Patent ID: 7346519

Claim:
A method for providing location specific information relating to real estate property via a network, the method comprising: receiving locale specific criteria related to a desired property, the locale specific criteria entered using a core attribute field and a locale attribute field linked to the core attribute field, the core attribute field comprising attributes relating to a large number of locations, the locale attribute field comprising attributes specific to a certain location, and the locale attribute field nested under the core attribute field as part of a hierarchy in a single database schema; searching the single database schema for a property listing that has a core attribute field and a locale attribute field that match the core attribute field and the locale attribute field entered for the desired property; and displaying any property listings that have a core attribute field and a locale attribute field that match the core attribute field and the locale attribute field entered for the desired property, each displayed property listing displaying data relevant to a location of-the displayed property listing customized according to the locale specific criteria of a location specified by a user or a locale specific user identification.