Predicting changes in Canadian housing markets with machine learning / by Johan Brannlund, Helen Lao, Maureen MacIsaac and Jing Yang. : FB3-6/2023-21E-PDF

"This paper examines whether machine learning (ML) algorithms can outperform a linear model in predicting monthly growth in Canada of both house prices and existing home sales. The aim is to apply two widely used ML techniques (support vector regression and multilayer perceptron) in economic forecasting to understand their scopes and limitations. We find that the two ML algorithms can perform better than a linear model in forecasting house prices and resales. However, the improvement in forecast accuracy is not always statistically significant. Therefore, we cannot systematically conclude using traditional time-series data that the ML models outperform the linear model in a significant way. Future research should explore non-traditional data sets to fully take advantage of ML methods"--Abstract, page iii.

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Ministère/Organisme Bank of Canada, issuing body.
Titre Predicting changes in Canadian housing markets with machine learning / by Johan Brannlund, Helen Lao, Maureen MacIsaac and Jing Yang.
Titre de la série Staff discussion paper = Document d'analyse du personnel, 1914-0568 ; 2023-21
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) ISSN assigned to different series.
"Last updated: September 29, 2023."
Includes bibliographical references (page 15).
Includes abstracts in English and French.
Information sur la publication [Ottawa] : Bank of Canada = Banque du Canada, 2023.
©2023
Auteur / Contributeur Brannlund, Johan, author.
Description 1 online resource (iii, 15 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour).
Numéro de catalogue
  • FB3-6/2023-21E-PDF
Descripteurs Housing -- Prices -- Canada -- Forecasting.
House buying -- Canada -- Forecasting.
Support vector machines.
Perceptrons.
Logement -- Prix -- Canada -- Prévision.
Habitations -- Achat -- Canada -- Prévision.
Machines à vecteurs supports.
Perceptrons.
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