form10q_sept30-09.htm
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549


FORM 10-Q
 
 
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
   
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
 
 
or
 
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
   
For the transition period from  _______________________ to ________________________.
 
       
    Commission File Number 001-12917  
 
 
REIS, INC.
 
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
Maryland
 
13-3926898
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
         
 
530 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
 
10036
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
(212) 921-1122
 
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
 
    Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes      No 
 
    Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes      No  
 
    Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
 
 
Large accelerated filer   
Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer  
Smaller reporting company  
 
     
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
   
 
      Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes      No   
     
 
    The number of the Registrant’s shares of common stock outstanding was 10,373,040 as of October 31, 2009.
 

 
 

 
 
   TABLE OF CONTENTS  
       
   
Page
Number 
 
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
 
       
 
Item 1.
   
         
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
Item 2.
21  
 
Item 3.
35  
 
Item 4T.
36  
       
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION:
 
       
 
Item 1.
37  
 
Item 1A.
37  
 
Item 2.
37  
 
Item 3.
37  
 
Item 4.
37  
 
Item 5.
37  
 
Item 6.
38  
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Part I. Financial Information
 
     
 
REIS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
2009
   
December 31,
2008
   
     
(Unaudited)
         
 
ASSETS
             
 
Current assets:
             
 
Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                     
  $ 21,509,344     $ 24,151,720    
 
Restricted cash and investments                                                                                                     
    1,546,332       3,081,469    
 
Receivables, prepaid and other assets                                                                                                     
    5,989,580       5,944,607    
 
Real estate assets                                                                                                     
    4,278,499       7,137,636    
 
Total current assets
    33,323,755       40,315,432    
 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net
    1,377,545       1,737,430    
 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $9,317,665 and $5,981,961, respectively
    21,136,164       23,161,695    
 
Goodwill
    54,824,648       54,824,648    
 
Other assets
    334,359       398,334    
 
Total assets
  $ 110,996,471     $ 120,437,539    
                     
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                 
 
Current liabilities:
                 
 
Current portion of loans and other debt                                                                                                     
  $ 200,266     $ 189,136    
 
Current portion of Bank Loan                                                                                                     
    5,624,999       3,500,000    
 
Construction payables                                                                                                     
    18,346       156,653    
 
Construction loans payable                                                                                                     
          5,077,333    
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                                                                     
    6,501,954       5,365,034    
 
Reserve for option liability                                                                                                     
    122,030       55,830    
 
Deferred revenue                                                                                                     
    9,912,010       12,120,997    
 
Total current liabilities
    22,379,605       26,464,983    
 
Non-current portion of Bank Loan
    14,500,001       19,250,000    
 
Other long-term liabilities
    843,197       988,716    
 
Deferred tax liability, net
    528,580       66,580    
 
Total liabilities
    38,251,383       46,770,279    
 
Commitments and contingencies
                 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
                 
 
Common stock, $0.02 par value per share, 101,000,000 shares authorized, 10,383,871 and 10,988,623 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
    207,677       219,772    
 
Additional paid in capital                                                                                                     
    98,828,610       100,384,302    
 
Retained earnings (deficit)                                                                                                     
    (26,291,199 )     (26,936,814 )  
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    72,745,088       73,667,260    
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 110,996,471     $ 120,437,539    
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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REIS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
   
                             
 
Revenue:
                         
 
Subscription revenue
  $ 5,801,078     $ 6,524,346     $ 18,065,398     $ 19,440,153    
 
Revenue from sales of residential units
    898,555       5,039,456       6,707,239       19,821,996    
 
Total revenue
    6,699,633       11,563,802       24,772,637       39,262,149    
 
Cost of sales:
                                 
 
Cost of sales of subscription revenue
    1,385,711       1,413,573       4,153,990       4,119,221    
 
Cost of sales of residential units
    654,588       4,553,641       4,655,557       17,005,326    
 
Total cost of sales
    2,040,299       5,967,214       8,809,547       21,124,547    
 
Gross profit
    4,659,334       5,596,588       15,963,090       18,137,602    
 
Operating expenses:
                                 
 
Sales and marketing
    1,293,824       1,260,167       3,817,133       3,996,307    
 
Product development
    431,009       473,491       1,361,796       1,436,201    
 
Property operating expenses
    169,753       267,800       654,971       801,631    
 
General and administrative expenses, inclusive of costs (reductions) attributable to stock based liability amounts of $177,503, $79,544, $121,673 and $(272,219), respectively
    2,899,314       3,775,683       8,689,845       11,157,848    
 
Total operating expenses
    4,793,900       5,777,141       14,523,745       17,391,987    
 
Other income (expenses):
                                 
 
Interest and other income
    34,351       173,666       182,285       496,155    
 
Interest expense
    (132,320 )     (275,223 )     (463,015 )     (843,444 )  
 
Total other income (expenses)
    (97,969 )     (101,557 )     (280,730 )     (347,289 )  
 
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (232,535 )     (282,110 )     1,158,615       398,326    
 
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (70,000 )     (73,000 )     513,000       (865,000 )  
 
Net (loss) income
  $ (162,535 )   $ (209,110 )   $ 645,615     $ 1,263,326    
                                     
 
Net (loss) income per common share:
                                 
 
Basic
  $ (0.02 )   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.06     $ 0.12    
 
Diluted
  $ (0.02   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.06     $ 0.09    
                                     
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
                                 
 
Basic
    10,660,758       10,984,517       10,798,841       10,984,517    
 
Diluted
     10,660,758       10,984,517       10,993,089        11,196,660    

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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REIS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
 
                 
Paid in
Capital
    Retained 
Earnings
(Deficit)
   
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
   
     
Common Shares
               
     
Shares
   
Amount
               
                                   
 
Balance, January 1, 2009
    10,988,623     $ 219,772     $ 100,384,302     $ (26,936,814 )   $ 73,667,260    
                                             
 
Shares issued for vested employees restricted stock units
    26,087       522       (522 )              
 
Option exercises
    9,247       185       55,297             55,482    
 
Stock based compensation, net
                1,070,446             1,070,446    
 
Stock repurchases
    (640,086 )     (12,802 )     (2,680,913 )           (2,693,715 )  
 
Net income
                      645,615       645,615    
 
Balance, September 30, 2009
    10,383,871     $ 207,677     $ 98,828,610     $ (26,291,199 )   $ 72,745,088    

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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REIS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
     
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
                 
 
cash flows from operating activities:
             
 
Net income
  $ 645,615     $ 1,263,326    
 
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
                 
 
Deferred tax provision (benefit)
    462,000       (997,000 )  
 
Depreciation
    389,971       543,430    
 
Amortization of intangible assets
    3,335,703       2,946,444    
 
Change in fair value of interest rate cap
          8,913    
 
Stock based compensation charges
    1,091,484       1,158,801    
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                 
 
Restricted cash and investments
    1,535,137       582,411    
 
Real estate assets
    2,859,137       11,762,496    
 
Receivables, prepaid and other assets
    19,002       4,239,315    
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,143,108       (544,639 )  
 
Reserve for option liability
    121,673       (272,219 )  
 
Deferred revenue
    (2,208,987 )     (2,502,373 )  
 
Construction payables
    (138,307 )     (2,517,446 )  
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    9,255,536       15,671,459    
                     
 
cash flows from investing activities:
                 
 
Web site and database development costs
    (1,310,172 )     (1,380,305 )  
 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment additions
    (30,086 )     (196,313 )  
 
Proceeds from sale of furniture, fixtures and equipment
          21,800    
 
Investments in other real estate assets
          (2,465,276 )  
 
Return of capital from investments in joint ventures
          229,091    
 
Net cash (used in) investing activities                                                                                 
    (1,340,258 )     (3,791,003 )  

 
cash flows from financing activities:
             
 
Borrowings from construction loans payable                                                                                 
          5,169,470    
 
Repayments of construction loans payable                                                                                 
    (5,077,333 )     (13,120,841 )  
 
Repayment of Bank Loan                                                                                 
    (2,625,000 )     (1,125,000 )  
 
Repayments on capitalized equipment leases                                                                                 
    (140,577 )     (130,478 )  
 
Payments for option cancellations and restricted stock units
    (21,029 )     (55,476 )  
 
Stock repurchases                                                                                 
    (2,693,715 )        
 
Net cash (used in) financing activities                                                                                 
    (10,557,654 )     (9,262,325 )  
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (2,642,376 )     2,618,131    
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                                                                 
    24,151,720       23,238,490    
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                                                 
  $ 21,509,344     $ 25,856,621    
                     
 
supplemental information:
                 
 
Cash paid during the period for interest
  $ 384,097     $ 1,394,203    
 
Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of refunds
  $ 70,808     $ 85,990    
                     
 
supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                 
 
Shares issued for settlement of vested employee restricted stock units
  $ 522            
 
Exercise of stock options through the receipt of tendered shares
  $ 55,473            
                     
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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  1.   Organization and Business  
       
    Reis, Inc. (the “Company” or “Reis”) is a Maryland corporation. The Company’s primary business is providing commercial real estate market information and analytical tools for its customers, through its Reis Services subsidiary. For disclosure and financial reporting purposes, this business is referred to as the Reis Services segment.  
       
   
Reis Services’s Historic Business
 
       
   
Reis Services, including its predecessors, was founded in 1980. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial properties in metropolitan markets and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, office, retail and industrial properties and is used by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. In addition, Reis data is used by debt and equity investors to assess, quantify and manage the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis currently provides its information services to many of the nation’s leading lending institutions, equity investors, brokers and appraisers.
 
Reis’s flagship product is Reis SE, which provides web-browser based online access to information and analytical tools designed to facilitate debt and equity transactions as well as ongoing evaluations. In addition to trend and forecast analysis at metropolitan and neighborhood levels, the product offers detailed building-specific information such as rents, vacancy rates, lease terms, property sales, new construction listings and property valuation estimates. Reis SE is designed to meet the demand for timely and accurate information to support the decision-making of property owners, developers and builders, banks and non-bank lenders, and equity investors, all of whom require access to information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply, absorption, rents and sale prices. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction.
 
Reis’s revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly.
 
Reis continues to develop and introduce new products, expand and add new markets and data, and find new ways to deliver existing information to meet and anticipate client demand.
 
       
   
Wellsford’s Historic Business
 
       
   
The Company was originally formed on January 8, 1997. Reis acquired the Reis Services business in the May 2007 merger (the “Merger”). Prior to May 2007, Reis operated as Wellsford Real Properties, Inc. (“Wellsford”). Wellsford’s primary operating activities immediately prior to the Merger were the development, construction and sale of its three residential projects and its approximate 23% ownership interest in the Reis Services business. The Company has completed the sale of the remaining units at its Gold Peak project and is seeking to exit the residential development business by selling its remaining two projects in bulk, in order to focus solely on the Reis Services business.
 
See Note 3 for additional information regarding the Company’s operating activities by segment.
 
 
 
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REIS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
  2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
       
   
Basis of Presentation
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
       
    The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries. Investments in entities where the Company does not have a controlling interest were accounted for under the equity method of accounting. These investments were initially recorded at cost and were subsequently adjusted for the Company’s proportionate share of the investment’s income (loss) and additional contributions or distributions. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.  
       
    Quarterly Reporting  
       
    The accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s balance sheets, statements of operations, statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2009. The consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and changes in cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, are not necessarily indicative of full year results.  
       
    Estimates  
       
   
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
From time to time, the Company has been, is or may in the future be a defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. The Company records a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.  Although the outcome of any litigation is uncertain, management does not believe that any legal actions to which the Company is a party, or which are proposed or threatened, will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements.
 
       
    Reclassification  
       
   
Amounts in certain accounts as presented in the consolidated statements of operations, as well as in Note 3, have been reclassified. This reclassification does not result in a change to the previously reported net income (loss) or net income (loss) per share for any of the periods presented to conform to the current period presentation.
 
