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. 2023 Jun 1:1–17. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s10796-023-10411-8

Table 2.

Details of measurement items

Construct Item Indicator

Performance Expectancy

(PEXP)

PE01 I would find blockchain technologies useful in real estate processes.
PE02 Using blockchain technologies accomplishes real estate processes more quickly.
PE03 Using blockchain technologies increases productivity in real estate processes.
PE04 Using blockchain would improve performance in real estate processes.
PE05 Using blockchain will help minimize transaction delays.

Effort Expectancy

(EEXP)

EE01 I feel that blockchain would be easy to use.
EE02 I think blockchain is clear and understandable.
EE03 I think it will be easy for me to remember and perform tasks using blockchain.
EE04 I feel blockchain will be easier to use compared to the conventional practices of managing real estate processes.
EE05 I would find blockchain flexible to interact with.

Social Influence

(SINF)

SI01 People around me believe using blockchain in real estate processes is a wise decision.
SI02 I am more likely to use blockchain in real estate processes if people around me are using it.
SI03 If people around me are exploring the use of blockchain, it puts pressure on me to use it.

Facilitating Conditions

(FCON)

FC01 I know how blockchain works.
FC03 I have the knowledge necessary to use blockchain.

Innovativeness

(INNO)

IN01 I am open to learning new technology such as blockchain.
IN02 I believe that it would be beneficial to replace conventional practices with blockchain.

Optimism

(OPTI)

OP01 Blockchain would give me more control over certain aspects in the real estate processes.
OP02 Blockchain can transform the real estate industry for the better.
OP03 Blockchain can solve current issues faced in the real estate industry.

Discomfort

(DISC)

DI01 It will be difficult to understand and apply the concept of blockchain in real estate.
DI02 I think blockchain is too complex.
DI03 There should be caution in replacing important people-tasks with blockchain technology.
DI04 Blockchain is too complicated to be useful.

Insecurity

(ISEC)

IS01 I consider blockchain safe to be applied in real estate.
IS02 I am confident that sending information over blockchain is secure.
IS03 I feel confident storing and accessing data on blockchain.

Behavioral Intention

(BINT)

BI01 I predict that I will use blockchain in real estate processes in the future.
BI02 I intend to use blockchain in real estate processes in the future.
BI03 I will continuously see blockchain being used in real estate processes in the future.
BI04 If available, I prefer blockchain to be used in real estate processes.

Pandemic Influence

(PAND)

PAN01 I feel that blockchain could help minimize real estate sales procedures that require human contact (e.g., Smart Contracts).
PAN02 If blockchain was implemented, it would help reduce the possible negative effects that the pandemic may have caused on the real estate economy.
PAN03 During a pandemic, real estate sales processes would be more efficient with blockchain because it could substitute attorneys and banks involved based on predefined aspects.
PAN04 I would feel more comfortable proceeding with selling/buying a property if blockchain was integrated in real estate processes.