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European Real Estate Society European Real Estate Society ConferenceConference
Stockholm, Sweden, 24-27 June 2009Stockholm, Sweden, 24-27 June 2009
Greg CostelloGreg CostelloCurtin University of TechnologyCurtin University of Technology
Perth, Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia
Yen Min GohYen Min GohDepartment of FinanceDepartment of Finance
The University of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne
Greg SchwannGreg SchwannDepartment of FinanceDepartment of Finance
The University of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne
The Accuracy and Robustness of The Accuracy and Robustness of Real Estate Price Index MethodsReal Estate Price Index Methods
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Research QuestionResearch Question
► How accurate and robust are How accurate and robust are different house price index methods different house price index methods when subjected to finer levels of when subjected to finer levels of aggregation:aggregation:
1.1. Temporal – monthly time intervalsTemporal – monthly time intervals
2.2. Geographic – suburb specificationsGeographic – suburb specifications
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Two important issuesTwo important issues
1.1. Why do we need to pool data?Why do we need to pool data? Sample sizeSample size Does the pooled sample represent the Does the pooled sample represent the
equivalent subsamples?equivalent subsamples?
2.2. What is the “true” price trend?What is the “true” price trend? It is unobservableIt is unobservable How do we proxy a true price trend to How do we proxy a true price trend to
compare relative performance of compare relative performance of indexes?indexes?
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Two important papersTwo important papers
Englund Quigley Redfearn (1999) “The Englund Quigley Redfearn (1999) “The choice of methodology for computing choice of methodology for computing housing price indexes: Comparisons of housing price indexes: Comparisons of temporal aggregation and sample temporal aggregation and sample definition” (JREFE)definition” (JREFE)
Diewert Heravi Silver (2007) “Hedonic Diewert Heravi Silver (2007) “Hedonic imputation versus time dummy hedonic imputation versus time dummy hedonic indexes” indexes” International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund Working Paper No. 07/234Working Paper No. 07/234..
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Our approachOur approach
1.1. Rigorously test different indexes with Rigorously test different indexes with different aggregation formatsdifferent aggregation formats
2.2. Use out of sample technique 75% of Use out of sample technique 75% of data to estimate, then 25% to data to estimate, then 25% to forecast in order to overcome forecast in order to overcome unobservable “true” price trendunobservable “true” price trend
Table 1: DataTable 1: Data
Mean (Standard Deviation)
Split-samples (% of Full Sample) Hedonic Characteristics Full Sample
75% 25% Number of Single-Sale Transactions 252,470 189,351 63,118 Number of Repeat-Sale Transactions 254,748 191,061 63,687
Total Number of Transactions 507,218 380,412 126,805 Number of Sub-regions 3
Number of Districts 42 Number of Suburbs 299
173,801 173,790 173,835
General
Sale Price ($) (125,252) (125,235) (125,304)
653.0 653.1 652.9 Area (square meters)
(487.9) (487.8) (488.2) 7.542 7.542 7.542
Total Number of Rooms (2.217) (2.217) (2.218)
0.4542 0.4545 0.4535
Size
Ratio of Bathroom(s) to Bedroom(s) (0.1617) (0.1623) (0.1600)
Testing the influence of Geographic and Testing the influence of Geographic and Temporal AggregationTemporal Aggregation
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Table 2: Framework for Testing Geographic and Table 2: Framework for Testing Geographic and
Temporal AggregationTemporal Aggregation
Suburb-Level District-Level Sub-regional Regional
Case 1 (Base Case) Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Monthly
(0) (257) (296) (298)
Case 5 Case 6 Case 7 Case 8 Quarterly
(140) (397) (436) (438)
Case 9 Case 10 Case 11 Case 12 Semi-Annually
(175) (432) (471) (473)
Case 13 Case 14 Case 15 Case 16 Annually
(192) (449) (488) (490)
Base case is the highest level of aggregation, monthly-suburb, “unrestricted”
Table 2: Framework for Testing Geographic and Table 2: Framework for Testing Geographic and
Temporal AggregationTemporal Aggregation
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Case 1 (Base Case) Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Monthly
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Case 5 Case 6 Case 7 Case 8 Quarterly
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Case 9 Case 10 Case 11 Case 12 Semi-Annually
(175) (432) (471) (473)
Case 13 Case 14 Case 15 Case 16 Annually
(192) (449) (488) (490)
Case 16 is the lowest level of aggregation, annual-region, most restricted
Table 3: F Statistics for Different Model Table 3: F Statistics for Different Model RestrictionsRestrictions
Panel (a): F-ratios comparing different models of decreasing geographic and temporal aggregation to the most disaggregated (monthly-suburb) model