       
    Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted  
       
   
The Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance related to the Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the current quarter.  This guidance identifies the sources of accepted accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). The Codification superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards upon the effective date. The adoption of this standard changed how the Company references various elements of GAAP when preparing its financial statement disclosures, but has had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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REIS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)

 
    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)  
       
   
In December 2007, the FASB issued a pronouncement to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects.  The pronouncement establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the determination of purchase price, the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination.  The pronouncement is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  The Company’s adoption of this pronouncement did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued a pronouncement to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary.  This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  The Company’s adoption of this pronouncement did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued a pronouncement amending and expanding derivative disclosure requirements, with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.  This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after November 15, 2008.  The Company’s adoption of this pronouncement did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued positions relating to the determination of fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset and liability have significantly decreased and the identification of transactions that are not orderly.  These requirements are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The Company’s adoption of this position did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued a position regarding interim disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments which extends the disclosure requirements to interim financial statements of publicly traded companies.  This position is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The Company’s adoption of this position did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
 
In May 2009, the FASB issued a pronouncement which establishes principles and requirements for evaluating, recognizing and disclosing subsequent events.  This pronouncement is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The Company’s adoption of this pronouncement did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
       
    Subsequent Events  
       
    The Company has evaluated all events through November 6, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that no events have occurred which would require additional disclosure.  
       
 
3.
Segment Information
 
       
    The Company is organized into two separately managed segments: the Reis Services segment and the Residential Development Activities segment. The Company has further separated the significant components of the Residential Development Activities for Palomino Park (Gold Peak), East Lyme and Other Developments. The following tables present condensed balance sheet and operating data for these segments:  
 
 
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REIS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
    Segment Information (continued)  
 
    (amounts in thousands)                                      
             
Residential Development Activities
             
   
Condensed Balance Sheet Data
September 30, 2009
 
Reis
Services
   
Palomino
Park
   
East
Lyme
   
Other
Developments
   
Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                                           
   
Assets
                                     
   
Current assets:
                                     
   
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 13,443     $ 10     $ 86     $ 461     $ 7,509     $ 21,509    
   
Restricted cash and investments
    243       12       841       450             1,546    
   
Receivables, prepaid and other assets
    5,821       6       9       (82 )     236       5,990    
   
Real estate assets
                2,077       2,201             4,278    
   
Total current assets
    19,507       28       3,013       3,030       7,745       33,323    
   
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net
    1,331                   15       32       1,378    
   
Intangible assets, net
    21,136                               21,136    
   
Goodwill
    57,203                         (2,378 )     54,825    
   
Other assets
    334                               334    
   
Total assets
  $ 99,511     $ 28     $ 3,013     $ 3,045     $ 5,399     $ 110,996    
                                                       
   
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                 
   
Current liabilities:
                                                 
   
Current portion of Bank Loan and other debt
  $ 5,825     $     $     $     $     $ 5,825    
   
Construction payables
          14       4                   18    
   
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    946       1,103       1,406       484       2,684       6,623    
   
Deferred revenue
    9,912                               9,912    
   
Total current liabilities
    16,683       1,117       1,410       484       2,684       22,378    
   
Non-current portion of Bank Loan
    14,500                               14,500    
   
Other long-term liabilities
    784                   60             844    
   
Deferred tax liability, net
    9,589                         (9,060 )     529    
   
Total liabilities
    41,556       1,117       1,410       544       (6,376 )     38,251    
   
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
    57,955       (1,089 )     1,603       2,501       11,775       72,745    
   
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 99,511     $ 28     $ 3,013     $ 3,045     $ 5,399     $ 110,996    
 
             
Residential Development Activities
               
   
Condensed Balance Sheet Data
December 31, 2008
 
Reis
Services
   
Palomino
Park
   
East
Lyme
   
Other
Developments
   
Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                                           
   
Assets
                                     
   
Current assets:
                                     
   
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 11,846     $ 6     $ 356     $ 68     $ 11,876     $ 24,152    
   
Restricted cash and investments
    241       45       1,835       960             3,081    
   
Receivables, prepaid and other assets
    5,791                   (61 )     215       5,945    
   
Real estate assets
          2,533       2,403       2,202             7,138    
   
Total current assets
    17,878       2,584       4,594       3,169       12,091       40,316    
   
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net
    1,631       29       3       28       46       1,737    
   
Intangible assets, net
    23,161                               23,161    
   
Goodwill
    57,203                         (2,378 )     54,825    
   
Other assets
    398                   1             399    
   
Total assets
  $ 100,271     $ 2,613     $ 4,597     $ 3,198     $ 9,759     $ 120,438    
                                                       
   
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                 
   
Current liabilities:
                                                 
   
Current portion of Bank Loan and other debt
  $ 3,689     $     $     $     $     $ 3,689    
   
Construction payables
          41       109       7             157    
   
Construction loans payable
                5,077                   5,077    
   
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,090       837       1,354       207       1,933       5,421    
   
Deferred revenue
    12,121                               12,121    
   
Total current liabilities
    16,900       878       6,540       214       1,933       26,465    
   
Non-current portion of Bank Loan
    19,250                               19,250    
   
Other long-term liabilities
    929                   60             989    
   
Deferred tax liability, net
    7,821                         (7,754 )     67    
   
Total liabilities
    44,900       878       6,540       274       (5,821 )     46,771    
   
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
    55,371       1,735       (1,943 )     2,924       15,580       73,667    
   
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 100,271     $ 2,613     $ 4,597     $ 3,198     $ 9,759     $ 120,438    
                                                       
                                                       
   
*
Includes cash, other assets and liabilities not specifically attributable to or allocable to a specific operating segment.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
    Segment Information (continued)  
 
    (amounts in thousands)                                      
             
Residential Development Activities
               
   
Condensed Operating Data for the
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
Reis
Services
   
Palomino
Park
   
East
Lyme
   
Other
Developments
   
Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                                           
   
Revenue:
                                     
   
Subscription revenue
  $ 5,801     $     $     $     $     $ 5,801    
   
Revenue from sales of residential units
          898                         898    
   
Total revenue
    5,801       898                         6,699    
   
Cost of sales:
                                                 
   
Cost of sales of subscription revenue
    1,386                               1,386    
   
Cost of sales of residential units
          654                         654    
   
Total cost of sales
    1,386       654                         2,040    
   
Gross profit
    4,415       244                         4,659    
   
Operating expenses:
                                                 
   
Sales and marketing
    1,294                               1,294    
   
Product development
    431                               431    
   
Property operating expenses
          135       11       24             170    
   
General and administrative expenses
    1,321       38       26       30       1,483       2,898    
   
Total operating expenses
    3,046       173       37       54       1,483       4,793    
   
Other income (expenses):
                                                 
   
Interest and other income
    26       3       1             4       34    
   
Interest (expense)
    (132 )                             (132 )  
   
Total other income (expense)
    (106 )     3       1             4       (98 )  
   
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,263     $ 74     $ (36 )   $ (54 )   $ (1,479 )   $ (232 )  
 
             
Residential Development Activities
               
   
Condensed Operating Data for the
Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
 
Reis
Services
   
Palomino
Park
   
East
Lyme
   
Other
Developments
   
Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                                           
   
Revenue:
                                     
   
Subscription revenue
  $ 6,524     $     $     $     $     $ 6,524    
   
Revenue from sales of residential units
          3,479       1,560                   5,039    
   
Total revenue
    6,524       3,479       1,560                   11,563    
   
Cost of sales:
                                                 
   
Cost of sales of subscription revenue
    1,413                               1,413    
   
Cost of sales of residential units
          2,996       1,557                   4,553    
   
Total cost of sales
    1,413       2,996       1,557                   5,966    
   
Gross profit
    5,111       483       3                   5,597    
   
Operating expenses:
                                                 
   
Sales and marketing
    1,260                               1,260    
   
Product development
    473                               473    
   
Property operating expenses
          199       44       24             267    
   
General and administrative expenses
    1,574       57       27       4       2,115       3,777    
   
Total operating expenses
    3,307       256       71       28       2,115       5,777    
   
Other income (expenses):
                                                 
   
Interest and other income
    62       54                   58       174    
   
Interest (expense)
    (302 )           (32 )           58       (276 )  
   
Total other income (expense)
    (240 )     54       (32 )           116       (102 )  
   
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,564     $ 281     $ (100 )   $ (28 )   $ (1,999 )   $ (282 )  
                                                       
                                                       
     *
Includes interest and other income, depreciation and amortization expense and general and administrative expenses that have not been allocated to the operating segments.
 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
    Segment Information (continued)  
 
    (amounts in thousands)                                      
                                           
             
Residential Development Activities
               
   
Condensed Operating Data for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
Reis
Services
   
Palomino
Park
   
East
Lyme
   
Other
Developments
   
Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                                           
   
Revenue:
                                     
   
Subscription revenue
  $ 18,065     $     $     $     $     $ 18,065    
   
Revenue from sales of residential units
          4,965       1,742                   6,707    
   
Total revenue
    18,065       4,965       1,742                   24,772    
   
Cost of sales:
                                                 
   
Cost of sales of subscription revenue
    4,154                               4,154    
   
Cost of sales of residential units
          3,267       1,388                   4,655    
   
Total cost of sales
    4,154       3,267       1,388                   8,809    
   
Gross profit
    13,911       1,698       354                   15,963    
   
Operating expenses:
                                                 
   
Sales and marketing
    3,817                               3,817    
   
Product development
    1,362                               1,362    
   
Property operating expenses
          542       51       62             655    
   
General and administrative expenses
    4,056       186       82       93       4,272       8,689    
   
Total operating expenses
    9,235       728       133       155       4,272       14,523    
   
Other income (expenses):
                                                 
   
Interest and other income
    124       30       19       1       8       182    
   
Interest (expense)
    (423 )           (40 )                 (463 )  
   
Total other income (expense)
    (299 )     30       (21 )     1       8       (281 )  
   
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 4,377     $ 1,000     $ 200     $ (154 )   $ (4,264 )   $ 1,159    
 
             
Residential Development Activities
               
   
Condensed Operating Data for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
 
Reis
Services
   
Palomino
Park
   
East
Lyme
   
Other
Developments
   
Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                                           
   
Revenue:
                                     
   
Subscription revenue
  $ 19,440     $     $     $     $     $ 19,440    
   
Revenue from sales of residential units
          14,522       5,300                   19,822    
   
Total revenue
    19,440       14,522       5,300                   39,262    
   
Cost of sales:
                                                 
   
Cost of sales of subscription revenue
    4,119                               4,119    
   
Cost of sales of residential units
          12,167       4,838                   17,005    
   
Total cost of sales
    4,119       12,167       4,838                   21,124    
   
Gross profit
    15,321       2,355       462                   18,138    
   
Operating expenses:
                                                 
   
Sales and marketing
    3,996                               3,996    
   
Product development
    1,436                               1,436    
   
Property operating expenses
          689       76       36             801    
   
General and administrative expenses
    4,682       169       81       8       6,219       11,159    
   
Total operating expenses
    10,114       858       157       44       6,219       17,392    
   
Other income (expenses):
                                                 
   
Interest and other income
    165       107       3       23       198       496    
   
Interest (expense)
    (1,027 )           (78 )           261       (844 )  
   
Total other income (expense)
    (862 )     107       (75 )     23       459       (348 )  
   
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 4,345     $ 1,604     $ 230     $ (21 )   $ (5,760 )   $ 398    
                                                       
                                                       
   
*
Includes interest and other income, depreciation and amortization expense and general and administrative expenses that have not been allocated to the operating segments.
 
 
    Reis Services  
       
   
See Note 1 for a description of Reis Services’s business and products at September 30, 2009.
 
Our largest customer accounted for 2.7% and 2.4% of Reis Services’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Our 14 largest customers, each of which accounted for greater than 1.0% of our revenue, aggregated 25.3% of Reis Services’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
    Segment Information (continued)  
       
    The balances of outstanding customer receivables of Reis Services, which are included in receivables, prepaid and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, were as follows:  
 
     
September 30,
2009
   
December 31,
2008
   
                 
 
Customer receivables
  $ 5,676,000     $ 5,641,000    
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (40,000 )     (38,000 )  
 
Customer receivables, net
  $ 5,636,000     $ 5,603,000    
 
   
Twelve customers accounted for an aggregate of approximately 58.5% of Reis Services’s accounts receivable at September 30, 2009, including four customers in excess of 5.0% with the largest representing 10.7%.  As of the date of this report, the Company had received payments from the customers with the three largest receivable balances, which aggregated approximately $1,431,000 or 25.2%.
 
