Patent ID: 8380638

Claim:
A method for providing a real estate marketplace, the method comprising: providing a computer processor; maintaining a database of homes having attributes; pre-qualifying, using the computer processor, a buyer for a mortgage up to a predetermined monthly amount; pre-qualifying, using the computer processor, the buyer for homeowner's insurance up to a maximum amount for which the buyer may be insured prior to receiving a selection of a particular home for purchase from the buyer; receiving an indication of a location of interest from the buyer; receiving an indication of desired attributes from the buyer; computing a monthly total cost of ownership of the homes using information provided by the buyer and a seller of each of the homes; presenting a listing of homes for sale in the location of interest based on the monthly total cost of ownership of the homes, wherein the listing of homes has attributes meeting the desired attributes; receiving a selection of a buyer-selected home from the presented listing of homes; and arranging for financing and insurance upon an indication of an agreement of sale between the buyer and a seller of the buyer-selected home.