Purpose: The paper aims to investigate the application of particle swarm optimisation and back propagation in weights optimisation and training of artificial neural networks within the mass appraisal industry and to compare the performance with standalone back propagation, genetic algorithm...

Purpose: The paper introduced the use of a hybrid system of neural networks support vector machines (NNSVMs) consisting of artificial neural networks (ANNs) and support vector machines (SVMs) to price single-family properties. Design/methodology/approach: The mechanism of the hybrid system is...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the real estate journal ranking by comparing journal performance statistics to researcher preferences. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a survey of members of the International Real Estate Society and sister societies with...

Purpose The South African listed property market has changed its legal basis from property loan stock companies and property unit trusts to adopt the more familiar international structure, real estate investment trusts. The main distinction is how shareholding is structured and investment...