Strategic behavioral pricing of the private residential development market – a simplified experimental approach

David Kim Hin Ho, Eddie C.M. Hui, Tai Wing Ho and Satyanarain Rengarajan

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 2019, vol. 12, issue 4, 526-557

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to examine the behavior of “rational” residential developers, under game theory, for their pricing strategy in a competitive environment. Design/methodology/approach - Results show that residential developers cooperate implicitly for long-term benefit, leading to a slow-down in sales. Developers are motivated to deviate from cooperating at the beginning and at the end of successive periods in a sub-market. Relatively high profits, earnable in the first few periods, provide an allowance to undercut prices and improve sales. For the last few periods, the punishment for any deviation from cooperating is insignificant or zero. Note that the first-mover advantage in a new market is evident. On the effect of uncertainty on the developer’s residential prices, results show that as uncertainty increases, prices decrease while price variability increases. Research limitations/implications - This study highlights the merits of a uniquely simplified experimental research design for the strategic behavioral pricing of the private residential development market using a game theoretic approach. Practical implications - This study enhances the understanding of the residential development strategy of developers in the residential development market. Originality/value - There is limited research on pricing strategy for the private residential development market in Asia.

Keywords: Behavioural pricing; Development and redevelopment; Price uncertainty; Experimental research design; First-mover advantage; Game theoretic approach; Private residential development market; Investor-developer; Behavioral pricing; Pricing strategies; Game theoretic approach; Experimental research design; Equilibrium price; First-mover advantage and price uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/IJHMA-03-2013-0018

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