Automatically determining a current value for a real estate property, such as a home, that is tailored to input from a human user, such as its owner
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method for procuring information about a distinguished property from its owner that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property, the method comprising:
- displaying at least a portion of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property;
on a first day;
obtaining user input from the owner adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property;
persistently storing the obtained user input; and
on a second day after the first day, using the persistently stored user input to display to the owner a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
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Abstract
A facility procuring information about a distinguished property from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished property that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property is described. The facility displays information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. The facility obtains user input from of the user adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property. On a later the day, facility displays to the user a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input.
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1. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method for procuring information about a distinguished property from its owner that is usable to refine an automatic valuation of the distinguished property, the method comprising:
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displaying at least a portion of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property;
on a first day;
obtaining user input from the owner adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished property used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished property;
persistently storing the obtained user input; and
on a second day after the first day, using the persistently stored user input to display to the owner a refined valuation of the distinguished property that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method in a computing system for refining an automatic valuation of a distinguished home based upon input from a user knowledgeable about the distinguished home, comprising:
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on the first day, obtaining user input adjusting at least one aspect of information about the distinguished home used in the automatic valuation of the distinguished home;
automatically determining a refined valuation of the distinguished home that is based on the adjustment of the obtained user input; and
presenting the refined valuation of the distinguished home on a second day that is later than the first day. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. One or more computer memories collectively containing a home valuation data structure, comprising:
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information identifying a home;
a valuation for the identified home automatically generated based on both information about the identified home obtained from a public source and information about the identified home obtained from an owner of the identified home; and
information specifying a level of access, such that the contents of the data structure may be used to present the value of the identified house subsequent to the storage of the data structure in accordance with the specified level of access.
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