Real Estate Matching System Using RWA Indicators

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Solution Overview

Problem

The current method of selling real or personal property is inefficient as it starts only when the seller is ready, willing, and able, missing opportunities to capture buyer interest over time and lacking a system for bi-directional notification between buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals.

Innovation Solution

A computerized system where buyers and sellers can enter their readiness, willingness, and ability to buy or sell using a Ready, Willing, and Able (RWA) indicator, allowing for event-driven notifications and matching motivated buyers and sellers through manual or automated means.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If property marketing begins only when the seller is ready, willing and able to sell, then the seller maintains control over the selling process, but the property owner loses the opportunity to capture buyer interest over time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to capture buyer interest over timeVSAvoidmarket time opportunity loss
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system allows buyers to indicate their readiness, willingness and ability to buy property before a seller is ready to sell. By performing this preliminary action of capturing buyer interest in advance, the system enables sellers to access pre-qualified buyers when they decide to sell, eliminating the loss of market time while maintaining seller control through opt-in mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If traditional marketing methods are used, then sellers can market their property, but there is no efficient method for sellers to monitor buyer interest before being ready to sell

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebuyer interest informationVSAvoidmonitoring buyer interest
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements automated feedback mechanisms where buyers who indicate interest in specific properties receive notifications when sellers become ready to sell. This feedback loop provides sellers with information about pre-qualified buyer interest without requiring manual monitoring, making the process efficient and automated while keeping sellers informed of market interest.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If sellers use traditional marketing methods like Multiple Listing Service or For Sale signs, then the property gets market exposure, but the sale may fail due to mismatched terms and conditions between buyers and sellers

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransaction completionVSAvoidterms and conditions matching
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary matching of buyer and seller terms and conditions before a sale is initiated. By evaluating compatibility factors in advance and notifying both parties of potential matches, the system increases the likelihood of successful transactions while reducing the complexity of terms matching through automated assessment and communication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Productivity

If real estate agents manually market properties and search for buyers, then personalized service is provided, but the process is incredibly inefficient and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagent efficiencyVSAvoidagent time spent on manual marketing
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service functionality where buyers and sellers directly indicate their readiness, willingness and ability to transact. The automated matching and notification system performs the work that would otherwise require agents to manually market properties and search for buyers, significantly improving agent productivity by allowing them to focus on closing deals rather than manual prospecting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8140442B2Matching residential buyers and property owners to initiate a transaction for properties which are currently not listed for sale
Publication Date: 2012.03.20 BIG SKY FINANCIAL CORP
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AI summary

Methods, devices, and systems are provided for property transactions. One device embodiment includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and user interface coupled to the memory and processor. The device includes program instructions storable in memory and executable by the processor to coordinate a buyer electronic indicator and a seller electronic indicator associated with a piece of property in order to culminate a transaction.