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Kaggle competition to see if people can use ML to predict house prices

3 points by larsiusprime 5y ago

larsiusprime 5y ago
I posted this because of all the discussions about whether you can actually use ML to estimate property values, and whether Zillow's failure as an iBuyer is a critique of the field in general or just a sign that Zillow sucks at it. --------------- Incidentally here's some related research papers I dug up trying to figure out what the latest state of the art in land and real estate assessment methods are: High-resolution land value maps reveal underestimation of conservation costs in the United States (from https://placeslab.org/publications/ https://placeslab.org/publications/) https://www.pnas.org/content/117/47/29577 https://www.pnas.org/content/117/47/29577 Land value capture in policy and practice: https://doczz.com.br/doc/287148/land-value-capture-in-policy-and-practice https://doczz.com.br/doc/287148/land-value-capture-in-policy... Land value appraisal using statistical methods: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/213061/1/FORLand-2019-07.pdf https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/213061/1/FORLand-201... Development of an Innovative Land Valuation Model (iLVM) for Mass Appraisal Application in Sub-Urban Areas Using AHP: An Integration of Theoretical and Practical Appraoches: https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133731 https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133731 Use of Spatial Analysis Methods in Land Appraisal; Konya Example: https://www.isites.info/PastConferences/ISITES2017/ISITES2017/papers/C3-ISITES2017ID307.pdf https://www.isites.info/PastConferences/ISITES2017/ISITES201... Automating the land valuation process carried out in land consolidation schemes: https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.049 https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018... Land value tax in the context of sustainable urban development and assessment. part II - analysis of land valuation techniques: The case of Vilnius. https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.13 https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.13 Fuzzy expert system for land valuation in land consolidation processes https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/324144 https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/324144 Land valuation in support of responsible land consolidation on Ghana's rural customary lands. https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.1080/00396265.2018.1467672 https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.1080/00396265.2018.146...

3 points by larsiusprime 5y ago

I posted this because of all the discussions about whether you can actually use ML to estimate property values, and whether Zillow's failure as an iBuyer is a critique of the field in general or just a sign that Zillow sucks at it. --------------- Incidentally here's some related research papers I dug up trying to figure out what the latest state of the art in land and real estate assessment methods are: High-resolution land value maps reveal underestimation of conservation costs in the United States (from https://placeslab.org/publications/ https://placeslab.org/publications/) https://www.pnas.org/content/117/47/29577 https://www.pnas.org/content/117/47/29577 Land value capture in policy and practice: https://doczz.com.br/doc/287148/land-value-capture-in-policy-and-practice https://doczz.com.br/doc/287148/land-value-capture-in-policy... Land value appraisal using statistical methods: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/213061/1/FORLand-2019-07.pdf https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/213061/1/FORLand-201... Development of an Innovative Land Valuation Model (iLVM) for Mass Appraisal Application in Sub-Urban Areas Using AHP: An Integration of Theoretical and Practical Appraoches: https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133731 https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133731 Use of Spatial Analysis Methods in Land Appraisal; Konya Example: https://www.isites.info/PastConferences/ISITES2017/ISITES2017/papers/C3-ISITES2017ID307.pdf https://www.isites.info/PastConferences/ISITES2017/ISITES201... Automating the land valuation process carried out in land consolidation schemes: https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.049 https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018... Land value tax in the context of sustainable urban development and assessment. part II - analysis of land valuation techniques: The case of Vilnius. https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.13 https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.13 Fuzzy expert system for land valuation in land consolidation processes https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/324144 https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/324144 Land valuation in support of responsible land consolidation on Ghana's rural customary lands. https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.1080/00396265.2018.1467672 https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.1080/00396265.2018.146...