Systems and Methods for Interactive Web-Based Processing of Real Estate Transactions

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to computer systems and methods for interactive web-based processing of real estate transactions. In one embodiment the system includes a seller device, a server system, counselor device, and one or more home listing websites. In one embodiment, the server system provides an online interactive tutorial to the seller device having a corresponding dashboard on the counselor device that provides guidance for a real estate transaction.

1 . A system comprising:
 a first device comprising a first graphical user interface and a first web browser;   a second device comprising a second graphical user interface and a second web browser; and   at least one server communicatively coupled to the first device and the second device via a network, the at least one server comprising a non-transitory memory storing computer-readable instructions and at least one processor, execution of the instructions, by the at least one processor, causing the at least one server to:   provide one or more web pages to the first graphical user interface of the first device via the first web browser corresponding to an interactive tutorial of the at least one server for guiding a real estate transaction process;   receive, via the first web browser, input from the first device associated with the one or more web pages provided to the first graphical user interface;   identify, via a utility application embedded in the interactive tutorial, at least a portion of information from the received input matching one or more predetermined conditions; and   provide one or more further web pages including the identified portion of information to the second graphical user interface of the second device via the second web browser corresponding to a dashboard for monitoring the real estate transaction process of the first device.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one server is further configured to:
 receive further input from the second device responsive to the one or more further web pages provided to the second graphical user interface; and   at least one of update the one or more web pages provided to the first graphical user interface based on the received further input and store at least a portion of the received further input on a database communicatively coupled to the at least one server.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one database communicatively coupled to the at least one server, the server configured to store the received input from the first device on the at least one database. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one server further comprising one or more computational modules, and the utility application includes a customer service utility which is configured to:
 provide the one or more computational modules with the at least portion of the received input from the first device, wherein the computational modules are further configured to:   receive the at least a portion of the received input from the first device,   determine a computed at least one value by performing at least one computational function, and   provide the at least one value to the customer service utility, and   at least one of:   update the one or more web pages provided to the first graphical user interface based on the computed at least one value,   update the one or more further web pages provided to the second graphical user interface based on the computed at least one value, and   store the computed at least one value in at least one database communicatively coupled to the at least one server.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one value is at least one of a compensation, a seller's savings, a target closing date, a target on market date, a target sale date, a show condition, a comparative market analysis value, an adjusted comparative market analysis value, one or more adjustment factors, a price adjustment weight, a number of days on market, a flyer loss, a number of visitors, a number of return visitors, a viability of asking price ratio, and a show condition ratio. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the one or more computational modules comprises a seller focused computational utility configured to determine at least one of a compensation, a seller's savings, a target closing date, a target on market date, a target closing date, a show condition, a comparative market analysis (CMA) value, an adjusted comparative market analysis (adjusted CMA) value, a price adjustment weight, a baseline comparative market analysis (baseline CMA) value, and a days on market value. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the one or more computational modules comprises a buyer focused computational utility configured to determine the at least one value based on at least one of a flyer loss, a number of visitors, and a number of return visitors. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more predetermined conditions are reflective of one or more of user input, seller information, property information, pricing information, real estate transaction information, marketing information, and process feedback information. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the interactive tutorial is further configured to provide a guidance, via the one or more web pages, related to at least one of a planning ahead process, a show condition process, an asking price process, a marketing material production process, buyer process, a negotiation process, and a closing process. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more data sources communicatively coupled to the first device and the second device and configured to provide reference data and information related to one or more real estate properties. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first device, the second device, and the at least one server further comprises a printing device. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the interactive tutorial is further configured to at least one of:
 provide, via the one or more web pages, to the first device, at least one of video, audio, electronic documentation, links to another web page, links to legal documentation, downloadable documents, text, and graphics; and   receive, from the first device, at least one of text input, selections, document uploads, photographs, images, video, and audio.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the dashboard is further configured to at least one of:
 provide, via the one or more further web pages, to the second device, at least one of video, audio, electronic documentation, links to another web page, links to legal documentation, downloadable documents, text, email, graphics, photographs, images, video, and audio; and   receive, from the second device, at least one of text input, selections, document uploads, photographs, images, video, and audio.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the customer service utility automatically creates an electronic notification and transmits the electronic notification to the second device upon identifying that at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions has been met. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second device is further configured to:
 receive a request for creating an account from a user of the first device, and   create, via the utility application, an account for the user of the first device based on the received request.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one server is further configured to:
 automatically create an electronic flyer based on input received from at least one of the first device and the second device.   
     
