System and method for real estate information processing on a mobile communication device

A method for real estate data retrieval, editing, and displaying on a mobile communication device using a multi-agency real estate listing database that contains stored real estate listings associated with a plurality of different real estate companies, the method comprising:

• downloading a copy of the multi-agency real estate listing database to a real estate server associated with a first real estate company, the real estate server being communicatively coupled to the multi-listing database, the real estate server downloading a copy of the multi-agency real estate listing database;
• the real estate server modifying the copy of the real estate listing database for operation with a mobile platform by reformatting the copy of the real estate listing database to accommodate display on the mobile platform;
• communicating with a consumer wireless communication device operable by a user and containing a software application program that permits the wireless communication device to communicate with the real estate server, the software application program being configured to display a map on a touch-sensitive display of the wireless communication device, the display of the map being alterable by the user by drawing directly on the touch-sensitive display of the wireless communication device to demarcate a search area on the displayed map as a user-selected search parameter;
• the real estate server receiving a real estate search request from the wireless communication device, the real estate search request including user-selected search parameters, including the demarcated search area on the displayed map;
• the real estate server applying the user-selected search parameters, including the demarcated search area on the displayed map, to search the modified copy of the database to thereby generate search results;
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• the real estate server communicating with the wireless communication device to transmit the search results to the wireless communication device for display on the wireless communication device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer instructions that, if executed, cause a computer processor to:

• download a copy of a multi-agency real estate listing database, which contains stored real estate listings associated with a plurality of different real estate companies, to a real estate server for a first real estate company communicatively coupled to the multi-listing database, the processor being associated with the real estate server;
• modify the copy of the real estate listing database for operation with a mobile platform by reformatting the copy of the real estate listing database to accommodate display on the mobile platform;
• communicate with a consumer wireless communication device operable by a user and containing a downloaded software application program that permits the wireless communication device to communicate with the real estate server, the software application program being configured to display a map on a touch-sensitive display of the wireless communication device, the display of the map being alterable by the user by drawing directly on the touch-sensitive display of the wireless communication device to demarcate a search area on the displayed map as a user-selected search parameter;
• receive, at the real estate server, a real estate search request from the wireless communication device, the real estate search request including user-selected search parameters, including the demarcated search area on the displayed map;
• apply the user-selected search parameters, including the demarcated search area on the displayed map, to search the modified database to thereby generate search results;
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• communicate with the wireless communication device to transmit the search results to the wireless communication device for display on the wireless communication device.