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

A method for real estate data retrieval, editing and display 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 for a first real estate company communicatively coupled to the multi-listing database and configured to download a copy of the multi-agency real estate listing database;
• 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 real estate server receiving a real estate search request from the wireless communication device, the real estate search request including user-selected search parameters;
• the real estate server applying the user-selected search parameters to search the downloaded copy of the database to thereby generate search results;
• the real estate server being further configured to modify the search results for transmission and display on the wireless communication device;
• and
• the real estate server communicating with the wireless communication device to transmit the modified 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;
• 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;
• 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;
• apply the user-selected search parameters to search the downloaded copy of the database to thereby generate search results;
• modify the search results for transmission and display on the wireless communication device;
• and
• communicate with the wireless communication device to transmit the modified the search results to the wireless communication device for display on the wireless communication device.