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Reis, Inc. - Quarterly Report (10-Q)

14/11/2007 6:36pm

Edgar (US Regulatory)


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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q
 
     
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
    For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
     
or
     
o
  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)
 
Wellsford Real Properties, Inc.
535 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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  þ      No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer  o      Accelerated filer  o      Non-accelerated filer  þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  o      No  þ
 
The number of the Registrant’s shares of common stock outstanding was 10,984,517 as of November 12, 2007.
 


 

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Part I. Financial Information
 
Item 1.   Financial Statements.
 
REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(GOING CONCERN BASIS)
(Unaudited)
 
         
    September 30,
 
    2007  
 
ASSETS
       
Current assets:
       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 23,446,424  
Restricted cash and investments
    3,825,830  
Receivables, prepaid and other assets
    6,475,316  
Real estate assets under development
    25,147,386  
         
Total current assets
    58,894,956  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net
    2,433,712  
Other real estate assets
    6,547,458  
Intangible assets, net
    18,139,057  
Goodwill
    61,892,682  
Other assets
    775,897  
         
Total assets
  $ 148,683,762  
         
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
       
Current liabilities:
       
Current portion of loans and other debt
  $ 172,384  
Current portion of Bank Loan
    1,375,000  
Construction payables
    3,573,846  
Construction loans payable
    14,860,338  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    8,227,676  
Reserve for option cancellations
    781,955  
Deferred revenues
    11,177,343  
         
Total current liabilities
    40,168,542  
Non-current portion of Bank Loan
    23,125,000  
Other long-term liabilities
    793,344  
Deferred tax liability, net
    2,360,180  
         
Total liabilities
    66,447,066  
         
Minority interest
    612,473  
Commitments and contingencies
       
Stockholders’ equity:
       
Common stock, $.02 par value per share, 101,000,000 shares authorized, 10,984,517 shares issued and outstanding
    219,690  
Additional paid in capital
    98,419,558  
Retained earnings (deficit)
    (17,015,025 )
         
Total stockholders’ equity
    81,624,223  
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 148,683,762  
         
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION
(LIQUIDATION BASIS)
 
         
    December 31,
 
    2006  
 
ASSETS
       
         
Real estate assets under development
  $ 41,159,400  
         
Investment in Reis
    20,000,000  
Investments in joint ventures
    423,000  
         
Total real estate and investments
    61,582,400  
Cash and cash equivalents
    39,050,333  
Restricted cash and investments
    2,936,978  
Receivables, prepaid and other assets
    2,230,008  
Deferred merger costs
    2,677,764  
         
Total assets
    108,477,483  
         
         
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION
       
         
Liabilities:
       
         
Construction loans payable
    20,129,461  
Construction payables
    2,987,502  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (including merger costs of $654,860 at December 31, 2006)
    5,151,288  
Reserve for estimated costs during the liquidation period
    18,301,885  
Reserve for option cancellations
    2,633,408  
         
Total liabilities
    49,203,544  
Minority interest at estimated value
    1,678,378  
         
Total liabilities and minority interest
    50,881,922  
         
Commitments and contingencies Net assets in liquidation
  $ 57,595,561  
         
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(GOING CONCERN BASIS)
(Unaudited)
 
                 
    For the Three
    For the Period
 
    Months Ended
    June 1, 2007 to
 
    September 30,
    September 30,
 
    2007     2007  
 
Revenue:
               
Subscription revenue
  $ 6,342,771     $ 8,216,705  
Revenue from sales of residential units
    12,826,987       13,984,254  
                 
Total revenue
    19,169,758       22,200,959  
                 
Cost of sales:
               
Cost of sales of subscription revenue
    1,254,907       1,659,569  
Cost of sales of residential units
    11,208,359       12,158,236  
                 
Total cost of sales
    12,463,266       13,817,805  
                 
Gross profit
    6,706,492       8,383,154  
                 
Operating expenses:
               
Sales and marketing
    1,313,937       1,761,870  
Product development
    412,845       517,721  
Property operating expenses
    366,733       436,010  
General and administrative expenses (net of reduction attributable to stock based liability amounts of $609,950 and $1,791,430, respectively)
    3,794,509       3,905,167  
                 
Total operating expenses
    5,888,024       6,620,768  
                 
Other income (expenses):
               
(Loss) from joint ventures
    (3,586 )     (4,661 )
Interest and other income
    331,518       423,615  
Interest expense
    (421,057 )     (617,331 )
Minority interest
    (76,777 )     (76,777 )
                 
Total other income (expenses)
    (169,902 )     (275,154 )
                 
Income before income taxes
    648,566       1,487,232  
                 
Income tax expense
    332,000       336,000  
                 
Net income
  $ 316,566     $ 1,151,232  
                 
Net income (loss) per common share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.03     $ 0.10  
                 
Diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.06 )
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    10,984,517       10,982,779  
                 
Diluted
    11,258,605       11,259,648  
                 
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION
(LIQUIDATION BASIS)
(Unaudited)
 
                         
    For the Three
    For the Period
    For the Nine
 
    Months Ended
    January 1, 2007 to
    Months Ended
 
    September 30, 2006     May 31, 2007     September 30, 2006  
 
Net assets in liquidation — beginning of period
  $ 55,844,106     $ 57,595,561     $ 56,569,414  
Operating income
    441,917       767,534       1,272,765  
Changes in net real estate assets under development, net of minority interest and estimated income taxes
    393,765       (1,804,889 )     1,747,042  
Provision for option cancellation reserve
                (4,226,938 )
Change in option cancellation reserve
    (469,154 )     (4,635,589 )     848,351  
                         
Net change in net assets in liquidation
    366,528       (5,672,944 )     (358,780 )
                         
Net assets in liquidation — end of period
  $ 56,210,634       51,922,617     $ 56,210,634  
                         
Adjustments relating to the change from the liquidation basis of accounting to the going concern basis of accounting:
                       
Adjustment of real estate investments and other assets from net realizable value to lower of historical cost or market value
            (17,764,502 )        
Reversal of previously accrued liquidation costs net of accrued liabilities
            14,667,431          
                         
Stockholders’ equity — May 31, 2007 (going concern basis) (prior to Merger)
          $ 48,825,546          
                         
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Period May 31, 2007 to September 30, 2007
(Going Concern Basis)
(Unaudited)
 
                                         
                      Retained
    Total
 
    Common Shares     Paid in
    Earnings
    Stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Capital     (Deficit)     Equity  
 
Balance at May 31, 2007 (prior to Merger)
    6,695,246     $ 133,905     $ 66,857,898     $ (18,166,257 )   $ 48,825,546  
Stock issuance for Merger consideration, net
    4,077,201       81,544       28,697,109             28,778,653  
Option exercises
    212,070       4,241       2,258,546             2,262,787  
Issuance of stock options and restricted stock units
                606,005             606,005  
Net income for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007
                      1,151,232       1,151,232  
                                         
Balance at September 30, 2007
    10,984,517     $ 219,690     $ 98,419,558     $ (17,015,025 )   $ 81,624,223  
                                         
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
                         
                For the Nine
 
    For the Period
    For the Period
    Months Ended
 
    June 1, 2007 to
    January 1, 2007
    September 30,
 
    September 30, 2007     to May 31, 2007     2006  
    Going Concern Basis     Liquidation Basis  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Change in net assets in liquidation from:
                       
Interest and other income and expense, net
          $ 767,534     $ 1,272,765  
Operating activities of real estate assets under development, net
            (2,086,720 )     1,747,042  
                         
