IP Library Granted Patent US 8,494,972
Granted Patent B2
US 8,494,972 · App. 12/605,823 · Granted Jul 23, 2013

Valuation using credit score

Inventor: Steven Paul Wiese (Farmington, MI)
Assignee: Pythalis Suite Data KG, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,494,972
App. No.
12/605,823
Granted
Jul 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of appraising the value of a property based on obtaining a credit score of an owner of a property and assigning an ownership responsibility indicator to the property. The ownership responsibility indicator provides insight into the condition of the property without performing a complete inspection. A more accurate value of the property can then be determined.

Claims (53)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computing system including at least one processor, a request for an appraisal of a property;

determining, by the computing system, an initial value for the property;

receiving, by the computing system, a credit score of an owner of the property from at least one data store;

receiving, by the computing system, at least one other credit score of at least one previous owner of the property from the at least one data store; and

calculating, by the computing system, an appraised value for the property based on the credit score of the owner, the at least one other credit score of the at least one previous owner, and the initial value for the property.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the computing system, an ownership responsibility indicator based upon the credit score of the owner and the at least one other credit score of the at least one previous owner.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

assigning, by the computing system, the ownership responsibility indicator to the property in direct correlation with the credit score of the owner.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

multiplying, by the computing system, the initial value by a first price factor greater than a second price factor applied in response to the credit score of the owner meeting a predefined criterion.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

dividing, by the computing system, the ownership responsibility indicator into at least two ranges of ownership responsibility values.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining the ownership responsibility indicator further comprises:

decreasing, by the computing system, the ownership responsibility indicator in response to the credit score of the owner decreasing.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

multiplying, by the computing system, the initial value by a first price factor less than a second price factor applied in response to the credit score of the owner being less than a predefined credit score.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining the ownership responsibility indicator further comprises:

decreasing, by the computing system, the ownership responsibility indicator in response to a drop in the credit score of the owner meeting a predefined criterion.

9. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

assigning, by the computing system, a condition for the property based on the ownership responsibility indicator.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

assigning, by the computing system, a condition for the property based upon the credit score of the owner and the at least one other credit score of the at least one previous owner.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, a credit score of an owner of a comparable property including at least one property characteristic that is same or similar to a property characteristic of the property.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the comparable property is determined by at least two of the following: geographic region, lot size, style of structure, age of structure, date of sale, and living space.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, property data for a plurality of comparable properties sold, wherein the plurality of comparable properties include respective property characteristics that are same or similar to one or more property characteristics of the property;

receiving, by the computing system, respective credit scores for respective owners of the plurality of comparable properties sold;

defining, by the computing system, respective ownership responsibility indicators for the plurality of comparable properties sold based on the respective credit scores for the respective owners of the plurality of comparable properties sold; and

determining, by the computing system, the appraised value for the property based on an adjusted value of the plurality of comparable properties sold determined as a function of the respective ownership responsibility indicators for the plurality of comparable properties sold.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the computing system, the initial value for the property includes applying a valuation model.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the credit score of the owner and the at least one other credit score of the at least one previous owner are at least one of at least one Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) score or at least one Vantage score.

16. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instruction stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, comprising:

receiving a request for an appraisal of a property;

determining an initial value for the property;

receiving a credit score of an owner of the property from at least one data store;

receiving at least one other credit score of at least one previous owner of the property from the at least one data store;

defining an ownership responsibility indicator for the property based on the credit score of the owner of the property and the at least one other credit score of the at least one previous owner of the property;

associating the ownership responsibility indicator of the property with a condition of the property; and

calculating a value for the property based on the ownership responsibility indicator and the initial value for the property.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:

increasing the ownership responsibility indicator for the property in response to the credit score of the owner of the property increasing.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:

decreasing the ownership responsibility indicator for the property in response to the credit score of the owner of the property decreasing.

19. A system, comprising:

means for receiving, by a computing system including at least one processor, a request for an appraisal of a property;

means for determining, by the computing system, an initial value for the property;

means for receiving, by the computing system, a credit score of an owner of a property from at least one data store;

means for receiving, by the computing system, at least one other credit score of at least one previous owner of the property from the at least one data store; and

means for calculating, by the computing system, a value for the property based on the credit score of the owner, the at least one other credit score of the at least one previous owner, and the initial value for the property.

20. The system of claim 19 , further comprising means for determining, by the computing system, an ownership responsibility indicator based upon the credit score of the owner and the at least one other credit score of the at least one previous owner.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Dec 31, 2015
From: PYTHALIS SUITE DATA KG, LLC
To: NYTELL SOFTWARE LLC
Reel/Frame 037392/0724 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2010
From: WIESE, STEVEN P.
To: PYTHALIS SUITE DATA KG, LLC
Reel/Frame 024402/0015 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 12106756 · Apr 21, 2008
Related Publication 20100049539A1 · Feb 25, 2010