Introduction:
Reis, Inc., through its subsidiary, Reis Services, provides commercial real estate market information and analytical tools to real estate professionals in the United States. It maintains a proprietary database containing information on commercial properties, including apartment, office, retail, warehouse/distribution, flex/research and development, self-storage, and seniors and student housing properties in the metropolitan markets and neighborhoods. The companys data is used by real estate investors, lenders, and other professionals to make informed buying, selling, and financing decisions; and 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. Its products portfolio include features: Reis SE, a flagship delivery platform aimed at larger and mid-sized enterprises; ReisReports, aimed at prosumers and smaller enterprises; and Mobiuss Portfolio CRE, aimed primarily at risk managers and credit administrators at banks and non-bank lending institutions. The companys products offer online access to a proprietary database of commercial real estate information and analytical tools designed to facilitate debt and equity transactions, and ongoing asset and portfolio evaluations; and access to market trends and forecasts at metropolitan and neighborhood levels, as well as building-specific information, such as rents, vacancy rates, lease terms, property sales, new construction listings, and property valuation estimates. It serves various lending institutions, equity investors, brokers, and appraisers. The company was formerly known as Wellsford Real Properties, Inc. and changed its name to Reis, Inc. in May 2007. Reis, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.