FACILITATOR ARRANGEMENT, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING A REAL-ESTATE PORTFOLIO
First Claim
1. A facilitator arrangement comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium; and
a processor configured to receive, and store in the computer-readable storage medium, asset base criteria for one or more properties of a participant, the asset base criteria characterizing the respective one or more properties of the participant, wherein the processor is configured to receive, and store in the computer-readable storage medium, acquisition criteria for one or more properties one or more other participants anticipate purchasing, the acquisition criteria characterizing the respective one or more properties the one or more other participants anticipating purchasing, wherein the processor is configured to provide, to the participant, a number of properties the one or more other participants anticipate purchasing that have acquisition criteria matching the asset base criteria of the respective one or more properties of the participant, wherein the processor is configured to provide the number of properties for display by the participant, the number of properties being displayed as a measure of demand for the one or more properties of the participant.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, and storing in a computer-readable storage medium, asset base criteria for one or more properties of a participant, where the asset base criteria characterizes the respective one or more properties of the participant. Acquisition criteria for one or more properties one or more other participants anticipate purchasing are also received and stored in a computer-readable medium, where the acquisition criteria characterize the respective one or more properties the one or more other participants anticipating purchasing. The method also includes providing, to the participant, a number of properties the one or more other participants anticipate purchasing that have acquisition criteria matching the asset base criteria of the respective one or more properties of the participant. In this regard, the number of properties is provided for display as a measure of demand for the one or more properties of the participant.
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39 Claims
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1. A facilitator arrangement comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium; and
a processor configured to receive, and store in the computer-readable storage medium, asset base criteria for one or more properties of a participant, the asset base criteria characterizing the respective one or more properties of the participant, wherein the processor is configured to receive, and store in the computer-readable storage medium, acquisition criteria for one or more properties one or more other participants anticipate purchasing, the acquisition criteria characterizing the respective one or more properties the one or more other participants anticipating purchasing, wherein the processor is configured to provide, to the participant, a number of properties the one or more other participants anticipate purchasing that have acquisition criteria matching the asset base criteria of the respective one or more properties of the participant, wherein the processor is configured to provide the number of properties for display by the participant, the number of properties being displayed as a measure of demand for the one or more properties of the participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A facilitator arrangement comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium configured to store a database including information associated with a real-estate portfolio of a participant, the real-estate portfolio including a plurality of properties of the participate, the properties initially being in a hold state in the database; and
a processor configured to receive selection of a property in the portfolio for offering the respective property for sale, wherein the processor is configured to move the selected property from the hold state to a for-sale state, including being configured to automatically notify one or more other participants of the respective property being offered for sale, and wherein, after moving the selected property, the real-estate portfolio includes at least the selected property in the for-sale state, and one or more other properties in the hold state. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving, and storing in a computer-readable storage medium, asset base criteria for one or more properties of a participant, the asset base criteria characterizing the respective one or more properties of the participant;
receiving, and storing in a computer-readable storage medium, acquisition criteria for one or more properties one or more other participants anticipate purchasing, the acquisition criteria characterizing the respective one or more properties the one or more other participants anticipating purchasing;
providing, to the participant, a number of properties the one or more other participants anticipate purchasing that have acquisition criteria matching the asset base criteria of the respective one or more properties of the participant, wherein providing the number of properties comprises providing the number of properties for display by the participant, the number of properties being displayed as a measure of demand for the one or more properties of the participant. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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maintaining a database including information associated with a real-estate portfolio of a participant, the real-estate portfolio including a plurality of properties of the participate, the properties initially being in a hold state in the database;
receiving selection of a property in the portfolio for offering the respective property for sale;
moving the selected property from the hold state to a for-sale state, moving the selected property including automatically notifying one or more other participants of the respective property being offered for sale, wherein, after moving the selected property, the real-estate portfolio includes at least the selected property in the for-sale state, and one or more other properties in the hold state. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion configured to receive and store asset base criteria for one or more properties of a participant, the asset base criteria characterizing the respective one or more properties of the participant;
a second executable portion configured to receive and store acquisition criteria for one or more properties one or more other participants anticipate purchasing, the acquisition criteria characterizing the respective one or more properties the one or more other participants anticipating purchasing; and
a third executable portion configured to provide, to the participant, a number of properties the one or more other participants anticipate purchasing that have acquisition criteria matching the asset base criteria of the respective one or more properties of the participant, wherein the third executable portion is configured to provide the number of properties for display by the participant, the number of properties being displayed as a measure of demand for the one or more properties of the participant. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion configured to maintain a database including information associated with a real-estate portfolio of a participant, the real-estate portfolio including a plurality of properties of the participate, the properties initially being in a hold state in the database;
a second executable portion configured to receive selection of a property in the portfolio for offering the respective property for sale; and
a third executable portion configured to move the selected property from the hold state to a for-sale state, including being configured to automatically notify one or more other participants of the respective property being offered for sale, wherein, after moving the selected property, the real-estate portfolio includes at least the selected property in the for-sale state, and one or more other properties in the hold state. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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