At September 30, 2009, no customer accounted for more than 4.2% of Reis Services’s deferred revenue.
 
       
    Residential Development Activities  
       
    At September 30, 2009, the Company’s residential development activities were comprised primarily of the following:  
 
   
The 259 unit Gold Peak condominium development in Highlands Ranch, Colorado (“Gold Peak”). Sales commenced in January 2006 and all of the Gold Peak units were sold as of September 30, 2009.
 
         
   
The Orchards, a single family home development in East Lyme, Connecticut, upon which the Company could build 161 single family homes on 224 acres (“East Lyme”). Sales commenced in June 2006 and an aggregate of 36 homes and lots (28 homes and eight lots) were sold as of September 30, 2009.  At September 30, 2009, there were one East Lyme home, five improved lots and 119 fully approved lots in inventory.
 
         
   
The Stewardship, a single family home development in Claverack, New York, which is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots on 235 acres and includes two model homes and substantially completed infrastructure and amenities (“Claverack”).
 
 
    Palomino Park  
       
   
Gold Peak
 
In 2004, the Company commenced the development of Gold Peak, the final phase of Palomino Park. Gold Peak is 259 condominium units on the remaining 29 acre land parcel at Palomino Park. Gold Peak unit sales commenced in January 2006 and during September 2009, the final unit was sold. The following table provides information regarding Gold Peak sales:
 
 
       
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
Project Total Through
September 30,
   
       
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
                                     
   
Number of units sold
    4       12       20       47       259    
   
Gross sales proceeds
  $ 898,000     $ 3,479,000     $ 4,965,000     $ 14,522,000     $ 77,402,000    
 
 
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(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
   
Segment Information (continued)
 
East Lyme
 
       
   
The Company had a 95% ownership interest as managing member of a venture which originally owned 101 single family home lots situated on 139 acres of land in East Lyme, Connecticut, upon which it was constructing houses for sale. At the time of the initial land purchase, the Company executed an option to purchase a contiguous 85 acre parcel of land which can be used to develop 60 single family homes (the “East Lyme Land”).  The Company subsequently acquired the East Lyme Land in November 2005.
 
After the initial land purchase, the Company executed an agreement with a homebuilder to construct the homes for this project.  The homebuilder was a 5% partner in the project and received other consideration. In March 2009, the Company and the homebuilder/partner terminated the partnership agreement and the related development agreement.  As a result of the terminations, the Company paid approximately $343,000 to its partner to satisfy all remaining compensation under the development agreement and to purchase its 5% interest.
 
Home sales at East Lyme commenced in June 2006. At September 30, 2009, there were one East Lyme home, five improved lots and 119 fully approved lots in inventory. The following table provides information regarding East Lyme sales:
 
 
       
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
Project Total Through
September 30,
   
       
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
                                     
   
Number of homes and lots sold
          9       3       14       36    
   
Gross sales proceeds
  $     $ 1,560,000     $ 1,742,000     $ 5,300,000     $ 20,429,000    
 
   
Certain of the lots at East Lyme require remediation of pesticides which were used on the property when it was an apple orchard. Remediation is required prior to the development of those lots.  The remediation plan, the cost of which is estimated by management to be approximately $1,000,000, has been approved by the health inspector for the municipality, and we are awaiting final approval from the town planner.  The estimated remediation cost is recognized as a liability in the September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 balance sheets. This estimate could change in the future as plans for the remediation are finalized and if the bulk sale of lots, as described above, were to occur. An expected time frame for the remediation has not been established as of the date of this report.
 
The Company is continuing to work with a broker to sell the remaining lots (which are comprised of improved lots with roads and infrastructure in place and unimproved lots without roads and infrastructure in place). There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell the one remaining house in inventory or the remaining lots at East Lyme individually or in bulk, at acceptable prices, or within a specific time period, or at all.
 
       
    Other Developments  
       
   
Claverack
 
The Company owns approximately 235 acres in Claverack, New York, known as The Stewardship, which is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots. Construction of two model homes (which commenced in 2007), the infrastructure and amenities for The Stewardship were substantially completed during the third quarter of 2008. The Company is continuing to work with local and regional brokers to sell the improved lots and two model homes in a bulk sale transaction.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell the improved lots and the model homes at Claverack in bulk, at acceptable prices, or within a specific time period, or at all.
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
  4.  Restricted Cash and Investments  
       
    Restricted cash and investments are comprised of the following:  
 
     
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
                 
 
Deposits and escrows related to residential development activities
  $ 1,303,000     $ 2,840,000    
 
Certificate of deposit/security for office lease (A)
    243,000       241,000    
      $ 1,546,000     $ 3,081,000    
                     
                     
  (A) In connection with the lease for the 530 Fifth Avenue corporate office space, the Company provided a letter of credit through a bank to the lessor. The letter of credit is supported by the certificate of deposit issued by that bank.  
 
    The net escrow balance was reduced by approximately $594,000 and $1,535,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, related primarily to the completion of road work and other construction requirements.  
       
  5. Intangibles and Other Assets  
       
    The amount of identified intangibles and other assets, including the respective amounts of accumulated amortization, are as follows:  
 
     
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
 
 
 
2009
   
2008
   
                 
 
Database
  $ 9,869,000     $ 9,178,000    
 
Accumulated amortization
    (4,549,000 )     (2,943,000 )  
 
Database, net
    5,320,000       6,235,000    
 
Customer relationships
    14,100,000       14,100,000    
 
Accumulated amortization
    (2,218,000 )     (1,461,000 )  
 
Customer relationships, net
    11,882,000       12,639,000    
 
Web site
    3,685,000       3,065,000    
 
Accumulated amortization
    (1,823,000 )     (1,077,000 )  
 
Web site, net
    1,862,000       1,988,000    
 
Acquired below market lease
    2,800,000       2,800,000    
 
Accumulated amortization
    (728,000 )     (501,000 )  
 
Acquired below market lease, net
    2,072,000       2,299,000    
 
Intangibles, net
  $ 21,136,000     $ 23,161,000    
 
   
The Company capitalized approximately $223,000 and $224,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $691,000 and $724,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, to the database intangible assets. The Company capitalized approximately $197,000 and $238,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $620,000 and $656,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, to the web site intangible asset.
 
Amortization expense for intangibles and other assets aggregated approximately $1,109,000 and $3,336,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, of which approximately $551,000 and $1,606,000, respectively, related to the database, which is charged to cost of sales, approximately $252,000 and $757,000, respectively, related to customer relationships, which is charged to sales and marketing expense, approximately $230,000 and $746,000, respectively, related to web site development, which is charged to product development expense, and approximately $76,000 and $227,000, respectively, related to the value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease, which is charged to general and administrative expenses, all in the Reis Services segment. Amortization expense for intangibles and other assets aggregated approximately $1,046,000 and $2,946,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, of which approximately $487,000 and $1,413,000, respectively, related to the database, approximately $254,000 and $763,000, respectively, related to customer relationships, approximately $229,000 and $543,000, respectively, related to web site development and approximately $76,000 and $227,000, respectively, related to the value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease, all in the Reis Services segment.
 
       
       
 

 
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(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
  6.   Debt  
       
    At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company’s debt consisted of the following:  
 
 
Debt/Project
 
Maturity Date
 
Stated Interest Rate at
September 30, 2009
   
September 30,
2009
   
December 31,
2008
   
                           
 
Debt:
                       
 
Reis Services Bank Loan
 
September 2012
 
LIBOR + 1.50%(A)
    $ 20,125,000     $ 22,750,000    
 
East Lyme Construction Loan
 
June 2009
              5,077,000    
 
Other Reis Services debt
 
Various
 
Fixed/Various
      262,000       403,000    
 
Total debt
                20,387,000       28,230,000    
 
Less current portion
                5,825,000       8,767,000    
 
Long-term portion
              $ 14,562,000     $ 19,463,000    
 
Total construction loans payable
              $     $ 5,077,000    
 
Carrying amount of real estate assets collateralizing construction loans payable
              $     $ 876,000    
 
Total assets of Reis Services as a security interest for the Bank Loan
              $ 99,511,000     $ 100,271,000    
                                 
                                 
  (A)
Depending upon the leverage ratio, as defined in the Bank Loan agreement, the spread to LIBOR may range from 3.00% to 1.50% as described below.
 
 
    Reis Services Bank Loan  
       
   
In connection with the Merger agreement, Private Reis entered into a credit agreement, dated October 11, 2006, with the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as administrative agent and BMO Capital Markets, as lead arranger, which provided for a term loan of up to an aggregate of $20,000,000 and revolving loans up to an aggregate of $7,000,000. Loan proceeds were used to finance $25,000,000 of the cash portion of the Merger consideration and the remaining $2,000,000 may be utilized for future working capital needs of Reis Services. The loans are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets, tangible and intangible, of Reis Services and a pledge by the Company of its membership interest in Reis Services. The Bank Loan restricts the flow of cash from Reis Services up to the Company.  However, commencing in 2009, the Bank Loan allows for a portion of the cash of Reis Services to be distributed to the Company for qualifying operating expenses of the Company if certain ratios are met, as defined in the credit agreement.
 
Reis Services is required to (1) make principal payments on the term loan on a quarterly basis commencing on June 30, 2007 in increasing amounts pursuant to the payment schedule provided in the credit agreement and (2) permanently reduce the revolving loan commitments on a quarterly basis commencing on March 31, 2010. Additional principal payments are payable if Reis Services’s annual cash flow exceeds certain amounts, as defined in the credit agreement.  No additional payments were required during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.  The final maturity date of all amounts borrowed pursuant to the credit agreement is September 30, 2012.
 
The interest rate was LIBOR + 1.50% at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (LIBOR was 0.25% and 0.44% at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively). The LIBOR spread under the Bank Loan is based on a leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement. The interest spread could range from a high of LIBOR + 3.00% (if the leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00) to a low of LIBOR + 1.50% (if the leverage ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00). Reis Services also pays a fee on the unused $2,000,000 portion of the revolving loan of 0.50% per annum, as well as an annual administration fee of $25,000.
 
The Bank Loan requires interest rate protection in an aggregate notional principal amount of not less than 50% of the outstanding balance of the Bank Loan for a minimum of three years. An interest rate cap was purchased for $109,000 in June 2007, which caps LIBOR at 5.50% on $15,000,000 from June 2007 to June 2010.  The cap had no value at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.  The increase in the fair value of the interest rate cap of approximately $9,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was recorded as a benefit to interest expense.
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
   
Debt (continued)
 
Residential Development Debt
 
       
   
In December 2004, the Company obtained revolving development and construction financing for East Lyme in the aggregate amount of approximately $21,177,000 (the “East Lyme Construction Loan”).  The East Lyme Construction Loan was extended, with term modifications, in April 2008. The interest rate for the East Lyme Construction Loan increased from LIBOR + 2.15% to LIBOR + 2.50% over the extension period which matured in June 2009. The extension terms also required periodic minimum principal repayments if repayments from sales proceeds were not sufficient to meet required repayment amounts. During April 2009, the Company made principal repayments of approximately $4,177,000, thereby retiring the outstanding balance of the East Lyme Construction Loan and eliminating the minimum liquidity requirement.
 
The lender for the East Lyme Construction Loan initially provided a $3,000,000 letter of credit to a municipality in connection with the construction of public roads at the East Lyme project. In January 2008, the letter of credit requirement was reduced to $1,750,000 by the municipality.  The Company initially posted $1,300,000 of restricted cash as collateral for this letter of credit and in April 2009, posted an additional $406,000 of restricted cash to fully collateralize the letter of credit at $1,750,000.  In June 2009, the municipality reduced the letter of credit requirement from $1,750,000 to $1,000,000 and in July 2009, further reduced the requirement to $450,000, at which times, the cash collateral requirement was reduced in a corresponding amount (with the excess cash being distributed to the Company).  The Company continues to work with the municipality to further reduce other bonding and escrow requirements.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully have these amounts reduced in the near future.
 
