Predicting real estate and other transactions
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by at least one computer, data associated with a set of a plurality of parcels;
selecting, by said at least one computer, at least one selected parcel of said plurality of parcels,said at least one selected parcel being more likely to at least one of;
be sold, orbe offered for sale,within a selected timethan at least one of said plurality of parcels not one of said at least one selected parcel;
wherein said selecting comprises;
defining, by said at least one computer, at least one micro-market,wherein each of said at least one micro-market comprisesat least one first subset of said set of said plurality of parcels;
determining, by said at least one computer,for substantially each said at least one micro-marketa model associated with said at least one micro-market; and
for at least a second subset of said set of said plurality of parcels comprisinga second plurality of parcels,defining, by said at least one computer, a relative order of said second plurality of parcels based on at least one of;
likelihood of sale, orbeing offered for sale,within said selected time,in response tocomparing, by said at least one computer, each given parcel of said second plurality of parcels,with an associated model of a given micro-market, said given micro-market being associated with said each given parcel; and
providing, by said at least one computer, said at least one selected parcel of said plurality of parcels.
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Abstract
A technique for estimating the relative likelihood that specific parcels or groups thereof will sell within a selected time, possibly including such steps as: Responsive to location of each parcel with respect to other parcels that have recently sold, including receiving a 1st kind of information, associated with sales in a neighborhood for each parcel being examined, including a set of attributes. Deriving additional attributes for each parcel based on its attributes and others near it. Determining independently for each neighborhood which of those attributes are more important for estimating relative likelihood of sale. Determining a degree of similarity between each unsold parcel and each recently-sold parcel, in response to those sets of attributes, weighted in response to relative importance. Providing a 2nd kind of information, ordering parcels by a relative likelihood of sale within a selected time.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, by at least one computer, data associated with a set of a plurality of parcels; selecting, by said at least one computer, at least one selected parcel of said plurality of parcels, said at least one selected parcel being more likely to at least one of; be sold, or be offered for sale, within a selected time than at least one of said plurality of parcels not one of said at least one selected parcel; wherein said selecting comprises; defining, by said at least one computer, at least one micro-market, wherein each of said at least one micro-market comprises at least one first subset of said set of said plurality of parcels; determining, by said at least one computer, for substantially each said at least one micro-market a model associated with said at least one micro-market; and for at least a second subset of said set of said plurality of parcels comprising a second plurality of parcels, defining, by said at least one computer, a relative order of said second plurality of parcels based on at least one of; likelihood of sale, or being offered for sale, within said selected time, in response to comparing, by said at least one computer, each given parcel of said second plurality of parcels, with an associated model of a given micro-market, said given micro-market being associated with said each given parcel; and providing, by said at least one computer, said at least one selected parcel of said plurality of parcels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method, comprising
receiving, by at least one computer, data associated with a set of a plurality of parcels; -
determining, by said at least one computer, for a 1st parcel and a 2nd parcel of said plurality of said parcels, one of said 1st and said 2nd parcels at least one of; more likely to sell, or more likely to be offered for sale, within a selected time; wherein said determining comprises; defining, by said at least one computer, at least one micro-market, wherein each said at least one micro-market comprises at least one first subset of said set of said plurality of parcels; determining, by said at least one computer, for substantially each said at least one micro-market a model associated with said at least one micro-market; and for at least a second subset of said set of said plurality of parcels comprising a second plurality of parcels, defining, by said at least one computer, a relative order of said second plurality of parcels based on at least one of; likelihood of sale, or being offered for sale, within said selected time, in response to comparing, by said at least one computer, each given parcel of said second plurality of parcels, with an associated model of a given micro-market, said given micro-market being associated with said each given parcel; and providing, by said at least one computer, said one of said 1st and said 2nd parcels determined to be more likely to sell or be offered for sale of said set of said plurality of parcels.
