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Simulation techniques allow us to examine the behavior and accuracy of several repeat sales regression estimators used to construct real estate return indices. We show that the generalized least squares (GLS) method is the maximum likelihood estimator, and we show how estimation accuracy can be significantly improved through a Baysian approach. In addition, we introduce a biased estimation procedure based upon the James and Stein method to address the problems of multicollinearity common to the procedure.
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Goetzmann, W.N. The accuracy of real estate indices: Repeat sale estimators. J Real Estate Finan Econ 5, 5–53 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153997
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