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Using a GIS for Real Estate Market Analysis: The Problem of Spatially Aggregated Data

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  • John Clapp
  • Mauricio Rodriguez

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Many databases used for real estate market analysis are not available at the address level. For example, information on employment and unemployment may be available only for labor market areas; and Census data is typically tabulated for blocks or higher levels of spatial aggregation. A Geographic Information System (GIS) associates these spatially aggregated data with the geographical center of the area. This poses special problems when we use a GIS to evaluate linkages between supply and demand. This article presents some solutions to this problem; methods that are relatively easy to implement on a GIS are emphasized. A GIS can be used to calculate a theoretical average travel distance to the population in the geographical area. We propose ways to determine when these theoretical distances are inadequate approximations; and we provide alternatives for these situations.

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  • John Clapp & Mauricio Rodriguez, 1998. "Using a GIS for Real Estate Market Analysis: The Problem of Spatially Aggregated Data," Journal of Real Estate Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(1), pages 35-56, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjerxx:v:16:y:1998:i:1:p:35-56
    DOI: 10.1080/10835547.1998.12090939
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