TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the way real estate data collection and dissemination can be improved.Design/methodology/approach The paper investigates that how information entropy fits into real estate research and data using Kelly betting as a framework.Findings Availability of real estate data is constrained by a host of impediments, paywalls and other archaic practices that limit the way it can be used to make worthwhile progress in the field.Practical implications Real-estate data will become available. Those who try to keep data close and restrict their common use will become irrelevant.Originality/value Entropy indicates uncertainty and chaos. Using this highly developed and respected area of science as context one can see how real estate research suffers from its present mindset.
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
SN  - 1463-578X
DO  - 10.1108/JPIF-10-2016-0078
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JPIF-10-2016-0078
AU  - Brown Roger J.
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Entropy – what kind of bet is real estate – really?
T2  - Journal of Property Investment & Finance
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 341
EP  - 351
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -