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1\begin{table}[H]2\centering3\caption{Variable definitions}4\label{tab:variables}5\begin{threeparttable}6\small7\begin{tabular}{llp{6.2cm}c}8\toprule9Variable & Type & Definition & Prior sign \\10\midrule11\multicolumn{4}{l}{\textit{Dependent variable}} \\12$\ln P$ & Continuous & Natural log of asking price (CAD) & --- \\13\midrule14\multicolumn{4}{l}{\textit{Structural characteristics}} \\15Bedrooms & Count & Number of bedrooms & $+$ \\16Bathrooms & Count & Full baths $+$ 0.5 $\times$ half baths & $+$ \\17Stories & Count & Number of stories & $+/-$ \\18$\ln$(Floor area) & Continuous & Log of interior area (sq.ft.) & $+$ \\19$\ln$(Land area) & Continuous & Log of lot size (sq.ft.) & $+$ \\20Parking & Count & Number of parking spaces & $+$ \\21Garage & Binary & $=1$ if ``Garage'' in parking-type field & $+$ \\22Unit count & Count & Number of units (plex only) & $+$ \\23\midrule24\multicolumn{4}{l}{\textit{Locational variables}} \\25$\ln$(Dist.\ MTL) & Continuous & Log straight-line distance to downtown Montreal (km, floored at 0.5) & $-$ \\26Montreal & Binary & $=1$ if Montreal metro area & $+$ \\27Qu\'ebec City & Binary & $=1$ if Qu\'ebec City metro area & $+/-$ \\28Regions & Binary & $=1$ if outside the three metropolitan areas & $-$ \\29Gatineau & Binary & omitted reference category & --- \\30\midrule31\multicolumn{4}{l}{\textit{Amenity indicators}} \\32Highway & Binary & $=1$ if ``Highway'' in amenities-nearby field & $+/-$ \\33Hospital & Binary & $=1$ if ``Hospital'' in amenities-nearby field & $+/-$ \\34Park & Binary & $=1$ if ``Park'' in amenities-nearby field & $+$ \\35School & Binary & $=1$ if ``School'' in amenities-nearby field & $+/-$ \\36Transit & Binary & $=1$ if ``Transit'' in amenities-nearby field & $+$ \\37Golf & Binary & $=1$ if ``Golf'' in amenities-nearby field & $+$ \\38\midrule39\multicolumn{4}{l}{\textit{Spatial variable (2SQR)}} \\40$\mathbf{W}\ln\mathbf{P}$ & Continuous & Inverse-distance weighted mean of the ten nearest log asking prices & $+$ \\41\bottomrule42\end{tabular}43\begin{tablenotes}44\small45\item \textit{Notes:} Continuous variables are centred at segment means. Amenity indicators are keyword matches in the broker-completed Centris ``amenities nearby'' field and carry no distance or quality information. Prior signs summarise the literature of Section~\ref{sec:literature}; $+/-$ denotes an ambiguous prior.46\end{tablenotes}47\end{threeparttable}48\end{table}49