              (1,319,186 )     3,019,807  
Net income (period subsequent to liquidation accounting)
  $ 1,151,232              
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                       
Depreciation
    247,356             512  
Amortization of intangible assets
    1,062,211              
Change in fair value of interest rate cap
    55,954              
Stock based compensation charges
    606,005              
Undistributed minority interest (benefit)
    76,777       363,427       (66,895 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Restricted cash and investments
    31,484       (692,030 )     1,265,062  
Real estate assets under development
    2,888,113       3,833,599       (6,326,379 )
Receivables, prepaid and other assets
    (2,008,955 )     1,082,090       824  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,728,492       (553,153 )     (2,707,944 )
Reserve for estimated costs during the liquidation period
          (3,634,454 )     (3,219,597 )
Reserve for option liability
    (1,791,430 )            
Deferred revenue
    665,178              
Construction payables
    (460,931 )     1,047,275       247,145  
                         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    4,251,486       127,568       (7,787,465 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Cash portion of Reis merger consideration, net of cash acquired
    (6,526,981 )            
Investment in other real estate assets
    (1,117,148 )            
Web site and database development costs
    (596,118 )            
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment additions
    (64,305 )            
Proceeds from sale of real estate
                1,296,883  
Purchase of minority partner’s interest in subsidiary
    (1,200,000 )            
Merger costs
    (1,775,563 )     (728,167 )     (330,112 )
Return of capital from investments in joint ventures
          120,000        
                         
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (11,280,115 )     (608,167 )     966,771  
                         


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
                         
                For the Nine
 
    For the Period
    For the Period
    Months Ended
 
    June 1, 2007 to
    January 1, 2007
    September 30,
 
    September 30, 2007     to May 31, 2007     2006  
    Going Concern Basis     Liquidation Basis  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Borrowing from mortgage notes and construction loans payable
    7,446,764       6,441,798       21,671,058  
Repayments of mortgage notes and construction loans payable
    (10,430,902 )     (8,726,783 )     (17,337,148 )
Repayment of Bank Loan
    (500,000 )            
Repayments on capitalized equipment leases and other debt
    (65,564 )            
Purchase of interest rate cap
    (109,000 )            
Minority interest investment
                175,176  
Distributions to minority interest
                (47,250 )
Exercise of stock options
          281,831        
Payments for option cancellations
    (2,432,825 )           (667,587 )
                         
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (6,091,527 )     (2,003,154 )     3,794,249  
                         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (13,120,156 )     (2,483,753 )     (3,026,445 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    36,566,580       39,050,333       41,027,086  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 23,446,424     $ 36,566,580     $ 38,000,641  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
                       
Cash paid during the period for interest, excluding interest funded by construction loans
  $ 962,654     $ 118,715     $  
                         
Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of refunds
  $ 187,081     $ 185,075     $ 100,120  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Release of shares held in deferred compensation plan
                  $ 5,181,985  
                         
Provision for option cancellation reserve
                  $ 4,226,938  
                         
Increase (reduction) in option cancellation reserve
          $ 4,635,589     $ (848,351 )
                         
Net transfer of deferred compensation assets and related liability
                  $ 14,720,730  
                         
Accrual for unpaid merger costs
          $ 1,075,563     $ 1,135,000  
                         
Issuance of common stock for merger consideration, net (see Note 1 for assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the merger)
  $ 28,778,653                  
                         
Exercise of stock options through receipt of tendered shares
  $ 2,262,787                  
                         
Sale of other assets:
                       
Restricted cash
                  $ 1,642,398  
                         
Other assets
                  $ (694,700 )
                         
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
                  $ (947,698 )
                         
 
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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
1.   Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation
 
Organization and Business
 
Reis, Inc. and subsidiaries, collectively, the “Company” or “Reis” (formerly Wellsford Real Properties, Inc. (“Wellsford”)) is a Maryland corporation. The name change from Wellsford to Reis occurred in June 2007 after the completion of the merger of the privately held company, Reis, Inc. (“Private Reis”) with and into Reis Services, LLC (“Reis Services”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wellsford (the “Merger”).
 
Private Reis’s Historic Business
 
Private Reis was founded in 1980 as a provider of commercial real estate market information and today is a leader in that field. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial real properties in neighborhoods and metropolitan markets throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, retail, office and industrial properties and is used by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. 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 online access to information and analytical tools designed to facilitate both debt and equity transactions. In addition to trend and forecast analysis at neighborhood and metropolitan levels, the product offers detailed building-specific information such as rents, vacancy rate and lease terms, property sale information, 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 and absorption. 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 data, and find new ways to deliver existing information to meet and anticipate client demand.
 
Wellsford’s Historic Business
 
The Company was originally formed as a Maryland corporation on January 8, 1997 as a corporate subsidiary of Wellsford Residential Property Trust (the “Residential Trust”). On May 30, 1997, Residential Trust merged (the “EQR Merger”) with Equity Residential (“EQR”) at which time Residential Trust contributed certain of its assets to the Company and the Company assumed certain liabilities of Residential Trust and distributed to its common stockholders all of its outstanding shares of the Company. Prior to the Merger, the Company was operating as a real estate merchant banking firm which acquired, developed, financed and operated real properties and invested in private and public real estate companies. The Company’s primary operating activities immediately prior to the Merger were the development, construction and sale of three residential projects and its approximate 23% ownership interest in Private Reis. The Company continues to develop, construct and sell these existing residential projects.
 
See Note 3 for additional information regarding the Company’s operating activities by segment.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
1.   Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation (Continued)
 
Merger with Private Reis
 
On October 11, 2006, the Company announced that it and Reis Services entered into a definitive merger agreement with Private Reis to acquire Private Reis and that the Merger was approved by the independent members of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”). The Merger was approved by the stockholders of both the Company and Private Reis on May 30, 2007 and was completed later that day. The previously announced Plan of Liquidation (the “Plan”) (see below) of the Company was terminated as a result of the Merger and the Company returned to the going concern basis of accounting from the liquidation basis of accounting. For accounting purposes, the Merger was deemed to have occurred at the close of business on May 31, 2007 and the statements of operations include the operations of Reis Services effective June 1, 2007.
 
The merger agreement provided for half of the aggregate consideration to be paid in Company stock and the remaining half to be paid in cash to Private Reis stockholders, except Wellsford Capital, the Company’s subsidiary which owned a 23% preferred interest and which received only Company stock. The Company issued 4,237,074 shares of common stock to Private Reis stockholders, other than Wellsford Capital, with $25,000,000 of the cash consideration being funded by a $27,000,000 bank loan (the “Bank Loan”), the commitment for which was obtained by Private Reis in October 2006 and was drawn upon just prior to the Merger, and approximately $9,573,000 provided by the Company. The per share value of the Company’s common stock, for purposes of the exchange of stock interests in the Merger, had been previously established at $8.16 per common share.
 
The Company’s acquisition costs, excluding assumed liabilities, is summarized as follows:
 
         
Value of shares of Company stock
  $ 30,083,225  
Cash paid for Private Reis shares
    9,573,452  
Capitalized merger costs
    5,231,494  
Historical cost of Company’s 23% interest in Private Reis
    6,790,978  
         
Total before officer loan settlement
    51,679,149  
Officer loan settlement (see below)
    (1,304,572 )
         
Total
  $ 50,374,577  
         
 
The value of the Company’s stock for purposes of recording the acquisition was based upon the average closing price of the Company’s stock for a short period near the date that the merger agreement was executed of $7.10 per common share, as provided for under relevant accounting literature.
 
Upon the completion of the Merger and the settlement of certain outstanding loans, Lloyd Lynford and Jonathan Garfield, both executive officers and directors of Private Reis, became the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, respectively, of the Company and both became directors of the Company. The Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Jeffrey Lynford, remained Chairman of the Company. The merger agreement provided that the outstanding loans to Lloyd Lynford and Mr. Garfield aggregating approximately $1,305,000 be simultaneously satisfied with 159,873 of the Company’s shares received by them in the Merger. Lloyd Lynford and Jeffrey Lynford are brothers.
 
As the Company is the acquirer for accounting purposes, the acquisition of the remaining interests in Private Reis not owned by the Company prior to the Merger has been accounted for as a purchase by the Company. Accordingly, the acquisition price of the remainder of Private Reis acquired in this transaction combined with the historical cost basis of the Company’s historical investment in Private Reis has been allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on respective fair values.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
1.   Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation (Continued)
 
The following summarizes management’s preliminary allocation of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition (May 31, 2007) after the settlement of the officer loans. The Company expects to finalize the purchase price allocation with the filing of the December 31, 2007 financial statements on Form 10-K, which is within the permitted time period for completing such an assessment under the existing accounting rules.
 