As a result of the retirement of the East Lyme Construction Loan and the additional cash collateralization of the letter of credit in April 2009, all of the Company’s remaining residential real estate is unencumbered by debt.
 
The Company capitalizes interest related to the development of single family homes and condominiums under construction to the extent such assets qualify for capitalization. Approximately $106,000 and $533,000 was capitalized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively.  No interest was capitalized to the projects for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
 
       
  7. Income Taxes  
       
    The components of the income tax (benefit) expense are as follows:  
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
   
                             
 
Current state and local tax (benefit) expense
  $ (4,000 )   $ 4,000     $ 26,000     $ 42,000    
 
Current Federal alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) expense
    25,000       30,000       25,000       90,000    
 
Deferred Federal tax (benefit) expense
    (72,000 )     (85,000 )     368,000       (797,000 )  
 
Deferred state and local tax (benefit) expense
    (19,000 )     (22,000 )     94,000       (200,000 )  
 
Income tax (benefit) expense
  $ (70,000 )   $ (73,000 )   $ 513,000     $ (865,000 )  
 
   
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  The net deferred tax liability was approximately $529,000 and $67,000 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and is reflected as a non-current liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.  The significant portion of the deferred tax items relates to the tax benefit of impairment charges before allowances and net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards as they relate to deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liability resulting from the intangible assets recorded at the time of the Merger.
 
During the seven-month period subsequent to the Merger, the Company generated an NOL of approximately $4,600,000 which may be utilized against consolidated taxable income through 2027 and is not subject to an annual limitation.  Private Reis had NOL carryforwards aggregating approximately $9,900,000 at December 31, 2008, expiring in the years 2019 to 2026. The Private Reis NOLs may be utilized against consolidated taxable income, subject to a $5,300,000 annual limitation.
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
    Income Taxes (continued)  
       
    In accordance with the applicable accounting literature, a valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, management has determined that a valuation allowance of approximately $9,205,000 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, was necessary. The allowance at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 relates primarily to AMT credits and to the excess of a portion of the tax basis of certain real estate development assets over their respective financial statement basis.  Separately, the Company is not aware of any new uncertain tax positions to be considered in its reserve for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  
       
  8. Stockholders’ Equity  
       
   
In December 2008, the Company’s board of directors (“Board”) authorized a repurchase program of shares of the Company’s common stock up to an aggregate amount of $1,500,000 and in August 2009, the Board authorized an increase in the repurchase program to an aggregate amount of $3,000,000.  Purchases under the program may be made from time-to-time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.  Depending on market conditions, financial developments and other factors, these purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time, or from time-to-time, without prior notice and may be expanded with prior notice. The Company may make purchases pursuant to a trading plan under Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, permitting open market purchases of common stock during blackout periods consistent with the Company’s “Policies for Transactions in Reis Stock and Insider Trading and Tipping.”
 
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company purchased an aggregate of 385,029 and 640,086 shares of common stock, respectively, at an average price of $4.98 and $4.21 per share, respectively.  From the inception of the share repurchase program in December 2008 through October 31, 2009, the Company purchased an aggregate of 653,317 shares of common stock at an average price of $4.23 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $2,765,000 (leaving approximately $235,000 that may be used to purchase additional shares under the program). During 2008, no repurchases were made prior to December 15, 2008.
 
The Company did not declare or distribute any dividends during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.
 
       
  9.
Stock Plans and Other Incentives
 
Option Awards
 
       
    The following table presents changes in options outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, as well as other plan data:  
 
     
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
 
 
 
Options
   
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
   
Options
   
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
   
                             
 
Outstanding at beginning of period
    528,473     $ 8.53       615,848     $ 8.34    
 
Exercised
    (38,991 )   $ (4.58 )         $    
 
Cancelled through cash settlement
        $       (22,155 )   $ (4.72 )  
 
Forfeited/cancelled/expired
    (7,000 )   $ (9.57 )     (17,724 )   $ (8.89 )  
 
Outstanding at end of period
    482,482     $ 8.83       575,969     $ 8.46    
 
Options exercisable at end of period
    251,482     $ 7.87       239,969     $ 6.52    
 
Options exercisable which can be settled in cash
    97,482     $ 4.72       155,969     $ 4.72    
 
   
In January 2006, the Board authorized amendments to the then outstanding options, to allow an option holder to receive from the Company, in cancellation of the holder’s option, a cash payment with respect to each cancelled option equal to the amount by which the fair market value of the share of stock underlying the option exceeds the exercise price of such option. The Company
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
    Stock Plans and Other Incentives (continued)  
       
   
accounts for these options as liability awards. The liability is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect (1) the net cash payments to option holders made during each period, (2) the impact of the exercise of options and (3) the changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock.
 
At September 30, 2009, the option liability was approximately $122,000, as the closing stock price of the Company at September 30, 2009 of $5.97 per share was in excess of the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 97,482 “in-the-money” options that were accounted for as a liability award at that date. At December 31, 2008, the option liability was approximately $56,000 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at December 31, 2008 of $5.00 per share and the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 101,025 “in-the-money” options that are accounted for as a liability award at that date. Changes in the settlement value of option awards treated under the liability method of accounting are reflected as income or expense in the statements of operations. The Company recorded compensation expense of approximately $178,000 and $122,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations as a result of the stock price changes from each measurement date.  The Company recorded compensation expense of approximately $79,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2008 and a compensation benefit of approximately $272,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations as a result of the stock price changes from each measurement date.  No options were settled with a net cash payment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, an aggregate of 22,155 options were settled with net cash payments aggregating approximately $55,000, none of which occurred in the three months ended September 30, 2008.
 
       
    Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) Awards  
       
    The following table presents the changes in RSUs outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:  
 
     
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
                 
 
Outstanding at beginning of period
    343,320       208,400    
 
Granted
    231,192       149,730    
 
Common stock delivered (A)
    (31,332 )        
 
Forfeited
    (8,400 )     (12,600 )  
 
Outstanding at end of period
    534,780       345,530    
                     
 
Intrinsic value at September 30, 2009 (B)
  $ 3,193,000            
                     
                     
 
(A)
Includes 5,245 shares which were used to settle employee withholding tax obligations for three employees of approximately $21,000. A net of 26,087 shares of common stock were delivered.
 
  (B)
For purposes of this calculation, the Company’s closing stock price of $5.97 per share on September 30, 2009 was used.
 
 
   
In September 2009, an aggregate of 10,000 RSUs were granted to employees and have a grant date fair value of $5.55 per RSU (which was determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on September 22, 2009). In February 2009, an aggregate of 169,500 RSUs were granted to employees and have a grant date fair value of $4.76 per RSU (which was determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on February 4, 2009). In February 2008, an aggregate of 100,000 RSUs were granted to employees and had a grant date fair value of $7.20 per RSU (which was determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on February 28, 2008). These awards are treated as equity awards and the grant date fair value is charged to compensation expense at the corporate level on a straight-line basis over the three year vesting period.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, an aggregate 51,692 RSUs were granted to non-employee directors (with an average grant date fair value of $3.93 per RSU) related to the equity component of their compensation for the three months ended December 31, 2008, March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, an aggregate of 49,730 RSUs were granted to non-employee directors (with an average grant date fair value of $6.44 per RSU) related to the equity component of their compensation for the period June 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.  In each case, the grant date fair value was determined as of the trading day immediately prior to grant (the last day of the quarter for which the RSUs were being received as compensation).  The RSUs are immediately vested, but are not deliverable to non-employee directors until six months after termination of their service as a director.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)(Continued)
 
   
Stock Plans and Other Incentives (continued)
 
Option and RSU Expense Information
 
       
    For the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded non-cash compensation expense of approximately $381,000 and $323,000, respectively (including approximately $46,000 and $69,000, respectively,  related to non-employee director equity compensation), and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, recorded non-cash compensation expense of approximately $1,091,000 and $1,159,000, respectively (including approximately $180,000 and $226,000, respectively, related to non-employee director equity compensation). The non-cash compensation expense is related to all stock options and RSUs accounted for as equity awards and is a component of general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations.  
       
  10.    Earnings Per Common Share  
       
    Basic earnings per common share are computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are based upon the increased number of common shares that would be outstanding assuming the exercise of dilutive common share options and the consideration of restricted stock awards. The following table details the computation of earnings per common share, basic and diluted:  
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
   
 
Numerator:
                         
 
Net (loss) income for basic calculation
  $ (162,535 )   $ (209,110 )   $ 645,615     $ 1,263,326    
 
Adjustments to net (loss) income for the income statement impact of dilutive securities
   
                  (272,219 )  
 
Net (loss) income for dilution calculation
  $ (162,535   $ (209,110 )   $ 645,615      $ 991,107    
                                     
 
Denominator:
                                 
 
Denominator for net (loss) income per common share, basic — weighted average common shares
    10,660,758       10,984,517       10,798,841       10,984,517    
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
                                 
 
RSUs
                194,248        86,597    
 
Stock options
                      125,546    
 
Denominator for net (loss) income per common share, diluted — weighted average common shares
    10,660,758        10,984,517       10,993,089        11,196,660    
 
Net (loss) income per common share:
                                 
 
Basic
  $ (0.02 )   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.06     $ 0.12    
 
Diluted
  $ (0.02   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.06     $ 0.09    
 
    Potentially dilutive securities include all stock based awards.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, certain equity awards, in addition to the option awards accounted for under the liability method, were antidilutive.  
       
  11. Fair Value of Financial Instruments  
       
    At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company’s financial instruments included receivables, payables, accrued expenses, other liabilities and debt. The fair values of these financial instruments, excluding the debt, were not materially different from their recorded values at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.  Other than capital leases, all of the Company’s debt at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was floating rate based.  Regarding the Bank Loan, the fair value of this debt is estimated to be approximately $18,600,000 and $20,800,000 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, which is lower than the recorded amounts of $20,125,000 and $22,750,000 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.  The estimated fair value reflects the effect of higher interest rate spreads and interest rate floors on debt being issued under current market conditions, as compared to the conditions that existed when the Bank Loan was obtained.  Regarding the East Lyme Construction Loan, this debt was retired in April 2009.  The Company determined that the recorded amount of this debt was equal to its fair value at December 31, 2008.  The Company’s interest rate cap had no value at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.  See Note 6 for more information about the Company’s debt.  
 
 
 
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Organization and Business

Reis, Inc. (which we refer to as either the Company or Reis) is a Maryland corporation. The Company’s primary business is providing commercial real estate market information and analytical tools for its customers, through its Reis Services subsidiary.  For disclosure and financial reporting purposes, this business is referred to as the Reis Services segment.
 
 
Reis Services’s Historic Business

Reis Services, including its predecessors, was founded in 1980. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial properties in metropolitan markets and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, office, retail and industrial properties and is used by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. In addition, Reis data is used by debt and equity investors to assess, quantify and manage the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis currently provides its information services to many of the nation’s leading lending institutions, equity investors, brokers and appraisers.

Reis’s flagship product is Reis SE, which provides web based online access to information and analytical tools designed to facilitate debt and equity transactions as well as ongoing evaluations. In addition to trend and forecast analysis at metropolitan and neighborhood levels, the product offers detailed building-specific information such as rents, vacancy rates, lease terms, property sales, new construction listings and property valuation estimates. Reis SE is designed to meet the demand for timely and accurate information to support the decision-making of property owners, developers and builders, banks and non-bank lenders, and equity investors, all of whom require access to information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply, absorption, rents and sale prices. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction.

Reis’s revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly.

Operations

As commercial real estate markets have grown in size and complexity, Reis, over the last 29 years, has invested in the areas critical to supporting the information needs of real estate professionals in both the asset market and the space leasing market. In particular, Reis has:
 
 
   
developed expertise in data collection across multiple markets and property types;
 
         
   
invested in the analytical expertise to develop decision support systems around property valuations, credit analytics, transaction support and risk management;
 
         
   
created product development expertise to collect market feedback and translate it into new products and reports; and
 
         
   
invested in a robust technology infrastructure to disseminate these tools to the wide variety of market participants.
 
