Write an essay on the topic: "Are real estate prices predictable: Determinants of transaction prices and time on the market." In preparing your essay, address the following questions: 1. What are the main characteristics of perfectly competitive markets? Do housing markets share these characteristics? (see Campbell, Giglio, and Pathak 2011, available in the Learning Materials folder; scroll down to the bottom) 2. Explain the determinants of supply and demand of real estate properties. Are real estate prices predictable? What are typical causes of bubbles on real estate markets? 3. What are the factors determining how long a property stays on the market? Address general market conditions as well as microeconomics factors affecting buyers’ and sellers’ decisions.

Which of the following statements is correct? a) due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u. s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporationsb) most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as proprietorships or corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, primarily because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. c) due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability, which affect the ability to attract capital, most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations' less favorable tax treatmentd) large corporations are taxed more favorably than proprietorshipse) corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability

The law says your employer is responsible for providing you with a safe and healthy workplace. true or false?

Let's consider a hypothetical airline, mudlarks airlines. on one of its flights, precious records show that about 15% of people who had tickets for the flights did not take the flight. there are 120 seats on the plane. 1. how many tickets should mudlarks airlines sell for this flight? 2. as an added consideration, suppose that tickets on this flight cost a flat rate of $250. in addition, mudlarks airlines must give any traveler who purchased a seat for the flight, but who cannot travel due to overbooking, a $400 certificate for their trouble. does this change your answer in question one? now, suppose that mudlarks airlines forms a partnership itch another airline, puffin air. their agreement allocates 100 seats on the flight to mudlarks airlines and another 20 seats to puffin air. the 2 airlines sell tickets for the flight independently of each other. 3. assuming the same 15% no show percent for each airline, how many tickets should each sell?