Automated Home Recommendation Engine

A method implemented on an electronic computing device for selecting a next home for purchase, the method comprising:

• obtaining data from a plurality of sensor devices in a current home and from a plurality of data points external to the current home;
• using the data from the sensor devices and the data points external to the current home, automatically selecting one or more aspects for the next home, including:
• receiving traffic data of a homeowner from one or more of the sensor devices in the current home;
• using the traffic data to identify which rooms in the current home are overutilized rooms and underutilized rooms by the homeowner of the current home;
• identifying a floor plan layout using the overutilized rooms and the underutilized rooms;
• and
• selecting at least one of the one or more aspects for the next home using the floor plan layout, including selecting the floor plan layout with a room that is identified as being one of the overutilized rooms, the room being greater in size than a corresponding room in the current home;
• automatically identifying one or more next homes to purchase that include the at least one of the one or more of the aspects;
• and
• automatically recommending one of the identified one or more next homes to purchase.