     
         17 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 providing a system comprising a first device, a second device, and at least one server, wherein the first device further comprises a first graphical user interface and a first web browser, the second device further comprises a second graphical user interface and a second web browser, and the at least one server is communicatively coupled to the first device and the second device via a network, the at least one server comprising a non-transitory memory storing computer readable instructions and at least one processor;   providing, by the at least one server, one or more web pages to the first graphical user interface of the first device via the first web browser corresponding to an interactive tutorial of the at least one server for guiding a real estate transaction process;   receiving, by the first device, via the first web browser, input associated with the one or more web pages provided to the first graphical user interface;   identifying, by the at least one server, via a utility application embedded in the interactive tutorial, at least a portion of information from the received input matching one or more predetermined conditions; and   providing, by the at least one server, one or more further web pages including the identified portion of information to the second graphical user interface of the second device via the second web browser corresponding to a dashboard for monitoring a transaction process of the first device.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising receiving, by the at least one server, further input from the second device responsive to the one or more further web pages provided to the second graphical user interface; and
 at least one of:   updating, by the at least one server, the one or more web pages provided to the first graphical user interface based on the received further information, and   storing, by the at least one server, at least a portion of the received further input on a database communicatively coupled to the at least one server.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , the method further comprising storing the received input from the first device on at least one database communicatively coupled to the at least one server. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , where the at least one server further comprises one or more computational modules, the method further comprising:
 providing, by a customer service utility which is part of the utility application, the one or more computational modules the at least portion of the input from the first device;   receiving, by the one or more computational modules, at least a portion of the received input from the first device;   determining, by the one or more computational modules, a computed at least one value by performing at least one computational function;   providing, by the one or more computational modules, the computed at least one value to the customer service utility; and   at least one of:   updating, by the customer service utility, the one or more web pages provided to the first graphical user interface based on the computed at least one value,   updating, by the customer service utility, the one or more further web pages provided to the second graphical user interface based on the computed at least one value; and   storing, by the customer service utility, the computed at least one value in at least one database communicatively coupled to the at least one server.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the computed at least one value is at least one of a compensation, a seller's savings, a target closing date, a target on market date, a target sale date, a show condition, a comparative market analysis value, an adjusted comparative market analysis value, one or more adjustment factors, a price adjustment weight, a number of days on market, a flyer loss, a number of visitors, a number of return visitors, a viability of asking price ratio, and a show condition ratio. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the one or more computational modules comprises a seller focused computational utility, the method further comprising:
 determining, by the seller focused computational utility, at least one of a compensation, a seller's savings, a target closing date, a target on market date, a target closing date, a show condition, a comparative market analysis (CMA) value, an adjusted comparative market analysis (adjusted CMA) value, a price adjustment weight, a baseline comparative market analysis (baseline CMA) value, and a days on market value.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the one or more computational modules comprises a buyer focused computational utility, the method further comprising:
 determining, by the buyer focused computational utility, the at least one value based on at least one of a flyer loss, a number of visitors, and a number of return visitors.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more predetermined conditions are reflective of one or more of user input, seller information, property information, pricing information, real estate transaction information, marketing information, and process feedback information. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 providing, via the one or more web pages of the interactive tutorial, a guidance related to at least one of a planning ahead process, a show condition process, an asking price process, a marketing material production process, a buyer process, a negotiation process, and a closing process.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 providing, by one or more data sources communicatively coupled to the first device and the second device, reference data and information related to one or more real estate properties.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein one or more of the first device, the second device, and the at least one server further comprises a printing device. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 providing, via the one or more web pages of the interactive tutorial, to the first device, at least one of video, audio, electronic documentation, links to another web page, links to legal documentation, downloadable documents, text, and graphics; and   receiving, from the first device, via the one or more webpages of the interactive tutorial, at least one of text input, selections, document uploads, photographs, images, video, and audio.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 providing, via the one or more further web pages of the dashboard, to the second device, at least one of video, audio, electronic documentation, links to another web page, links to legal documentation, downloadable documents, text, email, graphics, photographs, images, video, and audio; and   receiving, from the second device via the one or more web pages of the dashboard, at least one of text input, selections, document uploads, photographs, images, video, and audio.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 automatically creating, by the at least one server, an electronic notification; and   transmitting, by the at least one server, the electronic notification to the second device upon identifying that at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions has been met.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising,
 automatically creating, via the at least one server, an electronic flyer based on input received from at least one of the first device and the second device.