Predicting House Prices with Spatial Dependence: A Comparison of Alternative Methods

Steven Bourassa, Eva Cantoni () and Martin Hoesli
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Eva Cantoni: University of Geneva

Journal of Real Estate Research, 2010, vol. 32, issue 2, 139-160

Abstract: This paper compares alternative methods for taking spatial dependence into account in house price prediction. We select hedonic methods that have been reported in the literature to perform relatively well in terms of ex-sample prediction accuracy. Because differences in performance may be due to differences in data, we compare the methods using a single data set. The estimation methods include simple OLS, a two-stage process incorporating nearest neighbors’ residuals in the second stage, geostatistical, and trend surface models. These models take into account submarkets by adding dummy variables or by estimating separate equations for each submarket. Based on data for approximately 13,000 transactions from Louisville, Kentucky, we conclude that a geostatistical model with disaggregated submarket variables performs best.

JEL-codes: L85 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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