Patent ID: 8265999

Claim:
A method of facilitating an overall transfer of at least one property interest in an asset between first and second parties by way of the web, the method compromising: (a) providing an interface by way of a computer system of an intermediary by which at least one of the first and second parties communicates with the intermediary; (b) receiving identification information from at least one of the first and second parties; (c) obtaining first information concerning the asset; (d) verifying at least one aspect of property rights of the first party in the asset; (e) performing at least one evaluation relating to the asset; (f) negotiating conditions for transfer of at least some of the first party's property rights; (g) transferring the at least some of the first party's property rights to the intermediary based on an agreement resulting from the negotiating of (f), whereby the at least some of the first party's property rights become property rights of the intermediary; (h) negotiating conditions for transfer of at least some of the intermediary's property rights; and (i) transferring the at least some of the intermediary's property rights to the second party based on an agreement resulting from the negotiating of (h); wherein the asset involves real property; and wherein the computer system of the intermediary is configured to verify the at least one aspect of the property rights.