Method of securitizing and trading real estate brokerage options
First Claim
1. A method of doing business comprising the steps of:
- purchasing from an owner of a real property, in exchange for a consideration, an assignable entitlement to act as the owner'"'"'s real estate agent when the owner sells the property, wherein said entitlement confers the right to a commission on the sale of the property;
creating a pool consisting of the entitlement and at least one other entitlement to represent at least one other owner of at least one other real property; and
determining a current value of the pool of entitlements from at least one of the current values of the individual entitlements;
wherein at least part of one of said steps utilizes a computer.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of creating, purchasing and selling the real estate brokerage commissions typically collected upon the sale of real property. A property owner sells, for a certain consideration, the assignable option to be the owner'"'"'s broker when the owner decides to resell the property. The compensation paid may be in the form of cash or an equivalent incentive. The option has an expected return associated with it that will vary depending upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, the value of the property and the predicted amount of brokerage commission to be earned upon resale of the property. The option can be sold through securitization or some other method. The option can also become a traded commodity and form the basis for a real estate options and futures market.
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61 Claims
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1. A method of doing business comprising the steps of:
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purchasing from an owner of a real property, in exchange for a consideration, an assignable entitlement to act as the owner'"'"'s real estate agent when the owner sells the property, wherein said entitlement confers the right to a commission on the sale of the property;
creating a pool consisting of the entitlement and at least one other entitlement to represent at least one other owner of at least one other real property; and
determining a current value of the pool of entitlements from at least one of the current values of the individual entitlements;
wherein at least part of one of said steps utilizes a computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of doing business comprising the steps of:
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purchasing from an owner of a real property, in exchange for a consideration, an assignable entitlement to act as the owner'"'"'s real estate agent when the owner sells the property, wherein said entitlement confers the right to a commission on the sale of the property;
determining a cent value of the entitlement from at least one of;
(a) the current value of the real proper, (b) an estimated rate of appreciation in the value of the real property, and (c) an expected date of resale; and
assessing a risk associated with the entitlement wherein at least part of one of said steps utilizes a computer. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of doing business comprising the steps of:
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purchasing from an owner of a real property, in exchange for a consideration, an assignable entitlement to act as the owner'"'"'s real estate agent when the owner sells the property, wherein said entitlement confers the right to a commission on the sale of the property;
creating a pool consisting of the entitlement and at least one other entitlement to represent at least one other owner of at least one other real property; and
determining a current value of the pool of entitlements from at least one of the current values of the individual entitlements, and a risk associated with the entitlements wherein at least part of one of said steps utilizes a computer. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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