Patent ID: 6684196
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for facilitating a transaction corresponding to real property between a seller and a buyer via a network, the transaction having a plurality of stages, the method comprising:facilitating via the network a negotiation relating to the real property between the buyer and the seller, the negotiation including an offer by the buyer which is presented to the seller, a counteroffer by the seller in response to the offer, and an acceptance, the offer, the counteroffer, and the acceptance being facilitated via the network, providing access by at least one of the buyer and the seller via the network to a plurality of real estate services, each of the plurality of real estate services relating to an aspect of the transaction, and each of the plurality of real estate services being necessary for the transaction to progress; and automatically providing an economic benefit to at least one of the buyer and the seller for each of selected ones of the plurality of transaction stages upon completion of each selected stage.