 
  These investments have established Reis as a leading provider of commercial real estate information and analytical tools to the investment community. Reis continues to develop and introduce new products, expand and add new markets and data, and find new  

 
 
ways to deliver existing information to meet and anticipate client demand, as more fully described below under “Products and Services.”  The depth and breadth of Reis’s data and expertise are critical in allowing Reis to grow its business.

Proprietary Databases

Reis has expertise in collecting, screening and organizing volumes of data into its proprietary databases. Each quarter, a rotating sample of building owners, leasing agents, and managers are surveyed to obtain key building performance statistics including, among others, occupancy rates, rents, rent discounts, free rent allowances, tenant improvement allowances, lease terms and operating expenses. All survey responses are subjected to an established quality assurance and validation process. At the property level, surveyors compare the data reported by building contacts with the previous record for the property and question any unusual changes in rents and vacancies. Whenever necessary, follow-up calls are placed to building contacts for verification or clarification of the results. All aggregate market data at the neighborhood (submarket) and city (market) levels are also subjected to comprehensive quality controls. The following table lists the number of metropolitan markets covered by Reis for each of four types of commercial real estate at September 30, 2009:
 
 
 
Number of metropolitan markets:
       
 
Apartment                                                        
    169    
 
Office                                                        
    132    
 
Retail                                                        
    140    
 
Industrial                                                        
    44    
 
 
These metropolitan markets are further sub-divided into approximately 1,800 competitive submarkets based on property type at September 30, 2009.

In addition to the core property database, Reis develops and maintains a new construction database that monitors projects that are being added to our covered markets. Detailed tracking of the supply side of the commercial real estate market is critical to projecting performance changes at the market and submarket levels. This database is updated weekly and reports relevant criteria such as project size, property type and location for projects that are planned, proposed, under construction, or nearing completion.

Reis also maintains a sales comparables database containing transactions over $2,000,000 in 172 of our largest covered markets. The database captures key information on each transaction such as buyer, seller, purchase price, capitalization rate and financing details, where available. Because capitalization rates are so important, and Reis has been tracking performance information on many of these properties for years, we are able to provide detailed pro forma capitalization rates, in a customizable format, for a significant number of the transactions in the database.

Products and Services

Reis SE, available through the www.reis.com web site, serves as a delivery platform for the thousands of reports containing Reis’s primary research data and forecasts, as well as a number of analytical tools. Access to the core system is by secure password only and can be customized to accommodate the needs of various customers. For example, the product can be tailored to provide access to all or only certain markets, property types and report combinations. The Reis SE interface has been refined over the past several years to accommodate real estate professionals who need to perform market-based trend analysis, property specific research, comparable property analysis, and generate valuation and credit analysis estimates at the single property and portfolio levels.  These analytical tools may increase in significance over the next few years as investors study opportunities in the secondary market for commercial mortgage backed securities.

On a quarterly basis, Reis updates thousands of neighborhood and city level reports that cover historical trends, current observations and, in a majority of its markets, five year forecasts on all key real estate market indicators. These updates are supported by property, neighborhood and city data gathered during the prior quarter.

Reports are retrievable by street address, property type (apartment, office, retail and industrial) or market/submarket and are available as full color presentation quality documents or in spreadsheet formats. These reports are used by Reis’s customers to assist in due diligence and to support commercial real estate transactions such as loan originations, underwriting, acquisitions, risk assessment (including loan loss reserves and impairment analyses), portfolio monitoring and management, asset management, appraisal and market analysis.
 
 
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  Other significant elements of Reis SE include:  
 
   
real estate news stories chosen by Reis analysts to provide information relevant to a particular market and property type;
 
         
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customizable email alerts that let users receive proactive updates on only those reports or markets that they are interested in;
 
         
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property comparables that allow users to identify buildings or new construction projects with similar characteristics (such as square footage, rents or sales price);
 
         
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quarterly “First Glance” reports that provide an early assessment of the apartment, office and retail sectors across the U.S. and preliminary commentary on new construction activity; and
 
         
    ▪   the “Quarterly Briefing” — a conference call during which Reis provides an analysis of its latest findings and forecasts.  
 
  Reis is continuously enhancing Reis SE by developing new products and applications. Examples of recent enhancements include:  
 
    ▪  
the October 2008 launch of Transaction AnalyticsSM, a tool that empowers commercial real estate investors and portfolio managers to identify sales and capital markets trends that are directly impacting the value of their assets.  The resulting precision supports more informed valuations and decisions with regard to troubled debt and associated commercial real estate collateral.  For all of Reis’s metro areas and regions, users of Transaction AnalyticsSM can obtain, on demand, a customized read on historical, current and forecasted capital market conditions, offering key measurements of sales transaction activity, including mean, median, and 12-month rolling cap rates, total sales price, price per unit or square foot, and total transaction volume.  The user may refine this analysis by including only properties that meet specified sales transaction characteristics (price or capitalization rate), or physical characteristics (size, age or class).
 
         
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the February 2009 launch of Value AlertSM, an analytical tool that provides a quick measure of how previous commercial real estate value assumptions may need to be modified to reflect current economic realities.  The tool can be applied to a portfolio as an initial screen to identify assets that may warrant further scrutiny.
 
         
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the August 2009 enhancement of Reis’s Single Property Valuation module and its Asset and Portfolio AnalysisSM service, which are designed to help clients better quantify the value and risk associated with their commercial real estate holdings.
 
 
 
Reis also expanded its coverage of retail markets during 2009.  In May 2009, Reis initiated coverage of neighborhood and community shopping centers in 27 additional markets and in August 2009, Reis expanded retail coverage by 35 additional markets.  Separately, Reis expanded its coverage of commercial real estate sale transactions by adding 90 additional markets in August 2009.  As with the addition of apartment markets in 2007 and office markets in 2008, the expanded retail coverage is available for an additional fee to our customers.

Cost of Service

Reis’s data is available to customers in four primary ways: (1) annual and multi-year subscriptions to Reis SE; (2) capped subscriptions allowing customers to download a limited number of reports; (3) online credit card purchases; and (4) custom data requests. Annual subscription fees range from $1,000 to over $600,000, depending on the combination of markets, property types and reports subscribed to and allow the client to download an unlimited number of reports over a 12-month period. Capped subscriptions generally range from $1,000 to $25,000 and allow clients to download a fixed retail value of reports over a 12-month period. Individual report sales typically range from $150 to $695 per report and are available to anyone who visits Reis’s retail web site or contacts Reis via telephone, fax or email. However, certain reports are only available by a subscription or capped subscription account. Finally, custom data deliverables range in price from $1,000 for a specific data element to hundreds of thousands of dollars for custom portfolio valuation and credit analysis.  Renewals are negotiated in advance of the expiration of an existing contract.  Important factors in determining contract renewal rates include a subscriber’s historical and projected usage pattern.

Customer Service and Training

Reis focuses heavily on proactive training and customer support. Reis’s dedicated customer service team offers customized on-site training and web-based and telephonic support, as well as weekly web-based training seminars open to all customers.  The corporate training team also meets regularly with a large proportion of Reis’s customers.  Additional points of customer contact include mid-year service reviews, a web-based customer feedback program and account manager visits.  All of these contacts are used to assist
 
 
 
 
customers with their usage of Reis SE (including by maximizing their knowledge of the product), to identify opportunities for product adoption and increased usage and to solicit customer input for future product enhancements.  In 2009, Reis’s customer service group began offering training videos through the Reis SE platform.

Proprietary Rights

To protect our proprietary rights, we rely upon a combination of:
 
 
    ▪  
trade secret, copyright, trademark, database protection and other laws at the Federal, state and local level;
 
         
    ▪  
nondisclosure, non-competition and other contractual provisions with employees, vendors and consultants;
 
         
    ▪  
restrictive license agreements with customers; and
 
         
    ▪   other technical measures.  
 
 
We protect our software’s source code and our database as either trade secrets or under copyright law. We license our services under license agreements that restrict the disclosure and use of our proprietary information and prohibit the unauthorized reproduction, re-engineering or transfer of the information in the products and/or services we provide.

We also protect the secrecy of our proprietary database, our trade secrets and our proprietary information through confidentiality and noncompetition agreements with our employees, vendors and consultants. Our services also include technical measures designed to deter and detect unauthorized copying of our intellectual property.

We have registered the trademarks for the Reis logo and “Your Window Onto the Real Estate Market.”

Competition

Real estate transactions involve multiple participants who require accurate historical and current market information. Key factors that influence the competitive position of commercial real estate information vendors include: the depth and breadth of underlying databases; price; ease of use, flexibility and functionality of the software; the ability to keep the data up to date; scope of coverage by geography and property type; customer training and support; adoption of the service by industry leaders; consistent product innovation; and recognition by business trade publications.

Reis’s senior management believes that, on a national level, only a small number of firms serve the property information needs of commercial real estate investors and lenders. Reis competes directly and indirectly for customers with online services or web sites targeted to commercial real estate professionals such as CoStar Group, Inc., Real Capital Analytics, Inc., Torto Wheaton Research, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CB Richard Ellis, and LoopNet, Inc., as well as with in-house real estate research departments.
 
Wellsford’s Historic Business
 
The Company was originally formed on January 8, 1997. Reis acquired the Reis Services business in the May 2007 merger, which we refer to as the Merger. Prior to May 2007, Reis operated as Wellsford Real Properties, Inc., which we refer to as Wellsford. Wellsford’s primary operating activities immediately prior to the Merger were the development, construction and sale of its three residential projects and its approximate 23% ownership interest in the Reis Services business. The Company has completed the sale of the remaining units at its Gold Peak project and is seeking to exit the residential development business by selling its remaining two projects in bulk, in order to focus solely on the Reis Services business.
 
At September 30, 2009, the Company’s residential development activities were comprised primarily of the following:
 
 
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The 259 unit Gold Peak condominium development in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, which we refer to as Gold Peak. Sales commenced in January 2006 and all of the Gold Peak units were sold as of September 30, 2009.
 
         
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The Orchards, a single family home development in East Lyme, Connecticut, upon which the Company could build 161 single family homes on 224 acres, which we refer to as East Lyme. Sales commenced in June 2006 and an aggregate of 36
 
 
 
     
homes and lots (28 homes and eight lots) were sold as of September 30, 2009.  At September 30, 2009, there were one East Lyme home, five improved lots and 119 fully approved lots in inventory.
 
         
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The Stewardship, a single family home development in Claverack, New York, which is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots on 235 acres and includes two model homes and substantially completed infrastructure and amenities, which we refer to as Claverack.
 
 
 
The Company is actively working with local and regional brokers related to the East Lyme and Claverack bulk sale initiatives.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell any or all of the homes in inventory or the remaining lots, individually or in bulk, at acceptable prices, or within a specific time period, or at all.

Additional Segment Financial Information

See Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements included in this filing for additional information regarding all of the Company’s segments.

Selected Significant Accounting Policies

For a description of our selected significant accounting policies and estimates, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Critical Business Metrics of the Reis Services Business

Management considers certain metrics in evaluating the performance of the Reis Services business.  These metrics are revenue, EBITDA (which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) and EBITDA margin.  Following is a presentation of these historical metrics for the Reis Services business (for a reconciliation of GAAP net income to EBITDA for the Reis Services segment and to Adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated basis for each of the periods presented here, see below).
 
