In Efficient Financial Markets, Unregulated Competitive Bidding Should Bring About

Multiple Choice

In efficient financial markets, unregulated competitive bidding should bring about the most productive use of an asset and the price paid for that asset should reflect fair value based on its usefulness. In real estate, this is not always the case. For example, there is no substitute for certain pieces of land which gives the owner a bargaining advantage in determining the value of the land. This feature of real estate markets is commonly referred to as:

A) incomplete information
B) locational monopoly
C) positive externality
D) negative externality