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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Housing Starts"”.
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The evaluation of forecasting techniques as applied to housing starts
… forecasting procedures used in forecasting housing construction. The forecasting models developed are compared on the basis of error variance and the number of times the forecast falls outside "± K" limits. The author points out that what is needed is a simple forecasting technique which …
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Predicting The U.S. Recessions With Housing Starts In Dynamic Probit Models
The crash of the U.S. housing market and the 2007-2009 recession that follohave reignited discussion about forecasting recessions. Most recessions have in fact been preceded by plummets in the housing industry in the U.S. history. The present study examines the predictive power of housing starts …
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Identifying Forest Conversion Hotspots in the Commonwealth of Virginia using Multitemporal Landsat Data and Known Change Indicators
… Thematic Mapper images in finding isolated housing starts within the Commonwealth of Virginia's forests. Individual NDVI images were stacked by year for the years 1995-2011 and the yearly maximum for each pixel was extracted, resulting in a 17-year image stack of all yearly maxima (a 98.7% …
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Multilevel Determinants of Forecasting Effectiveness: Individual, Dyadic, and System Level Predictors and Outcomes
… Using various economic variables to predict housing starts across levels, the analyses found disparate results for the lower level of analysis. The results also reveal great differences in the strength of the forecasting models between different levels of analysis and between different …
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Explaining Churn: Mass Society, Social Capital, & Community Churn
… economic development, and for initiating housing starts that expand housing options for the poor and minorities. In so doing, they help create and sustain vibrant, growing modern day communities. Yet in spite of the significant role churn may play in determining the health and viability of …