Risk-based pricing for rental property
A risk-based pricing system for computing rental pricing based on the background information on an individual applicant and property-specific information is provided. Rental pricing, such as rent payments and deposits, is computed by determining a risk score corresponding to the applicant. The risk score may be based on a credit score of the applicant and rental history information of the applicant. The risk score is input to a deposit computer that determines an appropriate deposit requirement for the applicant. A property portfolio profile and a population sample set may be used to generate a property risk model, which can be used to further tailor the deposit requirement computed for a given applicant and a given property. An insurance computer can also compute an insurance premium for an insurance product associated with the applicant.
1 . A method of computing a rental price for rental of a property by an applicant, the method comprising:
generating a risk score corresponding to the applicant, the risk score being dependent on a credit score of the applicant and rental history information of the application; and
computing the rental price dependent on the risk score.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the rental price includes a deposit.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the rental price includes a periodic rent payment.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the rental price includes a periodic rent payment and an insurance premium.
5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
generating a property risk model dependent on a property portfolio profile and historical payment performance information for the property, wherein the computing operation comprises applying the property risk model to the risk score to compute the rental price.
6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the property portfolio profile defines a measure of risk tolerance associated with the property.
7 . The method of claim 5 wherein the historical payment performance information defines payment performance by other renters in association the property.
8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
computing an insurance premium corresponding to the rental price, based on the property risk model.
9 . A computer program product encoding a computer program that executes a computer process for computing a rental price for rental of a property by an applicant, the computer process comprising:
generating a risk score corresponding to the applicant, the risk score being dependent on a credit score of the applicant and rental history information of the application; and
computing the rental price dependent on the risk score.
10 . The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the rental price includes a deposit.
11 . The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the rental price includes a periodic rent payment.
12 . The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the rental price includes a periodic rent payment and an insurance premium.
13 . The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the computer process further comprises:
generating a property risk model dependent on a property portfolio profile and historical payment performance information for the property, wherein the computing operation comprises applying the property risk model to the risk score to compute the rental price.
14 . The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the property portfolio profile defines a measure of risk associated with the property.
15 . The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the historical payment performance information defines payment performance by other renters in association the property.
16 . The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the computer process further comprises:
computing an insurance premium corresponding to the rental price, based on the property risk model.
17 . A system for computing a rental price for rental of a property by an applicant, the system comprising:
a risk analyzer that generates a risk score corresponding to the applicant, the risk score being dependent on a credit score of the applicant and rental history information of the application; and
a deposit computer module that determines the rental price dependent on the risk score.
18 . The system of claim 17 wherein the rental price includes a deposit.
19 . The system of claim 17 wherein the rental price includes a periodic rent payment.
20 . The system of claim 17 wherein the rental price includes a periodic rent payment and an insurance premium.
21 . The system of claim 17 further comprising:
a property risk model generator defining a property risk model dependent on a property portfolio profile and historical payment performance information for the property, wherein the deposit computer module applies the property risk model to the risk score to compute the rental price.
22 . The system of claim 21 wherein the property portfolio profile defines a measure of risk tolerance associated with the property.
23 . The system of claim 21 wherein the historical payment performance information defines payment performance by other renters in association the property.
24 . The system of claim 17 wherein the computer process further comprises:
an insurance computer module that computes an insurance premium corresponding to the rental price, based on the property risk model.