In this paper, we evaluate the forecasting ability of 115 indicators to predict the housing prices and rents in 71 … improving the forecasts, given the local nature of the real-estate markets. The forecast accuracy of different predictors is … tested in a framework of a quasi out-of-sample forecasting. Its results are quite heterogeneous. No single indicator appears …

predict the dynamics of home rents and prices in the nearest future. In this paper, we evaluate the forecasting ability of 115 … the forecasts, given the local nature of real-estate markets. The forecast accuracy of different predictors is tested in a … framework of a quasi out-of-sample forecasting. Its results are quite heterogeneous. No single indicator appears to dominate all …