         
Current assets:
       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,046,471  
Accounts receivable and other current assets
    3,773,109  
         
Total current assets
    6,819,580  
Non-current assets:
       
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
    2,211,683  
Leasehold value
    3,400,000  
Database
    7,900,006  
Web site
    1,705,144  
Customer relationships
    5,600,000  
Goodwill
    61,892,682  
Other assets
    719,215  
         
Total assets
    90,248,310  
         
Current liabilities:
       
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,608,863  
Current portion of long term debt
    1,304,061  
Deferred revenues
    10,512,165  
         
Total current liabilities
    13,425,089  
Long term debt:
       
Bank Loan payable
    23,875,000  
Other long term debt obligations
    506,644  
Deferred income taxes, net
    2,067,000  
         
Total liabilities
    39,873,733  
         
Net acquisition cost
  $ 50,374,577  
         


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
1.   Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation (Continued)
 
The following unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations are presented as if the Merger had been consummated, the proceeds from the Bank Loan had been received, and the Plan had been terminated as of January 1, 2006. The pro forma combined statements of operations are unaudited and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual financial results would have been had the Merger been consummated, the proceeds from the Bank Loan had been received and the Plan had been terminated as of January 1, 2006, nor does it purport to represent the future results of operations.
 
                 
    Unaudited Pro Forma
 
    For the Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2007     2006  
 
Revenue:
               
Subscription revenue
  $ 17,269,217     $ 14,189,810  
Revenue from sales of residential units
    26,455,216       21,670,178  
                 
Total revenue
    43,724,433       35,859,988  
                 
Cost of sales:
               
Cost of sales of subscription revenue
    3,902,696       3,646,882  
Cost of sales of residential units
    23,053,126       18,388,381  
Impairment loss on real estate assets under development
    2,740,384        
                 
Total cost of sales
    29,696,206       22,035,263  
                 
Gross profit
    14,028,227       13,824,725  
                 
Operating costs and expenses:
               
Sales and marketing
    4,062,420       3,072,469  
Product development
    1,263,132       1,249,736  
Property operating expenses
    771,990       516,458  
General and administrative
    16,119,334       13,963,633  
                 
Total operating expenses
    22,216,876       18,802,296  
                 
Total other income (expenses)
    (1,349,993 )     (955,424 )
                 
(Loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations
    (9,538,642 )     (5,932,995 )
Income tax expense
    105,711       28,750  
                 
(Loss) from continuing operations
    (9,644,353 )     (5,961,745 )
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
          803,014  
                 
Net (loss)
  $ (9,644,353 )   $ (5,158,731 )
                 
Per share amounts, basic and diluted:
               
(Loss) from continuing operations
  $ (0.89 )   $ (0.57 )
Income from discontinued operations
          0.08  
                 
Net (loss)
  $ (0.89 )   $ (0.49 )
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    10,844,942       10,548,380  
                 
Diluted
    10,844,942       10,548,380  
                 


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
1.   Organization, Business, Merger and Terminated Plan of Liquidation (Continued)
 
Plan of Liquidation and Return to Going Concern Accounting
 
On May 19, 2005, the Board approved the Plan and on November 17, 2005, the Company’s stockholders ratified the Plan. The Plan contemplated the orderly sale of each of the Company’s remaining assets, which are either owned directly or through the Company’s joint ventures, the collection of all outstanding loans from third parties, the orderly disposition or completion of construction of development properties, the discharge of all outstanding liabilities to third parties and, after the establishment of appropriate reserves, the distribution of all remaining cash to stockholders. The Plan also permitted the Board to acquire more Private Reis shares and/or discontinue the Plan without further stockholder approval. The initial liquidating distribution of $14.00 per share was made on December 14, 2005 to stockholders of record on December 2, 2005. Upon consummation of the Merger, the Plan was terminated. Consequently, it was necessary to recharacterize $1.15 of the December 14, 2005 cash distribution of $14.00 per share from what may have been characterized at that time as a return of capital for Company stockholders to taxable dividend income.
 
For all periods preceding stockholder approval of the Plan on November 17, 2005, the Company’s financial statements were presented on the going concern basis of accounting. As required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting as of the close of business on November 17, 2005. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable value and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts, which estimates have been periodically reviewed and adjusted as appropriate.
 
The Company’s net assets in liquidation at May 31, 2007 (prior to the Merger and the return to going concern accounting), and December 31, 2006 were:
 
                 
    May 31,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2006  
 
Net assets in liquidation
  $ 51,922,617     $ 57,595,561  
Per share
  $ 7.76     $ 8.67  
Common stock outstanding at each respective date
    6,695,246       6,646,738  
 
The reported amounts for net assets in liquidation presented development projects at estimated net realizable values at each respective date after giving effect to the present value discounting of estimated net proceeds therefrom. All other assets were presented at estimated net realizable value on an undiscounted basis. The amount also included reserves for future estimated general and administrative expenses and other costs and for cash payments on outstanding stock options during the liquidation. The primary reasons for the decline in net assets in liquidation of approximately $5,673,000 from December 31, 2006 to May 31, 2007 are the increase in the reserve for stock options due to the increase in the price of the Company’s stock from $7.52 to $11.00 per share, representing approximately $4,636,000 of the decrease, and the decline in the value of real estate assets under development.
 
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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation
 
Liquidation Basis of Accounting
 
With the approval of the Plan by the stockholders, the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting effective as of the close of business on November 17, 2005. The liquidation basis of accounting was used through May 31, 2007 when the Merger was completed and at the same time the Plan was terminated.
 
Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable value and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts, which estimates will be periodically reviewed and adjusted as appropriate. The Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation and a Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation are the principal financial statements presented under the liquidation basis of accounting. The valuation of assets at their net realizable value and liabilities at their anticipated settlement amounts represented estimates, based on present facts and circumstances, of the net realizable values of assets and the costs associated with carrying out the Plan and dissolution based on the assumptions set forth below. The actual values and costs associated with carrying out the Plan were expected to differ from the amounts shown herein because of the inherent uncertainty and would be greater than or less than the amounts recorded. In particular, the estimates of the Company’s costs vary with the length of time it operated under the Plan. In addition, the estimate of net assets in liquidation per share, except for projects under development, did not incorporate a present value discount.
 
Valuation Assumptions
 
Under the liquidation basis of accounting, (i) the carrying amounts of assets as of the close of business on November 17, 2005 (the date of the approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders) were adjusted to their estimated net realizable values and (ii) the carrying amounts of liabilities, including the estimated costs associated with implementing the Plan, were adjusted to estimated settlement amounts. Value estimates were updated by the Company as of May 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, as well as for each reporting period since the Plan was adopted. The following are the significant assumptions utilized by management in assessing the value of assets and the expected settlement amounts of liabilities included in Net Assets in Liquidation at May 31, 2007 (prior to the Merger) and December 31, 2006.
 
Net Assets in Liquidation
 
Real estate assets under development were primarily reflected at net realizable value, which was based upon the Company’s budgets for constructing and selling the respective project in the orderly course of business. Sales prices were based upon contracts signed to date and budgeted sales prices for the unsold units, homes or lots. Sales prices were determined in consultation with the respective third party companies who were the sales agent for the project, where applicable. Costs and expenses were based upon the Company’s budgets. In certain cases, construction costs were subject to binding contracts. The Company assumed that existing construction financing would remain in place during the respective projects’ planned construction and sell out. Anticipated future cost increases for construction were assumed to be funded by the existing construction lenders and the Company at the present structured debt to equity capitalization ratios. The Company would be required to make additional equity contributions. For one project, the Company assumed that construction loans would be obtained at then currently existing LIBOR spreads and customary industry debt to equity capitalization levels. With respect to another project, it was expected that existing loan extensions would be granted by the bank even though minimum home sales requirements would not be met. The expected net sales proceeds were discounted on a quarterly basis at 17.5% to 26% annual rates to determine the estimated net realizable value of


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(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
the Company’s equity investment. The effect of changes in values of real estate assets under development was a net decrease of approximately $2,661,000 from December 31, 2006 to May 31, 2007. The net decreases resulted primarily from changes in the projected timing of sales, actual sale proceeds from condominium units and homes and changes in the values of real estate under development, partially offset by the shortening of the discount period due to the passage of time.
 
