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Land value appraisal using statistical methods

The taxation of property based on market values requires frequent appraisals for a large number of properties. In light of the recent property tax reform discussion in Germany, it has been argued that a valuebased tax therefore cannot be implemented at a reasonable cost. In several other countries, however, mass appraisal systems based on statistical methods are used for property tax assessments. In this paper, we show how this could in principle be done in Germany, using transactions data that local surveyor commissions are obliged to collect by law. We discuss the regression techniques for estimating land values from such data and illustrate them by applying them to data from Berlin, Germany. We find that the methods are capable of producing land value estimates that match up well with expert based assessments.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: FORLand-Working Paper ; No. 07 (2019)

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
Structure and Scope of Government: General
Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General
Other Spatial Production and Pricing Analysis
Finance in Urban and Rural Economies
Regional Government Analysis: Land Use and Other Regulations
Thema
land value
mass appraisal
nonparametric regression
semiparametric regression

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Kolbe, Jens
Schulz, Rainer
Wersing, Martin
Werwatz, Axel
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand "Agricultural Land Markets - Efficiency and Regulation"
(wo)
Berlin
(wann)
2019

DOI
doi:10.18452/19722
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Kolbe, Jens
  • Schulz, Rainer
  • Wersing, Martin
  • Werwatz, Axel
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand "Agricultural Land Markets - Efficiency and Regulation"

Entstanden

  • 2019

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