Hedonic modelling, housing submarkets and residential valuation

Abstract Implicit in the comparative method of valuation is the concept of housing submarkets yet little attempt has been made to link research into housing market areas with the valuation process. Hedonic models based on price data from Belfast infer that submarkets may be identified over a wider spatial scale than previously considered. Implications for the valuation process relate to the selection of comparable evidence and the quality of variables that the valuer may need to consider. Keywords: Hedonic ModellingHousing SubmarketsValuation