Abstract: Methods, systems and computer-readable medium for enabling improved market value and sales price calculations are provided. In one case, a plurality of data sets are analyzed by a computer to derive a predictive equation. Each data set contains (a.) a sales price of a particular real property; and (b.) a plurality of quantitative parameters of qualities and conditions related to or descriptive of that particular real property. A human analyst then reviews the predictive equation and may modify the equation in light of the analyst's personal knowledge or research of a geographic area or neighborhood comprising the real properties of the data sets. The modified equation may only be applied to a geographic area associated with the human analyst. The invented method may be applied to forecasting and valuations in general, wherein a general valuation equation is computationally generated and an analyst modifies the equation.

Abstract: A system and method for using information technology to enable selecting candidates for a real property appraisal assignment from among a population of real estate appraisers. A database contains information about the appraisal history of each of the population of appraisers. A query engine accepts specifications concerning a subject property from a user. The use may direct the query engine to identify appraisers that have experience in appraising real properties located within a certain distance from the subject property. The user may specify that only appraisals performed within a certain time period may be counted as valid appraisal experience. The user may direct the query engine to count references of comparable properties that lie within the specified distance from the subject property in appraisals performed by an appraiser as valid experience in selecting and ranking appraisers for an appraisal assignment.

Abstract: A system and method for providing visual images of real property are provided. A 360-degree panoramic digital camera generates instances of photographic image data that are each recorded in a separate digital document. Each digital document further contains a location indicator of where the image data was captured. The documents may be organized into segments, wherein endpoints of each segment are associated with endpoints of other segments.