Condition scoring for a property appraisal system
First Claim
1. A computer program product encoding a computer program that executes a computer process for quantifying condition of a real estate property, the computer process comprising:
- receiving real estate property data that includes a plurality of subjective condition characteristics relating to the real estate property;
extracting key condition data from the subjective condition characteristics in the real estate property data;
categorizing elements of the key condition data from the real estate property data into one or more predefined condition categories, each predefined condition category being associated with a condition contribution score; and
associating a condition contribution score with the real estate property, if an element of the key condition data is categorized in the predefined condition category associated with the condition contribution score.
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Abstract
An appraisal system obtains reliable information relating to subjective property characteristics of a property and quantifies the contributions of such subjective characteristics on the value of the property. An appraiser enters subjective property information regarding a subject property into the appraisal system, which evaluates other properties using property data obtained from property databases to identify comparable properties. Key condition data for the comparable properties is extracted from subjective property characteristics available from the real estate property data. The key condition data for both the subject property and the comparable properties is catagorized and assigned condition scores based on the characteristic'"'"'s impact on the property valuation. The condition scores for each property are combined into composite condition scores, which can be quantifiably compared with property characteristics to assist in selecting comparable properties. The condition scores of the subject property may also be employed to adjust the resulting appraisal value.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer program product encoding a computer program that executes a computer process for quantifying condition of a real estate property, the computer process comprising:
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receiving real estate property data that includes a plurality of subjective condition characteristics relating to the real estate property;
extracting key condition data from the subjective condition characteristics in the real estate property data;
categorizing elements of the key condition data from the real estate property data into one or more predefined condition categories, each predefined condition category being associated with a condition contribution score; and
associating a condition contribution score with the real estate property, if an element of the key condition data is categorized in the predefined condition category associated with the condition contribution score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of quantifying condition of a real estate property, the method comprising:
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receiving real estate property data that includes a plurality of subjective condition characteristics relating to the real estate property;
extracting key condition data from the subjective condition characteristics in the real estate property data;
categorizing elements of the key condition data from the real estate property data into one or more predefined condition categories, each predefined condition category being associated with a condition contribution score; and
associating a condition contribution score with the real estate property, if an element of the key condition data is categorized in the predefined condition category associated with the condition contribution score. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for quantifying condition of a real estate property, the system comprising:
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means for receiving real estate property data that includes a plurality of subjective condition characteristics relating to the real estate property;
means for extracting key condition data from the subjective condition characteristics in the real estate property data;
means for catagorizing elements of the key condition data from the real estate property data into one or more predefined condition categories, each predefined condition category being associated with a condition contribution score; and
means for associating a condition contribution score with the real estate property, if an element of the key condition data is categorized in the predefined condition category associated with the condition contribution score.
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18. A system for quantifying condition of a real estate property, the system comprising:
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a data base that receives real estate property data including a plurality of subjective condition characteristics relating to the real estate property; and
an appraisal valuation engine that extracts key condition data from the subjective condition characteristics in the real estate property data, categorizes elements of the key condition data from the real estate property data into one or more predefined condition categories, wherein each predefined condition category being associated with a condition contribution score, and associates a condition contribution score with the real estate property, if an element of the key condition data is categorized in the predefined condition category associated with the condition contribution score.
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