypothesis that …

Co-listing strategies: Better transaction outcomes?

MT Allen, JD Benefield, RC Rutherford - The journal of real estate finance …, 2021 - Springer
A co-listing strategy exists when two or more listing agents jointly represent the owner of a
property who desires to sell it. This strategy is not new in the real estate brokerage industry, …

Economic freedom, the cost of public borrowing, and state bond ratings

PT Calcagno, JD Benefield - Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that state economic policies, in addition to
state economic performance, impact state bond ratings. Design/methodology/approach – …