Testing Housing Price Drivers in Santiago de Chile: A Hedonic Price Approach

Hedonic modelling is an empirical analysis technique that is widely used to review the housing market and unpack the main determinants of price. A correct determination of housing price drivers allows a weighted prediction of the value of each dwelling for sale or rent. This paper reviews t...

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Main Author: Francisco Vergara-Perucich
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences 2023-12-01
Series:Critical Housing Analysis
Online Access:https://www.housing-critical.com/home-page-1/testing-housing-price-drivers-in-santiago-de-ch
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description Hedonic modelling is an empirical analysis technique that is widely used to review the housing market and unpack the main determinants of price. A correct determination of housing price drivers allows a weighted prediction of the value of each dwelling for sale or rent. This paper reviews the fundamental determinants of housing prices that have been published in the literature to see which ones have a better predictive fit for the case of the housing market in the city of Santiago, Chile. From a record of 456,000 property transactions, a dataset composed of 11 explanatory variables is elaborated. Through a semi-logarithmic regression, 4 variables that contribute to explaining the formation of housing prices in Santiago, Chile, are identified. The results indicate that the socioeconomic characterisation of urban areas where housing is traded, the price of copper on the London Metal Exchange, the mortgage interest rate, the age of residential buildings are the main drivers for the main drivers of prices in Santiago. Given the crisis of access to housing in Chile, the article provides relevant information for decision-makers in housing policy.
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spelling doaj-art-1f30c8e8e2d54a1b847fd4459f3ad0712025-08-20T02:48:27ZengInstitute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of SciencesCritical Housing Analysis2336-28392023-12-01102445710.13060/23362839.2023.10.2.558Testing Housing Price Drivers in Santiago de Chile: A Hedonic Price ApproachFrancisco Vergara-Perucichhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1930-4691 Hedonic modelling is an empirical analysis technique that is widely used to review the housing market and unpack the main determinants of price. A correct determination of housing price drivers allows a weighted prediction of the value of each dwelling for sale or rent. This paper reviews the fundamental determinants of housing prices that have been published in the literature to see which ones have a better predictive fit for the case of the housing market in the city of Santiago, Chile. From a record of 456,000 property transactions, a dataset composed of 11 explanatory variables is elaborated. Through a semi-logarithmic regression, 4 variables that contribute to explaining the formation of housing prices in Santiago, Chile, are identified. The results indicate that the socioeconomic characterisation of urban areas where housing is traded, the price of copper on the London Metal Exchange, the mortgage interest rate, the age of residential buildings are the main drivers for the main drivers of prices in Santiago. Given the crisis of access to housing in Chile, the article provides relevant information for decision-makers in housing policy.https://www.housing-critical.com/home-page-1/testing-housing-price-drivers-in-santiago-de-ch
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