DYNAMIC REAL ESTATE TICKER SYSTEM, METHODS, AND APPARATUS

1 . A system for generating a dynamic real estate ticker for a user device of a user, the system comprising:

a memory device storing user characteristic and profile information for a user to receive the dynamic ticker, the user characteristic and profile information including property transaction information and property-related web browsing information; and

an analytics processor communicatively coupled to the memory device, the analytics processor configured to:

determine a real estate state of the user, among a plurality of available real estate states, based on the property transaction information and the property-related web browsing information, the plurality of available real estate states including at least three of a first-time buyer, a repeat-buyer, a new owner, a mid-term owner, a long-term owner, a renter, an owner-renter, a seller, or an investor,

determine real estate content for the dynamic ticker based on the determined real estate state and the property-related web browsing information, and

transmit, to the user device, the determined real estate content for display by the user device within the dynamic ticker.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to:

determine the real estate state of the user is a new owner based on the property transaction information including a sales record for a property purchased by the user within a past three years; and

determine the real estate content includes property improvement, maintenance, or residential service information.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to:

determine the real estate state of the user is a mid-term owner based on the property transaction information including a sales record for a property purchased by the user between a past three to ten years; and

determine the real estate content includes property renovation, maintenance, or residential service information.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to determine the real estate content includes mortgage refinance information.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to:

determine the real estate state of the user is a long-term owner based on the property transaction information including a sales record for a property purchased by the user over ten years ago; and

determine the real estate content includes property reconstruction or remodel information.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to:

determine the real estate state of the user is a first-time buyer based on the property transaction information not including a sales record that is related to the user and the property-related web browsing information including real estate listings for purchase; and

determine the real estate content includes neighborhood information including at least one of an average transaction price, an average square footage, an average year built, or real estate market data information.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein selection of the neighborhood information in the dynamic ticker causes the analytics processor to display real estate listings on the user device that are related to a neighborhood related to the neighborhood information.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the neighborhood includes at least one of a town district or zone, a zip code, a town or city, a county, or a state.

9 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to determine the real estate content includes at least one of mortgage information, property insurance information, escrow information, title information, survey information, or inspection information.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to:

determine the real estate state of the user is a repeat-buyer based on the property transaction information including at least one sales record for a property purchased by the user and the property-related web browsing information including real estate listings for purchase; and

determine the real estate content includes neighborhood information including at least one of an average transaction price, an average square footage, an average year built, or real estate market data information.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein selection of the neighborhood information in the dynamic ticker causes the analytics processor to display real estate listings on the user device that are related to a neighborhood related to the neighborhood information.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to:

receive, as new property-related web browsing information, information related to properties viewed in a new neighborhood; and

determine, as new real estate content for the dynamic ticker, new neighborhood information that is related to properties viewed in the new neighborhood.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to:

determine recommended neighborhoods based on the neighborhood information including locating neighborhoods that are within a predetermined distance and have similar neighborhood properties as one or more neighborhoods included within the neighborhood information; and

determine, as new real estate content for the dynamic ticker, new neighborhood information that is related to the recommended neighborhoods.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the neighborhood properties include at least one of an average property transaction price, an average property square footage, an average year built, a distance from public transportation, a public school ranking, an average distance from a body of water, an average distance from a city center, or median property type.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined distance is determined by the analytics processor as a function of property density where smaller distances correspond to greater property densities.

16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the analytics processor is configured to:

determine a user is to sell a property based on the user characteristic and profile information including home equity information and market conditions of the property beginning to decline from a near-term high; and

transmit, to the user device, an alert indicative of a recommendation to sell the property for display by the user device within the dynamic ticker.

17 . A method for generating a dynamic real estate ticker for a user device of a user, the method comprising:

storing, to a memory device, user characteristic and profile information for a user, the user characteristic and profile information including property transaction information and property-related web browsing information;

determining, via an analytics processor communicatively coupled to the memory device, a real estate state of the user, among a plurality of available real estate states, based on the property transaction information and the property-related web browsing information, the plurality of available real estate states including at least three of a first-time buyer, a repeat-buyer, a new owner, a mid-term owner, a long-term owner, a renter, an owner-renter, a seller, or an investor;

determining, via the analytics processor, real estate content for the dynamic ticker based on the determined real estate state of the user and the property-related web browsing information; and

transmitting, from the analytics processor to the user device, the determined real estate content for display by the user device within the dynamic ticker.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate state of the user is a new owner when the property transaction information includes a sales record for a property purchased by the user within a past three years;

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate state of the user is a mid-term owner when the property transaction information includes a sales record for a property purchased by the user between a past three to ten years;

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate state of the user is a long-term owner when the property transaction information includes a sales record for a property purchased by the user over ten years ago;

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate content includes property improvement, maintenance, and residential service information when the real estate state is the new owner;

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate content includes property renovation, maintenance, mortgage refinance information, and residential service information when the real estate state is the mid-term owner; and

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate content includes property reconstruction or remodel information when the real estate state is the long-term owner.

19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate state of the user is a first-time buyer when the property transaction information does not include a sales record that is related to the user and the property-related web browsing information includes real estate listings for purchase;

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate state of the user is a repeat-buyer when the property transaction information includes at least one sales record for a property purchased by the user and the property-related web browsing information includes real estate listings for purchase;

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate content includes neighborhood information including at least one of an average transaction price, an average square footage, an average year built, or real estate market data information when the real estate state is the first-time buyer; and

determining, via the analytics processor, the real estate content includes neighborhood information including at least one of an average transaction price, an average square footage, an average year built, or real estate market data information when the real estate state is the repeat-buyer.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

receiving a message from the user device in the analytics processor indicative of a selection of the neighborhood information in the dynamic ticker;

determining, via the analytics processor, real estate listings that are related to a neighborhood related to the neighborhood information; and

transmitting, from the analytics processor to the user device, the real estate listings for display.