Panel (a): F-ratios comparing different models of decreasing geographic and temporal aggregation
to the most disaggregated (monthly-suburb) model
F-statistics (Critical F Value = 1.17)
Suburb District Sub-region Region
Monthly 0.00 374.40 1416.58 1607.48
Quarterly 2.99 243.58 1051.97 1095.13
Semi Annually 11.24 227.32 977.24 1017.43
Annually 31.13 227.01 949.97 988.11
Table 3: F Statistics for Different Model Table 3: F Statistics for Different Model RestrictionsRestrictions
Panel (b): F-ratios comparing different models of decreasing geographic aggregation
F-statistics (Critical F Value = 1.17)
Districts Sub-regions Regions
Suburbs 374.40 1416.58 1607.48
Districts 6946.47 7829.05
Sub-region 16221.97
Panel (c): F-ratios comparing different models of decreasing temporal aggregation
F-statistics (Critical F Value = 1.17)
Quarters Half Years Years
Months 2.99 11.25 31.15
Quarters 44.25 106.89
Half Years 235.15
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disaggregation
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Five house price index Five house price index methodsmethods
i.i. The hedonic imputation modelThe hedonic imputation model
ii.ii. The longitudinal hedonic approachThe longitudinal hedonic approach
iii.iii. An augmented weighted repeat-sales An augmented weighted repeat-sales (WRS) model(WRS) model
iv.iv. The Quigley (1995) hybrid modelThe Quigley (1995) hybrid model
v.v. The mix-adjusted median methodThe mix-adjusted median method
Table 4: Index Accuracy - Mean Squared ErrorsTable 4: Index Accuracy - Mean Squared Errors Region Sub-region District Suburb
Mean Squared Error
Hedonic Imputation
Annually 0.163 0.150 0.088 0.069
Semi-Annually 0.163 0.149 0.087 0.069
Quarterly 0.162 0.149 0.087 0.068
Monthly 0.162 0.149 0.087 0.068
Longitudinal Hedonic
Annually 0.214 0.227 0.242 0.311
Semi-Annually 0.221 0.236 0.252 0.308
Quarterly 0.255 0.267 0.279 0.310
Monthly 0.321 0.328 0.328 0.318
Hybrid
Annually 0.188 0.199 0.212 0.273
Semi-Annually 0.194 0.206 0.221 0.269
Quarterly 0.223 0.233 0.244 0.272
Monthly 0.281 0.287 0.287 0.278
Repeat-sales
Annually 0.609 0.608 0.604 0.609
Semi-Annually 0.617 0.618 0.615 0.640
Quarterly 0.824 0.830 0.873 2.785
Monthly 0.989 1.977 3.659 127.463
Mix-Adjusted Median
Annually 0.424 0.450 0.479 0.616
Semi-Annually 0.438 0.466 0.499 0.608
Quarterly 0.505 0.528 0.551 0.614
Monthly 0.636 0.648 0.650 0.628
Chart 3A: MSE Surface Plot-The Hedonic Imputation Chart 3A: MSE Surface Plot-The Hedonic Imputation ModelModel
Table 4: Index Accuracy - Mean Squared ErrorsTable 4: Index Accuracy - Mean Squared Errors Region Sub-region District Suburb
Mean Squared Error
Hedonic Imputation
Annually 0.163 0.150 0.088 0.069
Semi-Annually 0.163 0.149 0.087 0.069
Quarterly 0.162 0.149 0.087 0.068
Monthly 0.162 0.149 0.087 0.068
Longitudinal Hedonic
Annually 0.214 0.227 0.242 0.311
Semi-Annually 0.221 0.236 0.252 0.308
Quarterly 0.255 0.267 0.279 0.310
Monthly 0.321 0.328 0.328 0.318
Hybrid
Annually 0.188 0.199 0.212 0.273
Semi-Annually 0.194 0.206 0.221 0.269
Quarterly 0.223 0.233 0.244 0.272
Monthly 0.281 0.287 0.287 0.278
Repeat-sales
Annually 0.609 0.608 0.604 0.609
Semi-Annually 0.617 0.618 0.615 0.640
Quarterly 0.824 0.830 0.873 2.785
Monthly 0.989 1.977 3.659 127.463
Mix-Adjusted Median
Annually 0.424 0.450 0.479 0.616
Semi-Annually 0.438 0.466 0.499 0.608
Quarterly 0.505 0.528 0.551 0.614
Monthly 0.636 0.648 0.650 0.628
Chart 3D: MSE Surface Plot - The Augmented Repeat-sales ModelChart 3D: MSE Surface Plot - The Augmented Repeat-sales Model
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ConclusionsConclusions
1.1. The aggregation of data, whether along The aggregation of data, whether along temporal or geographic definitions, is temporal or geographic definitions, is generally unwarrantedgenerally unwarranted
2.2. Price indexes should be estimated using the Price indexes should be estimated using the most disaggregated dataset availablemost disaggregated dataset available
3.3. Convincing evidence that the hedonic Convincing evidence that the hedonic imputation method performs significantly imputation method performs significantly better than four other methods considered better than four other methods considered on all measures of accuracy and robustnesson all measures of accuracy and robustness
**assuming that high-quality data is **assuming that high-quality data is available**available**
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Further research?Further research?
1.1. The economic significance of The economic significance of differences in various index methods, differences in various index methods, does it really matter?does it really matter?
2.2. IImportant within the context of mportant within the context of developing derivative products developing derivative products applied to property marketsapplied to property markets
3.3. The values of derivative contracts in The values of derivative contracts in housing markets would be sensitive housing markets would be sensitive to any underlying house price index?to any underlying house price index?