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| 20090144128 | Communication system and method between a home buyer, seller, strategic business source, and lender - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100250344 | Agent Referral System and Method With Integrated Buyer, Lender, and Agent Communication System - A computerized system and method are presented for allowing a real estate agent to directly enroll a buyer in another real estate market by using a computerized system to refer the buyer to a receiving agent. After affirmation by the buyer, the system immediately provides the buyer with listing information obtained through the MLS of the receiving agent. The referring agent continues to participate in the buyer's real estate research through the system, while also being eligible to receive a referral fee paid by the receiving agent. The computerized system maintains a list of certified agents able to receive a referral. Only those agents that have contractually agreed to pay a referral fee for clients obtained from other agents through the system and who meet certain performance minimums in the system will be certified. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120059737 | DISTRESSED PROPERTIES MARKETING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system and method is presented that allows selling agents to market a listing agent's distressed property listings even though the selling agents work for a different broker than the listing agent. The owner of the property may restrict the selling agents that may market their property. In one embodiment, the owner selects a qualified lender, and the pool of selling agents who may market that property is limited to selling agents who are associated in the computerized system with the qualified lender. The system allows selling agents to schedule open houses for distressed properties listed by the listing agent, with the system preventing two selling agents from scheduling open houses that conflict with one another. The system tracks the marketing activity of agents, which can be used to suggest listing agents to owners, or to restrict the ability of selling agents to market properties. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120072315 | AGENT REFERRAL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH INTEGRATED BUYER, LENDER, AND AGENT COMMUNICATION - A computerized system and method are presented for allowing a real estate agent to directly enroll a buyer in a destination real estate market after referring the buyer to a receiving agent. After affirmation by the buyer, the system provides the buyer with listing information obtained through the MLS of the destination real estate market. The referring agent continues to participate in the buyer's real estate research through the system, while also being eligible to receive a referral fee paid by the receiving agent. The computerized system maintains a list of certified agents able to receive a referral. Only those agents that have contractually agreed to pay a referral fee for clients obtained from other agents through the system and who meet certain performance minimums in the system will be certified. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120116952 | Communication System and Method Between a Home Buyer, Seller, Strategic Business Source, and Lender - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130080211 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BETWEEN A HOME BUYER, SELLER, STRATEGIC BUSINESS SOURCE, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130085952 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BETWEEN A HOME BUYER, SELLER, STRATEGIC BUSINESS SOURCE, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20140032266 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A BUYER, SELLER, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, and a lender. The system permits sellers and lenders to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers and lenders make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with both the sellers and the lenders. A business plan is also input into the computerized system by the financial institution employing the lender. This business plan includes goals for numbers of sellers and buyers using the system, and for loan officer candidates to be recruited. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140032432 | DISTRESSED PROPERTIES MARKETING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system and method is presented that allows selling agents to market a listing agent's distressed property listings even though the selling agents work for a different broker than the listing agent. The owner of the property may restrict the selling agents that may market their property. In one embodiment, the owner selects a qualified lender, and the pool of selling agents who may market that property is limited to selling agents who are associated in the computerized system with the qualified lender. The system allows selling agents to schedule open houses for distressed properties listed by the listing agent, with the system preventing two selling agents from scheduling open houses that conflict with one another. The system tracks the marketing activity of agents, which can be used to suggest listing agents to owners, or to restrict the ability of selling agents to market properties. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140156546 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BETWEEN A HOME BUYER, SELLER, STRATEGIC BUSINESS SOURCE, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140222620 | SOCIAL MEDIA REAL ESTATE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system and method is presented that integrates a dedicated platform for sharing real estate information with a social networking platform. Buyers can search for properties on the dedicated platform and identify certain properties as favorite (or selected) properties. The buyer also identifies their friends on a social networking platform, who then access information about the buyer's favorite properties through an app interface provided through the social networking platform. Friends and the buyer can engage in a conversation about a particular property along with an agent and a lender that work with the buyer on the dedicated platform. Users can participate in and view the conversation either through the app interface of the social networking platform or through the dedicated platform. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140258095 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BETWEEN A HOME BUYER, SELLER, STRATEGIC BUSINESS SOURCE, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 09-11-2014 |
