Method and apparatus for providing best practice reports for real estate transactions using a computer network
First Claim
1. A method of generating a report regarding a completed real estate transaction, comprising the steps of:
- (1) receiving over a computer network from one or more parties to the completed real estate transaction information relating to the completed real estate transaction;
(2) generating a transaction report based on the received information;
(3) storing the transaction report in a computer storage device; and
(4) in response to a query by a third-party user, transmitting the transaction report over the computer network to the third-party user.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for providing best practice reports including information related to completed real estate transactions and services provided by third party vendors used to complete real estate transactions. A party to a real estate transaction provides information regarding the transaction over a computer network. The information is used to generate reports that include user comments and evaluations of services provided by one or more local service providers. The reports are stored in a database connected to the web site. Third-party users can retrieve reports based on various criteria. Local service providers can also access information stored in the database, and can provide comments relating to the reports, which are linked to the reports.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of generating a report regarding a completed real estate transaction, comprising the steps of:
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(1) receiving over a computer network from one or more parties to the completed real estate transaction information relating to the completed real estate transaction;
(2) generating a transaction report based on the received information;
(3) storing the transaction report in a computer storage device; and
(4) in response to a query by a third-party user, transmitting the transaction report over the computer network to the third-party user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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16. A system for generating a transaction report for a completed real estate transaction, the system comprising:
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a computer programmed with software that generates at least one display to receive information related to the real estate transaction from one or more parties to the completed real estate transaction, the computer system generating at least one transaction report from the received information and transmitting the transaction report over a computer network to a third-party user in response to a request; and
a database that stores the at least one transaction report.
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28. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform the steps of:
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(1) receiving in the computer from one or more parties to a completed real estate transaction information relating to the completed real estate transaction;
(2) generating a transaction report based on the received information;
(3) storing the transaction report in a computer storage device; and
(4) in response to a query by a third-party user, transmitting the transaction report over a computer network to the third-party user.
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