Wireless intelligent real estate electronic lock box

An intelligent real estate system including an intelligent real estate sign having embedded processing functionality and a wireless communication device capable of receiving wireless electronic queries and programming instructions and for communicating with local and remote information sources about a real estate property and with controlling agents for reporting status. Further included is an electronic lock box controlling access to the real estate property and having an embedded wireless communication device capable of receiving messages and control signals from the real estate sign and from a property owner/occupant and/or real estate agents for reporting status. An earth battery may also be included, at least partially contained within the real estate sign and supplying power to the real estate sign.

Electronic real estate bartering system

A real estate bartering system implements barters between a plurality of parties each having one or more classes of items available for barter. Preferably, barter orders are created by designating a selected quantity of a first class of items to be bartered, designating a date range for transferring title of the first class items to be bartered, designating a barter value of the first class of items to be bartered, and designating a second class of items to be acquired. Barter orders are posted via the Internet to a barter database and may be displayed via the Internet. Posted barter orders whose first class of items match the second class of items of a barterer's order are preferably displayed. Posted barter orders from the display are selected to effectuate a barter transaction which combines a barterer's barter order with the selected posted order(s).

System, method and computer program product for facilitating real estate transactions

A method for facilitating a real estate transaction includes engaging an initiating party in communication with an initiated party regarding a property, where the parties are engaged for an engagement period. In this regard, the initiating party can be a buyer arrangement or a seller arrangement, with the initiated party being the other of the buyer arrangement and the seller arrangement. Thereafter, the engaged parties are restricted from communicating with other buyer arrangements and seller arrangements during the engagement period. Restricting the parties thereby facilitates the parties concluding a real estate transaction regarding the property. In addition, the method can further include insuring the buyer arrangement for a period of time against a loss of income due to a default of at least one tenant if the parties conclude a real estate transaction regarding an income-producing property including at least one tenant.

System and method for managing real estate

A method of managing a real estate property on which the lease parameters of the property are established in a computer database and a computer data file of the database contains at least one user profile related to management of the property. An assignment is made in the data file of the attributes of the authority of the user relative to the management of the property. The database contains data as to each of an owner entity of the property, a property manager entity of the property, if applicable, at least one tenant entity that occupies space in the property, and one or more vendor entities that are to provide services to the property. A user profile is set for at least one user of at each of the owner entity, property manager entity, if applicable, tenant entity, and vendor entity, and at least one attribute of authority is assigned to each said user. Communication capability is provided, preferably over the Internet, between the users of the owner entity, property manager entity, if applicable, tenant entity and vendor entity to manage an provide services for the property. Each property is assigned a domain name and a property owner can manage and obtain information for one or more properties that it owns.