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The article is focused n the techniques to select comparables, providing evidence that it is possible to deal with this delicate phase of the automated valuation process in a scientific way.
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The “grid method” or “grid estimator” is a common description given to the comparable sales analysis technique.
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McCluskey, W.J., Borst, R.A. (2017). The Theory and Practice of Comparable Selection in Real Estate Valuation. In: d'Amato, M., Kauko, T. (eds) Advances in Automated Valuation Modeling. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 86. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49746-4_17
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