The Company reported operating income on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation which is comprised primarily of interest and other income earned on invested cash during the reporting periods through May 31, 2007.
 
The estimated net realizable value of the Company’s interest in Private Reis for valuation purposes at May 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was derived from an approximate $90,000,000 equity value of Private Reis, based upon the Merger terms and offers Private Reis received from potential purchasers during prior reporting periods.
 
Cash, deposits and escrow accounts were presented at face value. The Company’s remaining assets were stated at estimated net realizable value which was the expected selling price or contractual payment to be received, less applicable direct costs or expenses, if any. The assets that were valued on this basis included receivables, certain joint venture investments and other investments.
 
Mortgage notes and construction loans payable, construction payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities and minority interests were stated at settlement amounts.
 
Reserve for Estimated Costs During the Liquidation Period
 
Under the liquidation basis of accounting, the Company was required to estimate and accrue the costs associated with implementing and completing the Plan. These amounts could vary significantly due to, among other things, the timing and realized proceeds from sales of the projects under development and sale of other assets, the costs of retaining personnel and others to oversee the liquidation, including the cost of insurance, the timing and amounts associated with discharging known and contingent liabilities and the costs associated with cessation of the Company’s operations including an estimate of costs subsequent to that date (which would include reserve contingencies for the appropriate statutory periods). As a result, the Company accrued the projected costs, including corporate overhead and specific liquidation costs of severance and retention bonuses, professional fees, and other miscellaneous wind-down costs, expected to be incurred during the projected period required to complete the liquidation of the Company’s remaining assets. Also, the Company did not record any liability for any cash operating shortfall that could result at the projects under development during the anticipated holding period because management expected that projected operating shortfalls could be funded from the overall operating profits derived from the sale of homes, condominium units and lots and interest earned on invested cash. These projections could have changed materially based on the timing of any such anticipated sales, the performance of the underlying assets and changes in the underlying assumptions of the cash flow amounts projected as well as other market factors. These accruals were adjusted from time to time as projections and assumptions changed.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
The following is a summary of the changes in the Reserve for Estimated Costs During the Liquidation Period:
 
                         
    For the Five Months Ended May 31, 2007  
    Balance at
          Balance at
 
    December 31,
    Adjustments and
    May 31,
 
    2006     Payments     2007(A)  
 
Payroll, benefits, severance and retention costs
  $ 8,982,000     $ (2,260,000 )   $ 6,722,000  
Professional fees
    3,560,000       (689,000 )     2,871,000  
Other general and administrative costs
    5,760,000       (686,000 )     5,074,000  
                         
Total
  $ 18,302,000     $ (3,635,000 )   $ 14,667,000  
                         
 
 
(A) Excludes approximately $1,770,000 remaining as a liability upon return to the going concern basis of accounting. This amount is included in the adjustments and payments for the five months ended May 31, 2007 above.
 
Going Concern Basis of Accounting
 
Effective with the close of business on May 31, 2007, the Company returned to the going concern basis of accounting whereby (1) assets were stated at the lower of historical cost or market value, (2) the reserve for estimated costs, net of liabilities requiring accrual under the going concern basis of accounting, was reversed and (3) liabilities were stated on a going concern basis.
 
The adjustments to net assets in liquidation as of May 31, 2007 is summarized as follows:
 
         
Balance of net assets in liquidation as of May 31, 2007
  $ 51,922,617  
Adjustment of the Company’s investment in Private Reis from $20,000,000 on a liquidation basis to historical cost of $6,790,978 on a going concern basis
    (13,209,022 )
Adjustment of real estate investments and other assets from net realizable value to lower of historical cost or market value (primarily for the Gold Peak project)
    (4,555,480 )
Reversal of previously accrued liquidation costs net of accrued liabilities
    14,667,431  
         
Balance of total stockholders’ equity, going concern basis, as of May 31, 2007, prior to Merger
  $ 48,825,546  
         
 
Total stockholders’ equity prior to the Merger is comprised of the following components:
 
         
Common stock, $.02 par value per share, 101,000,000 shares authorized, 6,695,246 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 133,905  
Additional paid in capital
    66,857,898  
Retained earnings (deficit)
    (18,166,257 )
         
Total stockholders’ equity
  $ 48,825,546  
         
 
Reserve for Option Cancellations
 
At March 31, 2006, the Company accrued a liability for cash payments that could be made to option holders for the amount of the market value of the Company’s common stock in excess of the adjusted exercise prices of outstanding options as of March 31, 2006. This liability has been adjusted to reflect (1) the net cash payments to option holders made during each period subsequent to March 31, 2006, (2) the impact of the exercise of


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(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
options and (3) the changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock during those periods. The remaining reserve for option cancellations was approximately $782,000, $1,459,000, $7,269,000 and $2,633,000 at September 30, 2007, June 30, 2007, May 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
 
At September 30, 2007, of the 1,046,880 outstanding options, 382,949 options are accounted for as a liability as these awards provide for settlement in cash or in stock at the election of the option holder. The liability for option cancellations could materially change from period to period based upon (1) an option holder either (a) exercising the options in a traditional manner or (b) electing the net cash settlement alternative and (2) the changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock. At each period end, an increase in the Company’s common stock price would result in an increase in compensation expense, whereas a decline in the stock price would reduce compensation expense.
 
See Note 9 for activity with respect to stock options.
 
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 through the date of adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting. Investments in entities where the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for under the cost method. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Variable Interests
 
During 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 46R “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”). The Company evaluates its investments and subsidiaries to determine if an entity is a voting interest entity or a variable interest entity (“VIE”) under the provisions of FIN 46R. An entity is a VIE when (1) the equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity from financing its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties or (2) equity holders either (a) lack direct or indirect ability to make decisions about the entity, (b) are not obligated to absorb expected losses of the entity or (c) do not have the right to receive expected residual returns of the entity if they occur. If an entity or investment is deemed to be a VIE, an enterprise that absorbs a majority of the expected losses of the VIE or receives a majority of the residual returns is considered the primary beneficiary and must consolidate the VIE. The Company has investments in two VIEs which were consolidated at September 30, 2007 and had investments in three VIEs of which two were consolidated at December 31, 2006.
 
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. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared under 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 sheet, statements of operations, net assets in liquidation, changes in net assets in liquidation, statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. These consolidated financial statements should


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2007. The net income for the three and four months ended September 30, 2007, changes in cash flows for the four and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 and five months ended May 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of a full year results.
 
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Acquired Business
 
The following are the significant accounting policies with respect to the Reis Services segment:
 
Revenue Recognition and Related Items
 
The Company’s subscription revenue is derived principally from subscriptions to its web-based services and is recognized as revenue ratably over the related contractual period, which is typically one year, but can be as long as 36 months. Revenues from ad-hoc and custom reports are recognized as completed and delivered to the customers, provided that no significant Company obligations remain.
 
Deferred revenues represent the portion of a subscription billed or collected in advance under the terms of the respective contract, which will be recognized in future periods. If a customer does not meet the payment obligations of a contract, any related accounts receivable and deferred revenue are written off at that time and the net amount, after considering any recovery of accounts receivable, is charged to cost of sales.
 
Cost of Sales of Subscription Revenue
 
Cost of sales of subscription revenue principally consists of salaries and related expenses for the Company’s researchers who collect and analyze the commercial real estate data that is the basis for the Company’s information services. Additionally, cost of sales includes the amortization of database technology.
 
Web Site Development Costs
 
The Company follows Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-2, “Accounting for Web Site Development Costs,” which requires that costs of developing a web site should be accounted for in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed for Internal Use” (SOP 98-1) . The Company expenses all internet web site costs incurred during the preliminary project stage. All direct external and internal development and implementation costs are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over their remaining estimated useful lives, not exceeding three years. The value ascribed to the web site development intangible asset at the time of the Merger is amortized on a straight-line basis over three years and is charged to product development expense.
 
Database
 
The Company capitalizes costs for the development of its database in connection with the identification and addition of new real estate properties and sale transactions which provide a future economic benefit. Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over a three or five year period. The Company capitalized approximately $256,000 and $307,000 during the three and four months ended September 30, 2007 related to the database.


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(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
The fair value ascribed to the database intangible asset acquired at the time of the Merger is amortized on a straight-line basis over five years.
 
