Systems and methods to automatically generate a return target for a potential real estate deal based on supplemental deal information

• US 7,606,755 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2002
• Issued: 10/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GE Capital US Holdings, Inc. (General Electric Company)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Capital Corporation (General Electric Company)
• Inventors: Day, Jayne L., Earle, Dan, Opsahl-Ong, Lorinda R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Jagdish N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bartley; Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US10/066,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20030144945A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,819 Days
• Field of Search: 705/35, 705/37, 705/38, 705/36.R
• US Class Current: 705/36.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided to automatically generate a return target for a potential real estate deal based on supplemental deal information. According to one embodiment, a collateral type associated with a potential real estate deal is determined. For example, a deal originator may provide this information to deal controller via a communication network. Supplemental deal information associated with the deal is received, and a return target for the deal is then automatically generated based on the collateral type and the supplemental deal information. The return target may represent, for example, a loan spread required for approval of the deal.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of generating return targets for potential real estate deals, comprising:

receiving, by a computer, prior real estate deal information from a prior deal data source;

implementing by the computer a rule-based pricing system based on an analysis of the received prior real estate deal information;

receiving, by the computer real estate deal information associated with a potential real estate deal;

determining a collateral type associated with the potential real estate deal;

receiving, by the computer, supplemental deal information associated with the potential real estate deal;

automatically generating, by the computer, a base return target for the potential real estate deal based on applying the collateral type and the supplemental deal information to the rule-based pricing system, the base return target being at least one of;

(i) a return on investment value, (ii) a net income value, (iii) an internal rate of return value, and (iv) a loan spread value;

identifying a risk mitigant associated with the potential real estate deal based on the supplemental deal information;

identifying a risk adder associated with the potential real estate deal based on the supplemental deal information;

inputting into the computer a value corresponding to the identified risk adder and risk mitigant;

revising the rule-based system in accordance with the value of the identified risk mitigant and the value of the identified risk adder;

receiving, by the computer additional prior real estate deal information;

validating, by the computer, the revised rule-based system based on an analysis of the additional prior real estate deal information; and

automatically determining, by the computer, a return target loan spread for the potential real estate deal by adjusting the generated base return target in accordance with the value of the identified risk mitigant and the value of the identified risk adder, based on the validated rule-based system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the potential real estate deal comprises one of:

(i) a debt deal, and (ii) an equity deal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the potential real estate deal comprise a debt deal, said determining further comprises determining loan-to-value information associated with the potential real estate deal, and said generating is further based on the loan-to-value information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the potential real estate deal is associated with at least one of:

(i) a commercial real estate property, (ii) a commercial real estate portfolio, (iii) a loan, (iv) a mortgage, (v) a commercial mortgage backed security, (vi) a leveraged equity deal, (vii) a full equity purchase, and (viii) an adjustment to an existing real estate deal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the supplemental deal information comprises at least one of:

(i) a risk characteristic, (ii) deal size information, (iii) deal term information, (iv) a number of properties, (v) collateral quality information, (vi) a risk rating, (vii) lockbox information, (viii) sweep trigger information, (ix) rate cap information, (x) customer information, (xi) earn-out information, (xii) subordinated debt information, (xiii) interest reserve information, (xiv) renovation information, (xv) ground lease information, (xvi) portfolio cross-collateralization information, (xvii) credit tenant information, (xviii) annual rollover information, (xix) leverage information, (xx) development deal information, and (xi) partnership structure information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating the rule-based system in accordance with a statistical analysis of prior real estate deal information.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said creating comprises:

creating the rule-based system in accordance with at least one of;

(i) risk characteristics and approved return values for a plurality of prior real estate deals, and (ii) expert information.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting an indication of the return target to a deal originator device via a communication network.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the deal originator device comprises at least one of:

(i) a personal computer, (ii) a portable computing device, and (iii) a telephone device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the communication network comprises at least one of:

(i) the Internet, (ii) an intranet, (iii) a public network, (iv) a public switched telephone network, (v) a proprietary network, (vi) a wireless network, and (vii) a local area network.

11. A deal controller, comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device in communication with said processor and storing instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to;

receive prior real estate deal information from a prior deal data source;

implementing a rule-based pricing system based on an analysis of the received prior real estate deal information;

receive real estate deal information associated with a potential real estate deal;

determine a collateral type associated with the potential real estate deal;

receive supplemental deal information associated with the potential real estate deal;

automatically generate a base return target for the potential real estate deal based on applying the collateral type and the supplemental deal information to the rule-based pricing system, the base return target being at least one of;

(i) a return on investment value, (ii) a net income value, (iii) an internal rate of return value, and (iv) a loan spread value;

identify a risk mitigant associated with the potential real estate deal based on the supplemental deal information;

identify a risk adder associated with the potential real estate deal based on the supplemental deal information;

input a value corresponding to the identified risk adder and risk mitigant;

revise the rule rule-based system in accordance with the value of the identified risk mitigant and the value of the identified risk adder;

receive additional prior real estate deal information;

validate the rule-based system with additional prior real estate deal information; and

automatically determine a return target loan spread for the potential real estate deal by adjusting the generated base return target in accordance with the identified risk mitigant and the identified risk adder, based on the validated the rule-based system.

12. The deal controller of claim 11, wherein said storage device further stores at least one of:

(i) a prior deal database, and (ii) a potential deal database.

13. The deal controller of claim 11, wherein said processor is further coupled to a communication device adapted to communicate with at least one of:

(i) a deal originator device, and (ii) another deal controller.

14. A medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform a method of generating return targets for potential real estate deals, said method comprising:

receiving prior real estate deal information from a prior deal data source;

implementing a rule-based pricing system based on an analysis of the received prior real estate deal information;

receiving real estate deal information associated with a potential real estate deal;

determining a collateral type associated with the potential real estate deal;

receiving supplemental deal information associated with the potential real estate deal;

automatically generating a base return target for the potential real estate deal based on applying the collateral type and the supplemental deal information to the rule-based pricing system, the base return target being at least one of;

(i) a return on investment value, (ii) a net income value, (iii) an internal rate of return value, and (iv) a loan spread value;

identifying a risk mitigant associated with the potential real estate deal based on the supplemental deal information;

identifying a risk adder associated with the potential real estate deal based on the supplemental deal information;

inputting into the computer a value corresponding to the identified risk adder and risk mitigant;

revising the rule-based system in accordance with the value of the identified risk mitigant and the value of the identified risk adder;

receiving additional prior real estate deal information;

validating the rule-based system with the additional prior real estate deal information; and

automatically determining a return target loan spread for the potential real estate deal by adjusting the generated base return target in accordance with the identified risk mitigant and the identified risk adder, based on the validated rule-based system.