One Difficulty That Homeowners Often Run into When They Attempt

question 6

Multiple Choice

One difficulty that homeowners often run into when they attempt to sell is that they tend to value their own property much higher than do other people, including real estate agents and potential buyers. This tendency is consistent with the

• A) sunk cost principle.
• B) endowment effect.
• C) escalation effect.
• D) concept of entrapment.

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