Customer Relationships
 
The value ascribed to customer relationships acquired at the time of the Merger is amortized over a ten-year period and is charged to sales and marketing expense.
 
Lease Value
 
The value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease existing at the time of the Merger is amortized over the remaining term of the acquired office lease which was approximately nine years. Amortization is charged to general and administrative expenses.
 
Goodwill
 
Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually or after a triggering event has occurred requiring such a calculation in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”). An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset’s fair value. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives that arose from the acquisitions be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives using a method of amortization that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise used up, and that such intangible assets be reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”).
 
Income Taxes
 
In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). This interpretation, among other things, creates a two step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions. Recognition (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that more-likely-than-not will be realized upon settlement. Derecognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained. FIN 48 specifically prohibits the use of a valuation allowance as a substitute for derecognition of tax positions, and it has expanded disclosure requirements. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, in which the impact of adoption should be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings. There was no financial statement impact upon the adoption of FIN 48, effective January 1, 2007.
 
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.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure financial assets and liabilities. This statement clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. SFAS No. 157 applies whenever other standards require assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. This statement is effective in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is evaluating SFAS No. 157 and has not determined the impact the adoption will have on the consolidated financial statements.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The Statement’s objective is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. The FASB believes that SFAS No. 159 helps to mitigate this type of accounting-induced volatility by enabling companies to report related assets and liabilities at fair value, which would likely reduce the need for companies to comply with detailed rules for hedge accounting. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of the previous fiscal year provided that the entity makes that choice in the first 120 days of that fiscal year and also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157. The Company is evaluating SFAS No. 159 and has not determined the impact the adoption will have on the consolidated financial statements.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
3.   Segment Information
 
Upon completion of the Merger and the resulting change in accounting from the liquidation basis to the going concern basis, the Company organized into two separately managed segments: Reis Services and Residential Development Activities. The Company has further separated the significant components of the Residential Development Activities for Palomino Park (Gold Peak), East Lyme and all other developments. The following tables present condensed balance sheet and operating data for these segments for the periods reported on a going concern basis:
 
                                                 
(amounts in thousands)
                                   
Condensed Balance Sheet Data
        Residential Development Activities              
September 30, 2007
        Palomino
          Other
             
(Going Concern Basis)   Reis Services     Park     East Lyme     Developments     Other*     Consolidated  
 
Assets
                                               
Current assets:
                                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,445     $ 104     $ 420     $ 5     $ 19,472     $ 23,446  
Restricted cash and investments
    231       119       2,457       1,019             3,826  
Receivables, prepaid and other assets
    5,570       212             103       591       6,476  
Real estate assets under development
          16,412       8,447       288             25,147  
                                                 
Total current assets
    9,246       16,847       11,324       1,415       20,063       58,895  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net
    2,101       84       121       14       114       2,434  
Other real estate assets
                3,418       3,129             6,547  
Intangible assets, net
    18,139                               18,139  
Goodwill
    61,893                               61,893  
Other assets
    564                   1       211       776  
                                                 
Total assets
  $ 91,943     $ 16,931     $ 14,863     $ 4,559     $ 20,388     $ 148,684  
                                                 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                               
Current liabilities:
                                               
Current portion of loans and other debt
  $ 172     $     $     $     $     $ 172  
Current portion of Bank Loan
    1,375                               1,375  
Construction payables
          2,655       666       253             3,574  
Construction loans payable
          7,791       7,070                   14,861  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,627       1,262       1,637       287       3,415       8,228  
Reserve for option cancellations
                            782       782  
Deferred revenues
    11,177                               11,177  
                                                 
Total current liabilities
    14,351       11,708       9,373       540       4,197       40,169  
Non-current portion of Bank Loan
    23,125                               23,125  
Other long-term liabilities
    793                               793  
Deferred tax liability, net
    2,622                         (262 )     2,360  
                                                 
Total liabilities
    40,891       11,708       9,373       540       3,935       66,447  
Minority interests
                      613             613  
Total stockholders’ equity
    51,052       5,223       5,490       3,406       16,453       81,624  
                                                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 91,943     $ 16,931     $ 14,863     $ 4,559     $ 20,388     $ 148,684  
                                                 
 
 
* Includes cash, other assets and liabilities not specifically attributable to or allocable to a specific operating segment.
 


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
3.   Segment Information (Continued)
 
                                                 
(amounts in thousands)
                                   
Condensed Operating Data for the
        Residential Development Activities              
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
        Palomino
          Other
             
(Going Concern Basis)   Reis Services     Park     East Lyme     Developments     Other*     Consolidated  
 
Revenue:
                                               
Subscription revenue
  $ 6,343     $     $     $     $     $ 6,343  
Revenue from sales of residential units
          7,412       5,415                   12,827  
                                                 
Total revenue
    6,343       7,412       5,415                   19,170  
                                                 
Cost of sales:
                                               
Cost of sales of subscription revenue
    1,256                               1,256  
Cost of sales of residential units
          6,254       4,954                   11,208  
                                                 
Total cost of sales
    1,256       6,254       4,954                   12,464  
                                                 
Gross profit
    5,087       1,158       461                   6,706  
                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                               
Sales and marketing
    1,314                               1,314  
Product development
    413                               413  
Property operating expenses
          304       3       60             367  
General and administrative
    1,735       11       27       2       2,019       3,794  
                                                 
Total operating expenses
    3,462       315       30       62       2,019       5,888  
                                                 
Other income (expenses):
                                               
(Loss) from joint ventures
                      (4 )           (4 )
Interest and other income
    29       26       2             275       332  
Interest (expense)
    (638 )           (33 )           250       (421 )
Minority interest
          (77 )                       (77 )
                                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,016     $ 792     $ 400     $ (66 )   $ (1,494 )   $ 648  
                                                 
 
 
* Includes interest and other income, depreciation and amortization expense and general administrative expenses that have not been allocated to the operating segments.
 

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(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
3.   Segment Information (Continued)
 
                                                 
(amounts in thousands)
                                   
Condensed Operating Data for the
        Residential Development Activities              
Period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007
              East
    Other
             
(Going Concern Basis)   Reis Services     Palomino Park     Lyme     Developments     Other*     Consolidated  
 
Revenue:
                                               
Subscription revenue
  $ 8,217     $     $     $     $     $ 8,217  
Revenue from sales of residential units
          8,569       5,415                   13,984  
                                                 
Total revenue
    8,217       8,569       5,415                   22,201  
                                                 
Cost of sales:
                                               
Cost of sales of subscription revenue
    1,660                               1,660  
Cost of sales of residential units
          7,204       4,954                   12,158  
                                                 
Total cost of sales
    1,660       7,204       4,954                   13,818  
                                                 
Gross profit
    6,557       1,365       461                   8,383  
                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                               
Sales and marketing
    1,762                               1,762  
Product development
    518                               518  
Property operating expenses
          365       9       62             436  
General and administrative
    2,256       15       36       3       1,595       3,905  
                                                 
Total operating expenses
    4,536       380       45       65       1,595       6,621  
                                                 
Other income (expenses):
                                               
(Loss) from joint ventures
                      (5 )           (5 )
Interest and other income
    36       30       2             356       424  
Interest (expense)
    (824 )           (43 )           250       (617 )
Minority interest
          (77 )                       (77 )
                                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,233     $ 938     $ 375     $ (70 )   $ (989 )   $ 1,487  
                                                 
 
 
* 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 Segment
 
See Note 1 for a description of Reis’s business and products at September 30, 2007 and for a description of the Merger.
 
Through the date of the Merger, the Company had a preferred equity investment in Private Reis through Wellsford Capital. At May 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the carrying amount of the Company’s aggregate investment in Private Reis was $20,000,000 prior to the Merger on a liquidation basis, as described below. The Company’s investment represented approximately 23% of Private Reis’s equity on an as converted to common stock basis. The Company’s cash investment on a historical cost basis was approximately $6,791,000 which was the amount recorded as Wellsford Capital’s investment at the Merger date.