 
 
(amounts in thousands, excluding percentages)
               
     
For the Three Months Ended
               
     
September 30,
         
Percentage
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
(Decrease)
   
(Decrease)
   
                             
 
Revenue
  $ 5,801     $ 6,524     $ (723 )     (11.1 )%  
 
EBITDA
  $ 2,586     $ 2,965     $ (379 )     (12.8 )%  
 
EBITDA margin
    44.6 %     45.4 %                  

                   
     
For the Nine Months Ended
         
 
   
     
September 30,
       
Percentage
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
(Decrease)
   
(Decrease)
   
                             
 
Revenue
  $ 18,065     $ 19,440     $ (1,375 )     (7.1 )%  
 
EBITDA
  $ 8,342     $ 8,515     $ (173 )     (2.0 )%  
 
EBITDA margin
    46.2 %     43.8 %                  
 
     
For the Three Months Ended
               
     
September 30,
2009
   
June 30,
2009
   
(Decrease)
   
Percentage
(Decrease)
   
                             
 
Revenue
  $ 5,801     $ 5,909     $ (108 )     (1.8 )%  
 
EBITDA
  $ 2,586     $ 2,740     $ (154 )     (5.6 )%  
 
EBITDA margin
    44.6 %     46.4 %                  
 
 
Reis Services’s EBITDA decreased $379,000 from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009, primarily as a result of a revenue reduction between the two periods of $723,000.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, EBITDA decreased $173,000, primarily as a result of a revenue reduction between the two periods of $1,375,000.  The $154,000 decline in EBITDA in consecutive quarters (second quarter 2009 to third quarter 2009) is primarily the result of a decline in revenue of $108,000.  We have
 
 
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been able to maintain our EBITDA margins through the significant cost control measures initiated in the fourth quarter of 2008 and in place during the 2009 periods.
 
The revenue decreases referred to above are driven by the cumulative impact of declines in Reis Services’s renewal rates over the trailing twelve month period.  Our overall renewal rate was 83% for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2009, down from 84% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2009 and 88% for the year ended December 31, 2008.  Although the trailing twelve month renewal rate continued to decline through September 30, 2009, the rate of decline slowed dramatically.  This is attributable to the fact that our renewal rates during the third quarter of 2009 increased significantly to 88% overall and 89% for institutional customers, up from 80% and 83%, respectively, during the second quarter of 2009.  This was our first sequential quarter over quarter increase in renewal rates since the beginning of the market downturn in 2008.
 
Separately, the net effect of price increases and decreases upon renewals has also negatively impacted revenue.  During the past twelve months, contract price increases on renewals were constrained due to usage reductions at certain customers as well as budgetary pressures at our customers, predominantly in the banking industry, but also impacting other of our customers.  Our pricing model is based on actual and projected usage, and we believe it is generally not as susceptible to downturns and personnel reductions at our customers as would be a model based upon individual user licenses.  We generally impose contractual restrictions limiting our immediate exposure to revenue reductions due to mergers and consolidations.  However, we have been and we may in the future be impacted by consolidation among our customers and potential customers, or in the event that customers enter bankruptcy or otherwise go out of business.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our bad debt expense aggregated $27,000 or only 0.1% of revenue during that period.
 
Our largest customer accounted for 2.7% of Reis Services’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Our 14 largest customers, each of which accounted for greater than 1.0% of our revenue, aggregated 25.3% of Reis Services’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Reconciliations of Net (Loss) Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
 
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, impairment losses on real estate assets and stock based compensation. Although EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, senior management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to measure operational and management performance. Management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are appropriate metrics that may be used by investors as supplemental financial measures to be considered in addition to the reported GAAP basis financial information to assist investors in evaluating and understanding the Company’s business from year-to-year or period-to-period, as applicable. Further, these measures provide the reader with the ability to understand our operational performance while isolating non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, as well as other non-operating items, such as interest income, interest expense and income taxes, and in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, isolates non-cash charges for impairment losses on real estate assets and stock based compensation. Management also believes that disclosing EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA will provide better comparability to other companies in Reis Services’s type of business. However, investors should not consider these measures in isolation or as substitutes for net income (loss), operating income (loss), or any other measure for determining operating performance that is calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, they may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. Reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP financial measure, net income (loss), follow for each identified period:
 
 
 
 
(amounts in thousands)
 
Reconciliation of Net (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
Reis Services
   
Residential
Development
Activities
and Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                       
 
Net (loss)
              $ (162 )  
 
Income tax (benefit)
                (70 )  
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,263     $ (1,495 )     (232 )  
 
Add back:
                         
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
    1,217       8       1,225    
 
Interest expense (income), net
    106       (8 )     98    
 
EBITDA
    2,586       (1,495 )     1,091    
 
Add back:
                         
 
Stock based compensation expense, net
          559       559    
 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 2,586     $ (936 )   $ 1,650    

 
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(amounts in thousands)
 
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
Reis Services
   
Residential
Development
Activities
and Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                       
 
Net income
              $ 646    
 
Income tax expense
                513    
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 4,377     $ (3,218 )     1,159    
 
Add back:
                         
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
    3,666       60       3,726    
 
Interest expense (income), net
    299       (18 )     281    
 
EBITDA
    8,342       (3,176 )     5,166    
 
Add back:
                         
 
Stock based compensation expense, net
          1,213       1,213    
 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 8,342     $ (1,963 )   $ 6,379    

 
Reconciliation of Net (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
 
Reis Services
   
Residential
Development
Activities
and Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                       
 
Net (loss)
              $ (209 )  
 
Income tax (benefit)
                (73 )  
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,564     $ (1,846 )     (282 )  
 
Add back:
                         
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
    1,161       53       1,214    
 
Interest expense (income), net
    240       (138 )     102    
 
EBITDA
    2,965       (1,931 )     1,034    
 
Add back:
                         
 
Stock based compensation expense, net
          402       402    
 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 2,965     $ (1,529 )   $ 1,436    

 
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
 
Reis Services
   
Residential
Development
Activities
and Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                       
 
Net income
              $ 1,263    
 
Income tax (benefit)
                (865 )  
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 4,345     $ (3,947 )     398    
 
Add back:
                         
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
    3,308       182       3,490    
 
Interest expense (income), net
    862       (491 )     371    
 
EBITDA
    8,515       (4,256 )     4,259    
 
Add back:
                         
 
Stock based compensation expense, net
          887       887    
 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 8,515     $ (3,369 )   $ 5,146    

 
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
 
Reis Services
   
Residential
Development
Activities
and Other*
   
Consolidated
   
                       
 
Net income
              $ 531    
 
Income tax expense
                378    
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,449     $ (540 )     909    
 
Add back:
                         
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
    1,192       29       1,221    
 
Interest expense, net
    99       (35 )     64    
 
EBITDA
    2,740       (546 )     2,194    
 
Add back:
                         
 
Stock based compensation expense, net
          353       353    
 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 2,740     $ (193 )   $ 2,547    
           
           
 
*
 Includes Gold Peak, East Lyme, the Company’s other residential developments and corporate level income and expenses.    
 
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Results of Operations

Comparison of the Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $5,801,000 and $1,386,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2009, resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $4,415,000.  Amortization expense included in cost of sales for the database intangible asset was approximately $551,000 during this period. Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $6,524,000 and $1,413,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2008, resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $5,111,000. Amortization expense included in cost of sales for the database intangible asset was approximately $487,000 during this period.  See the disclosure on the prior pages for variances and the current market impact on revenue and EBITDA of the Reis Services segment.

Revenue and cost of sales of residential units were approximately $898,000 and $654,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2009 with respect to the sale of the remaining four condominium units at the Gold Peak development in the 2009 period, thereby completing our sales activities for that project. Revenue and cost of sales of residential units were approximately $5,039,000 and $4,553,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 with respect to the sale of 12 condominium units at the Gold Peak development and one home and eight lots at East Lyme during the 2008 period.

Sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses were approximately $1,294,000 and $431,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and solely represent the costs of the Reis Services segment. Amortization expense included in sales and marketing expenses (for the customer relationships intangible asset) and product development expenses (for the web site intangible asset) was approximately $252,000 and $230,000, respectively, during this period. Sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses were approximately $1,260,000 and $473,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Amortization expense included in sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses during this period were approximately $254,000 and $229,000, respectively.

Property operating expenses were $170,000 and $267,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and represent the non-capitalizable project costs and other period expenses related to the Company’s residential development projects.  These costs decreased as a result of the Gold Peak sell out in September 2009 and the efforts to reduce operating costs at our other projects in anticipation of selling them in bulk transactions.

General and administrative expenses of $2,898,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 include current period expenses and accruals of $2,147,000, depreciation and amortization expense of $192,000 for lease value and furniture, fixtures and equipment, and approximately $559,000 of net non-cash compensation expense. The net non-cash compensation expense is comprised of (i) compensation expense resulting from equity awards for employees and directors of approximately $381,000 and (ii) additional expense of approximately $178,000 from the increase in the reserve for the option liability due to an increase in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $3.91 per share at June 30, 2009 to $5.97 per share at September 30, 2009.  General and administrative expenses of $3,777,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 include current period expenses and accruals of $3,132,000, depreciation and amortization expense of $243,000 for lease value and furniture, fixtures and equipment, and approximately $402,000 of non-cash compensation expense. The non-cash compensation expense is comprised of (i) compensation expense resulting from equity awards for employees and directors of approximately $323,000 and (ii) an approximate $79,000 increase in the reserve for the option liability due to an increase in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $5.49 per share at June 30, 2008 to $6.00 per share at September 30, 2008. Excluding the non-cash items, the reduction in general and administrative expenses is a result of concerted efforts to reduce public company and other administrative costs, the termination of the lease for the Wellsford corporate office space in the third quarter of 2008 and other cost saving measures.

Interest and other income was $34,000 and $174,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and primarily reflects interest earned on cash.  Interest rates and invested cash balances in the 2009 period were significantly lower than in the 2008 period.

Interest expense of $132,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of $127,000 and interest from other debt of $5,000.  Interest expense of $276,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of $279,000, non-capitalized interest from residential development activities of $32,000, a decrease in the fair value of the interest rate cap for the Bank Loan of $14,000 and interest from other debt of $9,000, offset by the effect of the capitalization of interest of $58,000 from the Bank Loan to residential developments in accordance with existing accounting rules.
 
 
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The income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2009 of $70,000 results from deferred Federal and state tax benefits of $91,000 and current state and local tax benefits of $4,000, offset by current Federal alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) of $25,000.  The income tax benefit during the three months ended September 30, 2008 of $73,000 results from a deferred Federal, state and local tax benefit of $107,000 related to the pre-tax loss for the three months ended September 30, 2008, offset by current Federal AMT of $30,000 and a current state and local provision of $4,000.

Comparison of the Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $18,065,000 and $4,154,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $13,911,000.  Amortization expense included in cost of sales for the database intangible asset was approximately $1,606,000 during this period. Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $19,440,000 and $4,119,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $15,321,000. Amortization expense included in cost of sales for the database intangible asset was approximately $1,413,000 during this period.  See the disclosure on the prior pages for variances and the current market impact on revenue and EBITDA of the Reis Services segment.

Revenue and cost of sales of residential units were approximately $6,707,000 and $4,655,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 with respect to the sale of the remaining 20 condominium units at the Gold Peak development in the 2009 period, thereby completing our sales activity for that project, and three East Lyme home sales in the 2009 period. Revenue and cost of sales of residential units were approximately $19,822,000 and $17,005,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 with respect to the sale of 47 condominium units at the Gold Peak development and six homes and eight lots at East Lyme during the period.

Sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses were approximately $3,817,000 and $1,362,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and solely represent the costs of the Reis Services segment. Amortization expense included in sales and marketing expenses (for the customer relationships intangible asset) and product development expenses (for the web site intangible asset) was approximately $757,000 and $746,000, respectively, during this period. Sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses were approximately $3,996,000 and $1,436,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Amortization expense included in sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses was approximately $763,000 and $543,000, respectively during this period.  Decreases in the current period reflect the effect of lower commissions in the 2009 period for sales and marketing expenses as a result of lower revenues, coupled with company-wide cost cutting measures.

Property operating expenses were $655,000 and $801,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and represent the non-capitalizable project costs and other period expenses related to the Company’s residential development projects.  These costs decreased as a result of the Gold Peak sell out in September 2009 and the efforts to reduce operating costs at our other projects in anticipation of selling them in bulk transactions.

