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Using Large Data Sets to Forecast House Prices: A Case Study of Twenty U.S. States

Rangan GuptaUniversity of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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Alain KabundiUniversity of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa
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Stephen MillerUniversity of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV89154-6005
Pages 161-190 | Published online: 17 Jun 2020

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