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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
3.   Segment Information (Continued)
 
Edward Lowenthal, the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer, who currently serves on the Company’s board of directors, was selected by the Company to also serve as the Company’s representative on the board of directors of Private Reis and had done so from the third quarter of 2000 through the Merger. Jeffrey Lynford and Mr. Lowenthal recused themselves from any investment decisions made by the Company pertaining to Private Reis, including the authorization by the Company’s board of directors to approve the Merger.
 
In the first quarter of 2006, Private Reis was considering offers from potential purchasers, ranging between $90,000,000 and $100,000,000, to acquire 100% of its capital stock. Based on these offers, in estimating the net proceeds in valuing its investment if Private Reis were to be sold at that amount, the Company would have received approximately $20,000,000 of proceeds, subject to escrow holdbacks.
 
After considering a range of values, including the current market price for the Company’s stock on the stock portion of the consideration and the per share price as established for the Merger agreement, the Company determined that it was appropriate to continue to value its investment in Private Reis at $20,000,000 on a liquidation basis at May 31, 2007 (prior to the Merger) and December 31, 2006.
 
Residential Development Activities Segment
 
At September 30, 2007, the Company’s residential development activities and other investments 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 167 Gold Peak units were sold as of September 30, 2007.
 
  •  The Orchards, a single family home development in East Lyme, Connecticut, upon which the Company could build 101 single family homes on 139 acres. An additional 60 homes could be built on a contiguous 85 acre parcel of land also owned by the Company (“East Lyme Land” and collectively with the 139 acres, “East Lyme”). Sales commenced in June 2006 and 17 homes were sold as of September 30, 2007.
 
  •  The Stewardship, a single family home development in Claverack, New York (“Claverack”), which is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots on 235 acres.
 
Gold Peak
 
In 2004, the Company commenced the development of Gold Peak, the final phase of Palomino Park, a 1,707 unit multifamily residential development in Highlands Ranch, a southern suburb of Denver, Colorado (“Palomino Park”). Gold Peak will be comprised of 259 condominium units on the remaining 29 acre land parcel at Palomino Park.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
3.   Segment Information (Continued)
 
Gold Peak unit sales commenced in January 2006. At September 30, 2007, there were 29 Gold Peak units under contract with nominal down payments. The following table provides information regarding Gold Peak sales:
 
                                                 
    For the
    For the
    For the
       
    Three Months Ended
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
       
    September 30,     September 30,     December 31,
    Project
 
    2007     2006     2007     2006     2006     Total  
 
Number of units sold
    24       34       59       75       108       167  
Gross sales proceeds
  $ 7,412,000     $ 9,266,000     $ 17,988,000     $ 21,021,000     $ 31,742,000     $ 49,730,000  
Principal paydown on Gold Peak Construction Loan
  $ 4,920,000     $ 6,890,000     $ 11,732,000     $ 16,753,000     $ 24,528,000     $ 36,260,000  
 
On September 30, 2007, the Company purchased EQR’s remaining 7.075% interest in the corporation that owns the remaining Palomino Park assets for $1,200,000.
 
In September 2006, the Company sold its Palomino Park telecommunication assets, service contracts and operations and in November 2006 it received a net amount of approximately $988,000. At that time, the buyer held back approximately $396,000, of which approximately $208,000, including $16,000 of accrued interest, was received by the Company in September 2007 with the remaining receivable of approximately $204,000 expected to be released in September 2008. The Company believes the remaining balance will be collected and has recorded such amount at full value at September 30, 2007.
 
East Lyme
 
The Company has 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 is constructing houses for sale. The Company purchased the land for $6,200,000 in June 2004.
 
After purchasing the land, the Company executed an agreement with a homebuilder (the “Homebuilder”) who will construct and sell the homes for this project and is a 5% partner in the project along with receiving other consideration.
 
During the fourth quarter of 2005, the model home was completed and home sales commenced in June 2006. At September 30, 2007, four East Lyme homes were under contract for which deposits of 10% of the contract sales price are provided by the buyer. The following table provides information regarding East Lyme sales:
 
                                                 
    For the
    For the
    For the
       
    Three Months Ended
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
       
    September 30,     September 30,     December 31,
    Project
 
    2007     2006     2007     2006     2006     Total  
 
Number of homes sold
    8             12       1       5       17  
Gross sales proceeds
  $ 5,415,000     $        —     $ 8,267,000     $ 649,000     $ 3,590,000     $ 11,857,000  
Principal paydown on East Lyme Construction Loan
  $ 4,869,000     $     $ 7,426,000     $ 584,000     $ 3,246,000     $ 10,672,000  
 
The Company executed an option to purchase the East Lyme Land, a contiguous 85 acre parcel of land which can be used to develop 60 single family homes and subsequently acquired the East Lyme Land in November 2005 for $3,720,000, including future costs which were the obligation of the seller. The East Lyme Land requires remediation of pesticides used on the property when it was an apple orchard at a cost of approximately $1,000,000. Remediation costs were considered in evaluating the value of the property for liquidation basis


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(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
3.   Segment Information (Continued)
 
purposes at May 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. This estimate continues to be recognized as a liability in the going concern balance sheet at September 30, 2007.
 
Claverack
 
Through September 30, 2007, the Company had a 75% ownership interest in a joint venture that owned two land parcels aggregating approximately 300 acres in Claverack, New York. The Company acquired its interest in the joint venture for $2,250,000 in November 2004. One land parcel was subdivided into seven single family home lots on approximately 65 acres. The remaining 235 acres, known as The Stewardship, which was originally subdivided into six single family home lots, now is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots.
 
During July 2006, the initial home on one lot of the seven lot parcel was completed and in October 2006, the home and a contiguous lot were sold for approximately $1,200,000 and the related outstanding debt of approximately $690,000 was repaid to the bank. At December 31, 2006, there were no additional houses under construction on either parcel. In February 2007, Claverack sold one lot to the venture partner, leaving four lots of the original seven lots available for sale. In October 2007, the Company redeemed the joint venture partner’s interest in the joint venture in exchange for the remaining four lots, representing the remaining approximate 45 acres of the original 65 acres. This resulted in the Company being the sole owner of The Stewardship.
 
Other Investments
 
The Company has the following other investments included in other developments:
 
  •  Approximately $103,000 and $423,000 at September 30, 2007 (going concern basis) and December 31, 2006 (liquidation basis), respectively, in Clairborne Fordham, a company which currently owns and is selling the remaining unsold residential unit of a 50-story, 277 unit, luxury condominium apartment project in Chicago, Illinois. One unit was sold in March 2007 and the Company received $120,000 of proceeds, net of cash requirements for the venture.
 
  •  Approximately $288,000 and $291,000 at September 30, 2007 (going concern basis) and December 31, 2006 (liquidation basis), respectively, in Wellsford Mantua, a company organized to purchase land parcels for rezoning, subdivision and creation of environmental mitigation credits.
 
Beekman
 
In February 2005, the Company acquired a 10 acre parcel in Beekman, New York for a purchase price of $650,000. The Company also entered into a contract to acquire a contiguous 14 acre parcel, the acquisition of which was conditioned upon site plan approval to build a minimum of 60 residential condominium units (together, these land parcels are referred to as “Beekman”). The Company’s $300,000 deposit in connection with this contract was secured by a first mortgage lien on the property.
 
As a result of various uncertainties, including that governmental approvals and development processes may take an indeterminate period and extend beyond December 31, 2008, the Board authorized the sale of the Beekman interests to Jeffrey Lynford and Mr. Lowenthal, or a company in which they have ownership interests, at the greater of the Company’s aggregate costs or the appraised values. In January 2006, a company which was owned by Jeffrey Lynford and Mr. Lowenthal, the principal of the Company’s joint venture partner in the East Lyme project, and others acquired the Beekman project at the Company’s aggregate cost of approximately $1,297,000 in cash. This was accomplished through a sale of the entities that owned the Beekman assets. In connection with this transaction, the Company’s subsidiary holding the approximate


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(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
3.   Segment Information (Continued)
 
$14,721,000 balance of deferred compensation assets and related liabilities, which were payable to Jeffrey Lynford and Mr. Lowenthal, was acquired by a company which is owned by these individuals and others.
 