General and administrative expenses of $8,689,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 include current period expenses and accruals of $6,859,000, depreciation and amortization expense of $617,000 for lease value and furniture, fixtures and equipment, and approximately $1,213,000 of net non-cash compensation expense. The net non-cash compensation expense is comprised of (i) compensation expense resulting from equity awards for employees and directors of approximately $1,091,000 and (ii) additional expense of approximately $122,000 from the increase in the reserve for option liability due to an increase in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $5.00 per share at December 31, 2008 to $5.97 per share at September 30, 2009.  General and administrative expenses of $11,159,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 include current period expenses and accruals of $9,501,000, depreciation and amortization expense of $771,000 for lease value and furniture, fixtures and equipment, and approximately $887,000 of net non-cash compensation expense. The net non-cash compensation expense is comprised of (i) compensation expense resulting from equity awards for employees and directors of approximately $1,159,000, offset by (ii) an approximate $272,000 decrease in the reserve for option liability due to a decrease in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $7.68 per share at December 31, 2007 to $6.00 per share at September 30, 2008 and options settled at an amount less than $7.68 per share during the period.  Also included in current period expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 is approximately $453,000 of legal and investment banking fees incurred with regards to assessing and responding to the unsolicited offers to acquire Reis and assessing strategic alternatives.  Excluding the non-cash items, the reduction in general and administrative expenses is a result of concerted efforts to reduce public company and other administrative costs, the termination of the lease for the Wellsford corporate office space in the third quarter of 2008 and other cost saving measures.
 
 
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Interest and other income was $182,000 and $496,000 for the nine months ended September  30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and primarily reflects interest earned on cash.  Interest rates in the 2009 period were significantly lower than in the 2008 period.

Interest expense of $463,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of $404,000, non-capitalized interest relating to residential development activities of $40,000 and interest from other debt of $19,000.  Interest expense of $844,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of $989,000, non-capitalized interest from residential development activities of $78,000, interest from other debt of $29,000, and a decrease in the fair value of the interest rate cap for the Bank Loan of $9,000, offset by the effect of the capitalization of interest of $261,000 from the Bank Loan to residential developments in accordance with existing accounting rules.

The income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 of $513,000 results from a deferred Federal and state tax provision of $462,000, current Federal AMT of $25,000 and current state and local taxes of $26,000.  The income tax benefit during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 of $865,000 results from a change in estimate of NOLs allocable for income tax purposes to the fiscal 2007 period subsequent to the Merger of $1,165,000, offset by current state and local taxes of $42,000, current Federal AMT of $90,000 and deferred taxes aggregating $168,000.

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  The net deferred tax liability was approximately $529,000 and $67,000 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and is reflected as a non-current liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.  The significant portion of the deferred tax items relates to the tax benefit of impairment charges before allowances and net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards as they relate to deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liability resulting from the intangible assets recorded at the time of the Merger.

During the seven-month period subsequent to the Merger, the Company generated an NOL of approximately $4,600,000 which may be utilized against consolidated taxable income through 2027 and is not subject to an annual limitation.  Private Reis had NOL carryforwards aggregating approximately $9,900,000 at December 31, 2008, expiring in the years 2019 to 2026. The Private Reis NOLs may be utilized against consolidated taxable income, subject to a $5,300,000 annual limitation.

In accordance with the applicable accounting literature, a valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, management has determined that a valuation allowance of approximately $9,205,000 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, was necessary. The allowance at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 relates primarily to AMT credits and to the excess of a portion of the tax basis of certain real estate development assets over their respective financial statement basis. Separately, the Company is not aware of any new uncertain tax positions to be considered in its reserve for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2009, the Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements such as current operating and capitalizable costs, near-term product development and enhancements of the web site and databases, the current portion of long-term debt (including $5,625,000 on the Bank Loan, payable by September 30, 2010), operating and capital leases, warranty costs related to construction, development costs, other capital expenditures, potential settlement of certain outstanding stock options in cash (the liability for which was approximately $122,000 at September 30, 2009 based upon the closing stock price of the Company at September 30, 2009 of $5.97 per share), and repurchases of up to approximately $298,000 of additional Reis stock pursuant to currently authorized programs, generally through the use of available cash, cash generated from the operations of Reis Services, sales of single family homes and single family home lots either individually or in bulk transactions, the sale or realization of other assets, releases from escrow reserves and accounts, interest revenue and the availability of $2,000,000 for working capital purposes of Reis Services under the Bank Loan.

The Company expects to meet its long-term liquidity requirements such as future operating and capitalizable costs,  long-term product development and enhancements of the web site and databases, the non-current portion of long-term debt, operating and capital leases and other capital expenditures generally through the use of available cash, cash generated from the operations of Reis Services, sales of single family homes and single family home lots either individually or in bulk transactions (to the extent that any remain unsold),
 
 
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releases from escrow reserves and accounts, interest revenue and the availability of $2,000,000 for working capital purposes of Reis Services under the Bank Loan.

Cash and cash equivalents aggregated approximately $21,509,000 at September 30, 2009. Management considers such amount to be adequate and expects it to continue to be adequate to meet operating requirements in both the short and long terms.

Reis Services Bank Loan

In connection with the Merger agreement, Private Reis entered into a credit agreement, dated October 11, 2006, with the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as administrative agent and BMO Capital Markets, as lead arranger, which provided for a term loan of up to an aggregate of $20,000,000 and revolving loans up to an aggregate of $7,000,000. Loan proceeds were used to finance $25,000,000 of the cash portion of the Merger consideration and the remaining $2,000,000 may be utilized for future working capital needs of Reis Services. The Bank Loan restricts the flow of cash from Reis Services up to the Company, However, commencing in 2009, the Bank Loan allows for a portion of the cash of Reis Services to be distributed to the Company for qualifying operating expenses of the Company if certain ratios are met, as defined in the credit agreement.  The balance of the Bank Loan was $20,125,000 and $22,750,000 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

Reis Services is required to (1) make principal payments on the term loan on a quarterly basis commencing on June 30, 2007 in increasing amounts pursuant to the payment schedule provided in the credit agreement and (2) permanently reduce the revolving loan commitments on a quarterly basis commencing on March 31, 2010. Additional principal payments are payable if Reis Services’s annual cash flow exceeds certain amounts, as defined in the credit agreement.  No additional payments were required during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.  The final maturity date of all amounts borrowed pursuant to the credit agreement is September 30, 2012.

The interest rate was LIBOR + 1.50% at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (LIBOR was 0.25% and 0.44% at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively). The LIBOR spread under the Bank Loan is based on a leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement. The interest spread could range from a high of LIBOR + 3.00% (if the leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00) to a low of LIBOR + 1.50% (if the leverage ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00).

See Note 6 of the consolidated financial statements included in this filing for additional information regarding the Bank Loan.

Residential Development Debt

In December 2004, the Company obtained revolving development and construction financing for East Lyme in the aggregate amount of approximately $21,177,000, which we refer to as the East Lyme Construction Loan.  During April 2009, the Company made principal repayments of approximately $4,177,000, thereby retiring the outstanding balance of the East Lyme Construction Loan and eliminating the minimum liquidity requirement.

The lender for the East Lyme Construction Loan initially provided a $3,000,000 letter of credit to a municipality in connection with the construction of public roads at the East Lyme project. In January 2008, the letter of credit requirement was reduced to $1,750,000 by the municipality.  The Company initially posted $1,300,000 of restricted cash as collateral for this letter of credit and in April 2009, posted an additional $406,000 of restricted cash to fully collateralize the letter of credit at $1,750,000.  In June 2009, the municipality reduced the letter of credit requirement from $1,750,000 to $1,000,000 and in July 2009, further reduced the requirement to $450,000, at which times, the cash collateral requirement was reduced in a corresponding amount (with the excess cash being distributed to the Company).  The Company continues to work with the municipality to further reduce other bonding and escrow requirements.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully have these amounts reduced in the near future.

As a result of the retirement of the East Lyme Construction Loan and the additional cash collateralization of the letter of credit in April 2009, all of the Company’s remaining residential real estate is unencumbered by debt.

See Note 6 of the consolidated financial statements included in this filing for additional information regarding the East Lyme Construction Loan.
 
 
 
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Other Items Impacting Liquidity

Palomino Park

Gold Peak

In 2004, the Company commenced the development of Gold Peak, the final phase of Palomino Park. Gold Peak is 259 condominium units on the remaining 29 acre land parcel at Palomino Park. Gold Peak unit sales commenced in January 2006 and during September 2009, the final unit was sold.  The following table provides information regarding Gold Peak sales:
 
 
     
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Project Total Through September 30,
2009
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
       
                                   
 
Number of units sold
    4       12       20       47       259    
 
Gross sales proceeds
  $ 898,000     $ 3,479,000     $ 4,965,000     $ 14,522,000     $ 77,402,000    
 
 
East Lyme

The Company had a 95% ownership interest as managing member of a venture which originally owned 101 single family home lots situated on 139 acres of land in East Lyme, Connecticut, upon which it was constructing houses for sale. At the time of the initial land purchase, the Company executed an option to purchase a contiguous 85 acre parcel of land which can be used to develop 60 single family homes, which we refer to as the East Lyme Land.  The Company subsequently acquired the East Lyme Land in November 2005.

After the initial land purchase, the Company executed an agreement with a homebuilder to construct the homes for this project.  The homebuilder was a 5% partner in the project and received other consideration. In March 2009, the Company and the homebuilder/partner terminated the partnership agreement and the related development agreement.  As a result of the terminations, the Company paid approximately $343,000 to its partner to satisfy all remaining compensation under the development agreement and to purchase its 5% interest.

Home sales at East Lyme commenced in June 2006. At September 30, 2009, there were one East Lyme home, five improved lots and 119 fully approved lots in inventory.  The following table provides information regarding East Lyme sales:
 
 
       
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
Project Total Through
September 30,
   
       
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
                                     
   
Number of homes and lots sold
          9       3       14       36    
   
Gross sales proceeds
  $     $ 1,560,000     $ 1,742,000     $ 5,300,000     $ 20,429,000    
 
 
Certain of the lots at East Lyme require remediation of pesticides which were used on the property when it was an apple orchard.  Remediation is required prior to the development of those lots.  The remediation plan, the cost of which is estimated by management to be approximately $1,000,000, has been approved by the health inspector for the municipality, and we are awaiting final approval from the town planner.  The estimated remediation cost is recognized as a liability in the September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 balance sheets. This estimate could change in the future as plans for the remediation are finalized and if the bulk sale of lots, as described above, were to occur. An expected time frame for the remediation has not been established as of the date of this report.

The Company is continuing to work with a broker to sell the remaining lots (which are comprised of improved lots with roads and infrastructure in place and unimproved lots without roads and infrastructure in place). There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell the one remaining house in inventory or the remaining lots at East Lyme individually or in bulk, at acceptable prices, or within a specific time period, or at all.
 
 
 
 
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Other Developments

Claverack

The Company owns approximately 235 acres in Claverack, New York, known as The Stewardship, which is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots. Construction of two model homes (which commenced in 2007), the infrastructure and amenities for The Stewardship were substantially completed during the third quarter of 2008.  The Company is continuing to work with local and regional brokers to sell the improved lots and two model homes in a bulk sale transaction.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell the improved lots and the model homes at Claverack in bulk, at acceptable prices, or within a specific time period, or at all.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In December 2008, the Board authorized a repurchase program of shares of the Company’s common stock up to an aggregate amount of $1,500,000 and in August 2009, the Board authorized an increase in the repurchase program to an aggregate amount of $3,000,000.  Purchases under the program may be made from time-to-time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.  Depending on market conditions, financial developments and other factors, these purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time, or from time-to-time, without prior notice and may be expanded with prior notice. The Company may make purchases pursuant to a trading plan under Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, permitting open market purchases of common stock during blackout periods consistent with the Company’s “Policies for Transactions in Reis Stock and Insider Trading and Tipping.”

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company purchased an aggregate of 385,029 and 640,086 shares of common stock, respectively, at an average price of $4.98 and $4.21 per share, respectively.  From the inception of the share repurchase program in December 2008 through October 31, 2009, the Company purchased an aggregate of 653,317 shares of common stock at an average price of $4.23 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $2,765,000 (leaving approximately $235,000 that may be used to purchase additional shares under the program). During 2008, no repurchases were made prior to December 15, 2008.

