SCENARIO 5-7 There Are Two Houses with Almost Identical Characteristics Available for Available

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SCENARIO 5-7
There are two houses with almost identical characteristics available for investment in two different neighborhoods with drastically different demographic composition.The anticipated gain in value when the houses are sold in 10 years has the following probability distribution:

-Referring to Scenario 5-7,what is the total variance of value gain if you invest in both houses?

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Definitions:

Go Long

The act of purchasing an asset with the expectation that its price will rise, reflecting an optimistic outlook on its future value.

Market Inefficiency

Situations where a stock's market price does not accurately reflect its true value, often due to a lack of information or irrational investor behavior.

Alpha

A measure of the excess return of an investment relative to the return of a benchmark index, indicating the investment’s performance against the market.

Mispricing

Mispricing refers to a situation where the market price of a security deviates from its true or intrinsic value due to factors like information asymmetry or market inefficiencies.