Selection of Databases for Real Estate Information Systems

Abstract

The objective of the article is to scrutinise the types of databases and to choose the most appropriate one for property markets computing systems. The problems of the property markets analysis and valuation were characterised and the types of systems that should be created were presented as well. Two types of systems  emphasized in the article should be a part of property market`s computing systems. These are: a system of monitoring and analyzing the overall situation in the real estate market (M-A System), an expert system that is designed for the local market analysis and valuation of real estate in the local market (REE system - Real Estate Expert System). The problem is presented at the databases point of view. The characteristics of various types of databases were described taking into account their usefulness and it was decided which of them has the broadest range of application. Analysis has covered: relational databases, object-oriented databases, object-relational databases and a NoSQL databases. For M-A system, a  NoSQL type of database was proposed, whereas for the REE  system  object-relational database or object database.