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Safe havens: overseas housing speculation and opportunity zones

Jae-Yong ChungDepartment of Architecture, Hongik University, Seoul, South KoreaView further author information

Kevin CarpenterDepartment of Architecture, Hongik University, Seoul, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]

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Pages 1350-1378 | Received 12 Jul 2019, Accepted 20 Oct 2020, Published online: 18 Nov 2020

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