4.    Restricted Cash and Investments
 
Restricted cash related to deposits for development projects and cash restricted for use by joint ventures was approximately $3,826,000 and $2,937,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
 
5.    Intangibles and Other Assets
 
The amount of identified intangibles and other assets, based upon the preliminary allocation of the purchase price of Private Reis and additional capitalized costs since the Merger, including the respective amounts of accumulated amortization, are as follows:
 
         
    September 30, 2007  
 
Database
  $ 8,207,000  
Accumulated amortization
    (589,000 )
         
Database, net
    7,618,000  
         
Customer relationships
    5,600,000  
Accumulated amortization
    (187,000 )
         
Customer relationships, net
    5,413,000  
         
Web site
    1,994,000  
Accumulated amortization
    (163,000 )
         
Web site, net
    1,831,000  
         
Acquired below market lease
    3,400,000  
Accumulated amortization
    (123,000 )
         
Acquired below market lease, net
    3,277,000  
         
Intangibles, net
  $ 18,139,000  
         
 
Amortization expense for intangibles and other assets was approximately $815,000 and $1,062,000 for the three and four months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Annual amortization expense related to the values ascribed to these assets in the preliminary allocation of the purchase price of Private Reis is anticipated to aggregate to approximately $3,000,000 in the next annual period.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
6.    Debt
 
At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company’s debt consisted of the following:
 
                         
            Balance at  
    Initial
  Stated
  September 30,
    December 31,
 
Debt/Project   Maturity Date   Interest Rate   2007     2006  
 
Debt:
                       
East Lyme Construction Loan
  December 2007(A)   LIBOR + 2.15%(B)   $ 7,070,000     $ 10,579,000  
Gold Peak Construction Loan
  November 2009   LIBOR + 1.65%(B)     7,791,000       9,550,000  
Bank Loan
  September 2012   LIBOR + 3.00%(C)     24,500,000        
Other long term debt
  Various   Fixed/Various     620,000        
                         
Total debt
            39,981,000       20,129,000  
Less current portion
            16,408,000        
                         
Long term portion
          $ 23,573,000     $ 20,129,000  
                         
Carrying amount of real estate assets collateralizing construction loans payable
          $ 24,859,000     $ 36,000,000  
                         
Total assets of Reis Services
          $ 91,943,000          
                         
 
 
(A) The East Lyme Construction Loan provides for two one-year extensions at the Company’s option upon satisfaction of certain conditions being met by the borrower. The Company is negotiating extension terms with the lender (see below).
 
(B) Principal payments will be made from sales proceeds upon the sale of individual homes.
 
(C) Depending upon the leverage ratio, as defined by the Bank Loan agreement, the spread to LIBOR could decrease from 3.00% to 1.50% as described below.
 
In April 2005, the Company obtained development and construction financing for Gold Peak in the aggregate amount of approximately $28,800,000, which bears interest at LIBOR + 1.65% per annum (the “Gold Peak Construction Loan”). The Gold Peak Construction Loan matures in November 2009 and has additional extensions at the Company’s option upon satisfaction of certain conditions being met by the borrower. Principal repayments are made as units are sold. The balance of the Gold Peak Construction Loan was approximately $7,791,000 and $9,550,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The outstanding balance on the development portion of the loan was repaid during 2006 and the related commitment was terminated in February 2007. The Company has a 5% LIBOR cap expiring in June 2008 for the Gold Peak Construction Loan.
 
The Company obtained construction financing for East Lyme in the aggregate amount of $21,177,000 to be drawn upon as costs are expended. The East Lyme Construction Loan (the “East Lyme Construction Loan”) bears interest at LIBOR + 2.15% per annum and matures in December 2007 with two one-year extensions at the Company’s option upon satisfaction of certain conditions being met by the borrower. The Company will not meet the minimum home sale requirement condition and, accordingly, is negotiating extension terms with the lender. There can be no assurance that an extension will be granted on favorable terms, or at all. The balance of the East Lyme Construction Loan was approximately $7,070,000 and $10,579,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company had a 4% LIBOR cap which expired in July 2007 for a portion of the East Lyme Construction Loan.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
6.    Debt (Continued)
 
The East Lyme Construction Loan and Gold Peak Construction Loan require the Company to have a minimum GAAP net worth, as defined, of $50,000,000. The Company may be required to make an additional $2,000,000 cash collateral deposit for the East Lyme Construction Loan and a $2,000,000 paydown of the Gold Peak Construction Loan if net worth, as defined, is below $50,000,000. The Company is required to maintain minimum liquidity levels at each quarter end for the East Lyme and Gold Peak Construction Loans, the most restrictive of which is $10,000,000.
 
The lender for the East Lyme Construction Loan has also provided a $3,000,000 letter of credit to a municipality in connection with the construction of public roads at the East Lyme project. The Company has posted $1,300,000 of restricted cash as collateral for this letter of credit.
 
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 $508,000, $323,000, $1,016,000 and $1,033,000 was capitalized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
In connection with the Merger agreement, Private Reis entered into an agreement, dated October 11, 2006, with the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as administrative agent and BMO Capital Markets, as lead arranger, which provides 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 amount of payments Reis Services can make to the Company each year.
 
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. The final maturity date of all amounts borrowed pursuant to the credit agreement is September 30, 2012.
 
At September 30, 2007, the interest rate was LIBOR plus 3.00% if the loans are designated as LIBOR Rate loans or Base Rate plus 2.00% if the loans are designated as Base Rate loans. These spreads are based on a leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00. Reis Services also pays a fee on the unused portion of the loans of 0.50% per annum. 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, which does not have to exceed $12,500,000. The term of any interest rate protection must be 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 fair value of the cap was approximately $53,000 at September 30, 2007. The change in the fair value of approximately $56,000 was charged to interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2007.
 
In connection with obtaining the Bank Loan, Reis Services has paid fees aggregating approximately $501,000 which will be amortized over the term of the loan. Such costs are included as other assets in the accompanying financial statements. In addition, Reis Services is required to pay an annual administration fee of $25,000.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
7.    Income Taxes
 
During the three and four months ended September 30, 2007, the Company incurred $332,000 and $336,000, respectively, of aggregate state and Federal income taxes which amounts are net of a $273,000 reduction in the deferred tax valuation allowance.
 
Private Reis had net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards aggregating approximately $11,600,000 at May 30, 2007. These losses may be utilized against consolidated taxable income to the extent that the separate taxable income of Reis Services is included in the Company’s income tax returns in the future.
 
At December 31, 2006, the Company separately had NOLs aggregating approximately $59,700,000. The NOLs include an aggregate of approximately $22,100,000 expiring in 2007 and 2008 and $11,500,000 expiring in 2010. There is an annual limitation on the use of such NOLs, which the Company has estimated to be $2,700,000. A new annual limitation was established at the time of the Merger. As a result of the new annual limitation and expirations, the Company expects that it could only potentially utilize approximately $36,000,000 of its remaining NOLs at December 31, 2006. A further requirement of the tax rules is that after a corporation experiences an ownership change, it must satisfy the “continuity of business enterprise” requirement (which generally requires that a corporation continue its historic business or use a significant portion of its historic business assets in its business for the two-year period beginning on the date of the ownership change) to be able to utilize its NOLs. There can be no assurance that this requirement will be met with respect to any ownership change of the Company including the Merger. If the Company fails to satisfy this requirement, the Company would be unable to utilize any of its NOLs; however, there would be no such limitation on the Private Reis NOLs.
 
8.    Stockholders’ Equity
 
The Company did not declare or distribute any dividends during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
 
9.    Stock Plans and Other Incentives
 
The Company has adopted certain incentive plans (the “Incentive Plans”) for the purpose of attracting and retaining the Company’s directors, officers and employees. Options granted under the Incentive Plans expire ten years from the date of grant, vest over periods ranging generally from immediate vesting to up to five years and may contain the right to receive reload options under certain conditions.
 
