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Leverage in real estate investments: an optimization approach 房地产投资中的杠杆作用:一种优化方法

Briefings in Real Estate Finance Pub Date : 2008-03-03 DOI: 10.1002/bref.163

Nick Tyrrell, Jesse Bostwick

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