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19. A computer-implemented method, comprising
receiving, by at least one computer, data associated with a set of a plurality of parcels; -
defining, by said at least one computer, at least one micro-market each said at least one micro-market comprising a subset of said set of said plurality of parcels, each said micro-market responsive to a measure of distance between a 1st and a 2nd parcel in said micro-market; describing, by said at least one computer, for substantially each said micro-market, an associated model; determining, by said at least one computer, a relative order of at least one of; likely sale;
orlikely offer for sale; within a selected time; in response to for each particular parcel comparing, by said at least one computer, said parcel with said associated model of said micro-market; and providing, by said at least one computer, said relative order determined based on said comparing.
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20. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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a) transforming, by at least one computer, data said data responsive to a set of a plurality of parcels into a set of models at least one of said models said data responsive to at least a portion of said data associated with a subset of said set of said plurality of parcels and said data responsive to a measure of distance between a plurality of said plurality of parcels associated with said particular one model wherein said transforming of said data comprises; i) ordering, by said at least one computer, a 1st and a 2nd parcels with respect to at least one of; a likelihood of sale;
ora likelihood of offer for sale; within a selected time; wherein said ordering comprises; A) defining, by said at least one computer, at least one micro-market, wherein each said at least one micro-market comprises at least one first subset of said set of said plurality of parcels; B) determining, by said at least one computer, for substantially each said at least one micro-market a model associated with said at least one micro-market; and C) for at least a second subset of said set of said plurality of parcels comprising a second plurality of parcels, defining, by said at least one computer, a relative order of said second plurality of parcels based on at least one of; likelihood of sale, or being offered for sale, within said selected time, in response to D) comparing, by said at least one computer, each given parcel of said second plurality of parcels, with an associated model of a given micro-market, said given micro-market being associated with said each given parcel. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A computer implemented system comprising:
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at least one database; at least one computer coupled to said at least one database; at least one communication network coupled to said at least one computer; wherein said at least one computer is adapted to compute a ranking comprising; means for receiving, by said at least one computer from said at least one communication network, data associated with a set of a plurality of parcels into said at least one database; means for selecting, by said at least one computer, at least one selected parcel of said plurality of parcels, wherein said at least one selected parcel being more likely to at least one of; be sold, or be offered for sale, within a selected time, than at least one of said plurality of parcels not one of said at least one selected parcel, wherein said means for selecting comprises; means for defining, by said at least one computer, at least one micro-market, wherein each said at least one micro-market comprises at least one first subset of said set of said plurality of parcels; means for determining, by said at least one computer, for substantially each said at least one micro-market a model associated with said at least one micro-market; and for at least a second subset of said set of said plurality of parcels comprising a second plurality of parcels, means for defining, by said at least one computer, a relative order of said second plurality of parcels based on at least one of; likelihood of sale, or being offered for sale, within said selected time, in response to means for comparing, by said at least one computer, each given parcel of said second plurality of parcels, with an associated model of a given micro-market, said given micro-market being associated with said each given parcel; and means for providing, by said at least one computer, for display or over said at least one communication network, said at least one selected parcel being more likely to be sold or offered for sale within said selected time than said plurality of parcels not of said at least one selected parcel of said set of said plurality of said parcels.
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24. A computer program product embodied on a computer accessible medium, said computer program product comprising program logic, which when executed by at least one computer performs a method, comprising:
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receiving, by the at least one computer, data associated with a set of a plurality of parcels; selecting, by the at least one computer, at least one selected parcel of said plurality of parcels, said at least one selected parcel being more likely to at least one of; be sold, or be offered for sale, within a selected time, than at least one of said plurality of parcels not one of said at least one selected parcel; wherein said selecting comprises; defining, by the at least one computer, at least one micro-market, wherein each said at least one micro-market comprises at least one first subset of said set of said plurality of parcels; determining, by the at least one computer, for substantially each said at least one micro-market a model associated with said at least one micro-market; and for at least a second subset comprising a plurality of parcels of said set of said plurality of parcels, defining, by the at least one computer, a relative order of said plurality of parcels within said second subset based on at least one of; likelihood of sale, or being offered for sale, within said selected time, in response to comparing, by the at least one computer, each given parcel of said plurality of parcels in said second subset, with an associated model of a given micro-market being associated with said each given parcel; and providing, by the at least one computer, said at least one selected parcel of said plurality of parcels.
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