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Condominiums: An investment decision or lifestyle choice?

A comparative study of resident and nonresident condominium owners in the city of Toronto

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  1. Valerie Preston
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This research was funded by the External Research Program, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. We are grateful for comments from I. Lithwick and W. Dunning. We are also grateful to the Institute for Social Research, York University for assistance with data collection and analysis.

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Preston, V., Murdie, R. & Northrup, D. Condominiums: An investment decision or lifestyle choice?. Neth J of Housing and the Built Environment 8, 281–300 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02496600

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