The Effects of Inflation/Declining Prices and Trends

Reis Services

The Company monitors commercial real estate industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on its products and product development initiatives.  The continuing volatility and uncertainty in the U.S. and global economy, including the credit markets and real estate markets, has continued to affect renewal rates, with the greatest impact on the Company being felt since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2008 and continuing into the second quarter of 2009.  Because of budget constraints at certain customers and potential customers, the effective shutdown of the CMBS markets and the flurry of mergers and bankruptcies of financial institutions in the fall of 2008 (some of which were customers of the Company), the Company has been negatively impacted as exhibited by our overall renewal rate (which is based on annual dollars renewed and reflects price increases, decreases and non-renewals).  Although the trailing twelve month overall annual renewal rate declined to 83% at September 30, 2009, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008 rate of 88%, there has been significant improvement in the quarterly renewal rate as the third quarter 2009 renewal rate was 88% overall as compared to 80% for the second quarter of 2009.

To date, the Company mitigates market pressures by continuing to add new customers, selling new products (such as our tertiary apartment, office and retail markets, rolled out in 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively) and identifying additional and/or alternative users within the organizations and institutions that are current customers.  Historically, during periods of economic and commercial real estate market volatility, we generally experienced stable demand for our market information and an increase in demand for our portfolio products as investors placed greater emphasis on assessing portfolio risk.    We cannot assure you that the level of demand for Reis Services’s products will be sustained or increase during the remainder of 2009 or in the future.

Home and Lot Sales

The Company’s operations relating to residential development and the sale of homes and lots have been negatively impacted by poor national, regional and local market conditions where the Company owns property. Demand at the Company’s projects and sales of home and lot inventory are lower and slower than previous expectations resulting in price concessions, increased broker incentives and/or additional incentives being offered to buyers. Illiquidity in the residential mortgage and construction/development loan markets has negatively impacted our marketing efforts and the ability of buyers to afford and/or finance the purchase of our homes or lots,
 
 
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causing us to offer increased concessions and/or sale price reductions. The number and timing of future sales of the remaining homes, individual lots or bulk land by the Company could be adversely impacted by the lack of availability of credit to potential buyers and, in the case of a buyer of our homes in inventory or buying a lot to build for their own use, the inability of potential buyers to sell their existing homes.  During September 2009, the Company sold the remaining unit at its Gold Peak project and only one home and five improved lots remain in inventory at the East Lyme project.  We intend to sell the remaining East Lyme lots and Claverack project in bulk transactions.

Changes in Cash Flows

Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008

Cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are summarized as follows:
 
 
     
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
   
     
2009
   
2008
   
(Decrease)
Increase
   
                       
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 9,256,000     $ 15,671,000     $ (6,415,000 )  
 
Net cash (used in) investing activities
    (1,340,000 )     (3,791,000 )     2,451,000    
 
Net cash (used in) financing activities
    (10,558,000 )     (9,262,000 )     (1,296,000 )  
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (2,642,000 )   $ 2,618,000     $ (5,260,000 )  
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities decreased $6,415,000 from $15,671,000 provided in the 2008 period to $9,256,000 provided in the 2009 period. The significant components of this decrease related to a reduction in the cash provided by sales of the Company’s real estate assets, which in 2008, included 47 Gold Peak condominium units and six homes and eight lots at our East Lyme project whereas in the 2009 period, the Company’s Gold Peak project sold out its remaining 20 units in inventory and the East Lyme project only produced three home sales.

Cash flows used in investing activities increased $2,451,000 from $3,791,000 used in the 2008 period to $1,340,000 used in the 2009 period. This change primarily resulted from a reduction in cash used in the 2009 period as compared to the 2008 period for additional investments in other real estate assets of $2,465,000, a reduction in cash used for furniture, fixture and equipment additions of $166,000 and web site and database development cost of $70,000, offset by a return of capital from a joint venture in 2008 of $229,000 and proceeds from the 2008 sale of furniture, fixtures and equipment of $21,000.

Cash flows from financing activities decreased $1,296,000 from $9,262,000 used in the 2008 period to $10,558,000 used in the 2009 period primarily from the net effect of borrowings and repayments. Borrowings on the East Lyme and Gold Peak construction loans aggregated $5,169,000 during the 2008 period, with no borrowings during the 2009 period. During the 2008 period, approximately $8,313,000 was repaid on the Gold Peak Construction Loan from unit sales to retire this debt and $4,808,000 was repaid on the East Lyme Construction Loan from six home and eight lot sales. During the 2009 period, $5,077,000 was repaid on the East Lyme Construction Loan to retire this debt. During the 2008 period, $1,125,000 was repaid on the Bank Loan whereas $2,625,000 was repaid in the 2009 period, all of which were scheduled repayments.  Other debt repayments in the 2009 period were greater than payments in the 2008 period by $11,000. In the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company repurchased 640,086 shares of its outstanding common stock for approximately $2,694,000. No stock repurchases were made in the corresponding 2008 period.  Payments for option cancellations and restricted stock unit settlements were approximately $55,000 in the 2008 period and $21,000 in the 2009 period.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The Company makes forward-looking statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements may relate to the Company’s or management’s outlook or expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, asset quality, or other future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations, or the impact of legal, regulatory or supervisory matters on our business, operations or performance. Specifically, forward-looking statements may include:
 
 
   
statements relating to future services and product development of the Reis Services segment;
 
         
    statements relating to future sales of the Company’s real estate;  
 
 
   
statements relating to future business prospects, potential acquisitions, revenue, expenses, income (loss), cash flows, valuation of assets and liabilities and other business metrics of the Company and its businesses, including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA; and
 
         
   
statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or similar expressions.
 
 
  These statements reflect management’s judgment based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. With respect to these forward-looking statements, management has made certain assumptions. Future performance cannot be assured. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:  
 
   
revenues may be lower than expected;
 
         
   
the inability to retain and increase the Company’s customer base;
 
         
    ▪ 
additional adverse changes in the real estate industry and the markets in which the Company has property;
 
         
   
the inability to dispose of existing residential real estate development projects at expected prices or at all;
 
         
    ▪ 
competition;
 
         
    ▪ 
the inability to attract and retain sales and senior management personnel;
 
         
    ▪ 
difficulties in protecting the security, confidentiality, integrity and reliability of the Company’s data;
 
         
    ▪ 
changes in accounting policies or practices;
 
         
    ▪ 
legal and regulatory issues; and
 
         
    ▪ 
the risk factors listed under “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2009.
 
 
  You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances after the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  
 
  Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.  
 
 
The Company’s primary market risk exposure has been to changes in interest rates. This risk is generally managed by limiting the Company’s financing exposures, to the extent possible, by purchasing interest rate caps when deemed appropriate.

At September 30, 2009, the Company’s only exposure to interest rates was the variable rate on the Bank Loan.  This exposure has been minimized through the use of an interest rate cap. The interest rate cap on the Bank Loan expires in June 2010. The following table presents the effect of a 1% increase in the base interest rate at September 30, 2009:
 


 
(amounts in thousands)
 
Balance at
September 30,
2009
   
Notional
Amount at
September 30,
2009
   
LIBOR
Cap
   
LIBOR at
September 30,
2009
   
Additional
Interest
Incurred
 
 
Variable rate debt with interest rate caps:
                               
 
Bank Loan
  $ 20,125     $ 15,000       5.50 %     0.25 %   $ 201 (A)  
                                             
                                             
   (A)
Reflects additional interest which could be incurred annually on the loan balance amount as a result of a 1% increase in LIBOR. It does not take into consideration future periodic repayments.
 
 
 
Reis holds cash and cash equivalents at various regional and national banking institutions. Management’s emphasis is primarily on safety of principal. Management, in its discretion, has diversified Reis’s cash and cash equivalents among banking institutions to potentially minimize exposure to any one of these entities. To date, we have experienced no loss or lack of access to our invested cash or cash equivalents; however, we can provide no assurances that access to invested cash and cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets.

Cash balances held at banking institutions with which we do business may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits. While management monitors the cash balances in these bank accounts, such cash balances could be impacted if one or more of these institutions were to fail or could be subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets.
 
 
  Item 4T.   Controls and Procedures.  
 
  As of September 30, 2009, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2009 were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
  Part II. Other Information  
       
  Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.  
       
 
The Company and its subsidiaries are not presently party to any material litigation.
 
       
  Item 1A.  Risk Factors.  
       
  A wide range of risks may affect our business and financial results, now and in the future; however, we consider the risks described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed with the SEC on March 13, 2009, to be the most significant. Additional risks identified subsequently to that filing include: the possibility that another person or entity may in the future make proposals to acquire all or a portion of Reis or take other actions which may create uncertainty for our employees and customers; the possibility of incurring significant costs for defense related to any unsolicited future proposals; and the possibility of the loss of cash held at regional and national banking institutions in excess of FDIC insured amounts if such banking institutions were to fail. There may be other currently unknown or unpredictable economic, business, competitive, governmental or other factors that could have material adverse effects on our business or future results.  
       
  Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.  
       
 
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In December 2008, the Board authorized a repurchase program of shares of the Company’s common stock up to an aggregate amount of $1,500,000 and in August 2009, the Board authorized an increase in the repurchase program to an aggregate amount of $3,000,000.  Purchases under the program may be made from time-to-time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.  Depending on market conditions, financial developments and other factors, these purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time, or from time-to-time, without prior notice and may be expanded with prior notice. The Company may make purchases pursuant to a trading plan under Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, permitting open market purchases of common stock during blackout periods consistent with the Company’s “Policies for Transactions in Reis Stock and Insider Trading and Tipping.” The Company repurchased the following shares of Common Stock during the three months ended September 30, 2009:
 
 
 
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
   
Average Price Paid per Share
   
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
   
Maximum Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
 
                                 
 
July 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009
    21,050     $ 4.18       21,050     $ 626,000      
 
August 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009
    1,823     $ 4.84       1,823     $ 2,117,000   (A)    
 
September 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009
    362,156     $ 5.02       362,156     $ 298,000      
                                       
                                       
  (A)
Increase reflects additional authorization in August 2009 of $1,500,000.
 
 
  Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.  
       
  None.    
       
  Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.  
       
  None.  
       
  Item 5.   Other Information.  
       
 
None.
 

 
  Item 6. Exhibits.  
       
  Exhibits filed with this Form 10-Q:  
 
 
Exhibit
No.
 
 
Description
 
 
31.1
 
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
31.2
 
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
32.1
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 


 
   
     
  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.  
 
    REIS, INC.  
         
    By:  /s/ Mark P. Cantaluppi  
      Mark P. Cantaluppi  
      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer  
         
  Dated: November 6, 2009      
                                                          
 
   Exhibit 31.1  
     
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
17 CFR 240.13a-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
     
  I, Lloyd Lynford, certify that:   
 
  1.        I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Reis, Inc.;  
         
  2.   
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
         
  3.   
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
         
  4.  
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
      a.   
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
             
      b.  
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
             
      c.   
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
             
      d.  
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
             
  5.   
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
             
      a.  
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
             
      b.  
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
 
Date:    November 6, 2009
         
     
By:
/s/  Lloyd Lynford
   
       
Lloyd Lynford
   
       
Chief Executive Officer
   
 

 
   Exhibit 31.2  
     
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
17 CFR 240.13a-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
     
  I, Mark P. Cantaluppi, certify that:   
 
  1.        I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Reis, Inc.;  
         
  2.   
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
         
  3.   
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
         
  4.  
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
      a.   
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
             
      b.  
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
             
      c.   
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
             
      d.  
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
             
  5.   
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
             
      a.  
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
             
      b.  
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
 
Date:    November 6, 2009
         
     
By:
/s/  Mark P. Cantaluppi
   
       
Mark P. Cantaluppi
   
       
Chief Financial Officer
   
 
 
 
 Exhibit 32.1
 
     
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
     
 
In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Reis, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Lloyd Lynford, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Mark P. Cantaluppi, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, to the best of our knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
 
  1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
       
  2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.  
 
   
/s/  Lloyd Lynford
 
   
Lloyd Lynford
Chief Executive Officer
Reis, Inc.
 
       
   
/s/  Mark P. Cantaluppi
 
   
Mark P. Cantaluppi
Chief Financial Officer
Reis, Inc.
 
       
 
November 6, 2009
   
 
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.