System, Method, and Apparatus for Property Appraisals
First Claim
1. An appraisal system comprising:
- a collector system configured to gather at least one of data, files, and one or more characteristics associated with a property; and
a scoring system coupled to the collector system and configured to analyze one or more characteristics of the property in order to calculate a score associated with the property,wherein the one or more characteristics include at least one of view, location, site, condition, parking, quality, size, environment friendly features, amenities, basement, extras, and garage, andwherein the score is calculated using one or more characteristics of the property and at least one of a zone and a market group associated with the property.
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Abstract
An appraisal system, method, and apparatus for property appraisals including a collector system, an appraisal database, an accounting system, and a scoring system. The collector system gathers data associated with a property and provides the data to the appraisal database. The collector system also reviews, edits, corrects, validates, and formats the data. The scoring system uses the collector system and appraisal database to access and analyze the data to calculate a score associated with the property. The score is calculated using one or more of a zone and market group associated with the property. The scoring system maps the score to one or more comparable sales of one or more other properties based on one or more of the zone and market group in order to generate an appraisal report for the property.
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20 Claims
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1. An appraisal system comprising:
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a collector system configured to gather at least one of data, files, and one or more characteristics associated with a property; and a scoring system coupled to the collector system and configured to analyze one or more characteristics of the property in order to calculate a score associated with the property, wherein the one or more characteristics include at least one of view, location, site, condition, parking, quality, size, environment friendly features, amenities, basement, extras, and garage, and wherein the score is calculated using one or more characteristics of the property and at least one of a zone and a market group associated with the property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising the steps of:
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using a collector system, collecting data related to a first property; using the collector system, creating at least one of a zone and a market group for the first property, wherein the market group includes a plurality of properties; using a scoring system, generating a score associated with the first property based on the data; wherein the scoring system calculates the score for the first property within the market group, and wherein the scoring system generates a value trend line for the market group by calculating one or more benchmarks for the plurality of properties in the market group. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a host server for accepting and processing data in connection with a property; an appraisal database in communication with the host server for collecting data on the property and using a collector system of the host server to gather at least one of data, files, and one or more characteristics associated with a property; and a scoring system in communication with at least one of the host server, the collector system, and the appraisal database configured to analyze one or more characteristics of the property in order to calculate a score associated with the property, wherein the one or more characteristics include at least one of view, location, site, condition, parking, quality, size, environment friendly features, amenities, basement, extras, and garage, and wherein the score is calculated using one or more characteristics of the property and at least one of a zone and a market group associated with the property. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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