The standard hedonic model of durable assets is a special case of a more general model that contains two additive terms: 1) use value of the existing hedonic vector and 2) the value of the option to reconfigure hedonic characteristics. One empirical implication is that the two parts of value are...

A rapidly expanding universe of technology-focused startups is trying to change and improve the way real estate markets operate. The undisputed predictive power of machine learning (ML) models often plays a crucial role in the 'disruption' of traditional processes. However, an accountability gap...