In some applications of supervised machine learning, it is desirable to trade model complexity with greater interpretability for some covariates while letting other covariates remain a "black box". An important example is hedonic property valuation modeling, where machine learning techniques...

In contrast to many other countries, Switzerland generally has not seen soaring house prices in the 2000s and house prices have only recently started to diminish slightly. Also, Swiss authorities do not engage in trying to increase the homeownership rate much above its current level. This paper...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the accuracy and volatility of different methods for estimating and updating hedonic valuation models. Design/methodology/approach: The authors apply six estimation methods (linear least squares, robust regression, mixed-effects regression,...

The measurement of house price movements is a vital topic from both academic and practical perspectives and hence has been the focus of much research. There is almost unanimous consensus in the literature that house price indexes should control for the quality of properties; the most widely used...

In contrast to many other countries, Switzerland generally has not seen soaring house prices in the 2000s and house prices have only recently started to diminish slightly. Also, Swiss authorities do not engage in trying to increase the homeownership rate much above its current level. This paper...

The measurement of house price movements is a vital topic from both academic and practical perspectives and hence has been the focus of much research. There is almost unanimous consensus in the literature that house price indexes should control for the quality of properties; the most widely used...

A house is a bundle of land and improvements, with the weights of the two components varying both over time and across locations. We capture the land intensity or "leverage" of a property by measuring the ratio of land to total value. This is accomplished using transactions data for...

A house is a bundle of land and improvements, with the weights of the two components varying both over time and across locations. We capture the land intensity or leverage of a property by measuring the ratio of land to total value. This is accomplished using transactions data for single-family...