As permitted by the Plan and in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s option plans, applicable accounting rules, the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) rules and Federal income tax laws, the Company’s outstanding stock options were adjusted to prevent a dilution of benefits to option holders arising from a reduction in value of the Company’s common stock as a result of the $14.00 per share initial liquidating distribution made to the Company’s stockholders on December 14, 2005. The adjustment reduces the exercise price of the outstanding options by the ratio of the price of a common share immediately after the distribution ($5.60 per share) to the stock price immediately before the distribution ($19.85 per share) and increases the number of common shares subject to outstanding options by the reciprocal of the ratio. As a result of this adjustment, the 520,665 options outstanding as of December 31, 2005 were converted into options to acquire 1,845,584 common shares and the weighted average exercise price of such options decreased from $20.02 per share to $5.65 per share. The Board approved these option adjustments on January 26, 2006. These adjustments did not result in a new grant and did not have any financial statement impact. At the same time, the Board authorized amendments to 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


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
9.    Stock Plans and Other Incentives (Continued)
 
the amount by which the fair market value of the share of stock underlying the option exceeds the exercise price of such option. Additionally, certain non-qualified “out of the money” options which had original maturity dates prior to December 31, 2007, were extended by the Board to the later of December 31 of the year of original expiration or the 15th day of the third month following the date of the original expiration.
 
In February 2006, the Company was advised by the AMEX that the planned adjustment was in compliance with applicable AMEX rules related to option adjustments. On March 21, 2006, the Company and the option holders executed amended option agreements to reflect these adjustments and changes.
 
As a result of the approval process, the Company determined that it was appropriate to record a provision during the first quarter of 2006 aggregating approximately $4,227,000 to reflect the modification permitting an option holder to receive a net cash payment in cancellation of the holder’s option based upon the fair value of an option in excess of the exercise price. The reserve is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect the settlement amounts of the liability, exercises of stock options and the impact of changes to the market price of the stock at the end of each reporting period. The change in the liability is reflected in the statement of changes in net assets in liquidation through May 31, 2007.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company made cash payments aggregating approximately $668,000 related to 237,426 options cancelled for option holders electing this method, all of which was paid in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. No cash payments were made during the five months ended May 31, 2007. A liability of approximately $7,269,000 was recorded at May 31, 2007 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company of $11.00 per share and the individual exercise prices of all outstanding “in the money” options at that date.
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2007, an aggregate of 20,574 options were settled with a net cash payment of approximately $67,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an aggregate of 91,470 options were settled with a net cash payment of approximately $361,000. In a series of transactions in June 2007, Jeffrey Lynford tendered certain shares of common stock he owned as payment of the exercise price for 891,949 options. Further, he reduced the number of shares he would ultimately receive in this exercise transaction to satisfy his tax obligation of approximately $2,072,000 in cash (which was retained by the Company to pay for his applicable income taxes). As a result, he received a net of 212,070 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the completion of this exercise. Pursuant to his option agreements, Jeffrey Lynford received “reload” options to purchase 243,931 shares of the Company’s common stock which have an exercise price of $10.67 per option reflecting the market value of the Company’s stock at the time of the grant. These reload options, which expire on December 31, 2007, do not have a net cash settlement feature and are treated as an equity reward.
 
At September 30, 2007, the option liability was approximately $782,000 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at September 30, 2007 of $7.42 per share and the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 382,949 “in the money” options that are accounted for as a liability award at that date. The Company recorded a compensation benefit in General and Administrative expenses in the statement of operations of approximately $610,000 and $1,791,000 for the three and four months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as a result of the stock price declines during the periods. Changes in the settlement value of option awards treated under the liability method as defined by SFAS No. 123R are reflected as income or expense in the statements of operations under the going concern basis of accounting.


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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
9.    Stock Plans and Other Incentives (Continued)
 
A summary of the changes in outstanding stock options during the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 and through September 30, 2007 follows:
 
                 
          Weighted
 
          Average
 
    Options     Exercise Price  
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2006
    1,414,876     $ 5.68  
Options exercised during the five months ended May 31, 2007
    (48,508 )     (5.81 )
                 
Balance outstanding prior to the Merger
    1,366,368       5.68  
Options granted as a result of the Merger to certain key employees
    340,000       10.40  
Options granted to employees
    100,000       7.50  
Options cancelled through cash settlement
    (91,470 )     (5.39 )
Options exercised by the Company’s Chairman
    (891,949 )     (5.81 )
Forfeitures
    (20,000 )     (7.50 )
Reload options issued to the Company’s Chairman
    243,931       10.67  
                 
Options outstanding at September 30, 2007
    1,046,880       8.43  
                 
Options exercisable at September 30, 2007
    626,880          
                 
Options exercisable which can be settled in cash at September 30, 2007
    382,949          
                 
 
In connection with the Merger, 340,000 options were granted to six key employees on May 30, 2007 with an exercise price of $10.40 per option. These options vest ratably over five years. An additional 100,000 options were granted to employees in August 2007 with an exercise price of $7.50 per option. These options vest ratably over five years. These awards will be treated as equity awards based on their respective terms and the fair value of each award will be charged to compensation expense on a straight-line basis at the corporate level over the vesting period.
 
Also in connection with the Merger, Lloyd Lynford and Mr. Garfield were granted 100,000 and 46,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”), respectively, which upon meeting certain performance thresholds vest over a three year period. The grant date fair value is $10.40 per RSU and is expensed on a graded schedule over the vesting period. At the time of the award and at September 30, 2007, the Company believed that it would meet the required performance threshold to fully vest the RSUs over the three year period.
 
At the Merger date, 123 employees were granted an aggregate of 73,800 RSUs which vest after three years of service and have a grant date value of $10.40 per RSU. This award has been treated as an equity award and the grant date fair value will be charged to compensation expense at the corporate level over the vesting periods. As a result of an amendment to the Incentive Plans which was approved by the stockholders on May 30, 2007, awards can be made to all employees of the Company, not just key employees.
 
As a result of the issuance of the stock options and RSU grants, the Company recorded non-cash compensation expense of approximately $478,000 and $606,000 for the three and four months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
 
10.    Earnings Per Common Share
 
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REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
 
10.    Earnings Per Common Share (Continued)
 
common shares that would be outstanding assuming the exercise of dilutive common share options. The following table details the computation of earnings per common share, basic and diluted:
 
                 
    For the Three
    For the Period
 
    Months Ended
    June 1, 2007 to
 
    September 30,
    September 30,
 
    2007     2007  
 
Numerator:
               
Net income for basic calculation
  $ 316,566     $ 1,151,232  
Adjustments to net income for income statement impact of dilutive securities
    (609,950 )     (1,791,430 )
                 
Net (loss) for dilution calculation
  $ (293,384 )   $ (640,198 )
                 
Denominator:
               
Denominator for net income (loss) per common share, basic — weighted average common shares
    10,984,517       10,982,779  
Effect of dilutive securities:
               
RSUs
           
Stock options
    274,088       276,869  
                 
Denominator for net income (loss) per common share,
diluted — weighted average common shares
    11,258,605       11,259,648  
                 
Net income (loss) per common share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.03     $ 0.10  
                 
Diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.06 )
                 


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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
General
 
Organization and Business
 
Reis, Inc. and subsidiaries, collectively, the “Company” or “Reis” (formerly Wellsford Real Properties, Inc. (“Wellsford”)) is a Maryland corporation. The name change from Wellsford to Reis occurred in June 2007 after the completion of the merger of the privately held company, Reis, Inc. (“Private Reis”) with and into Reis Services, LLC (“Reis Services”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wellsford (the “Merger”).
 
Private Reis’s Historic Business
 
Private Reis was founded in 1980 as a provider of commercial real estate market information and today is a leader in that field. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial real properties in neighborhoods and metropolitan markets throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, retail, office and industrial properties and is used by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. 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 online access to information and analytical tools designed to facilitate both debt and equity transactions. In addition to trend and forecast analysis at neighborhood and metropolitan levels, the product offers detailed building-specific information such as rents, vacancy rate and lease terms, property sale information, 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 and absorption. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development, and construction.
 
All of Reis’s data and analytics are subjected to rigorous validation and quality assurance procedures resulting in reliable commercial real estate decision support systems.
 
Industry Background
 
Commercial real estate represents a significant share of the overall business activity and national wealth in the U.S. As reported by Real Estate Roundtable (2007), the combined assets of U.S. commercial real estate accounts for over $5 trillion of the nation’s domestic assets, and is equivalent to approximately 35% of the total market capitalization of U.S. stock markets. Thousands of commercial real estate properties are sold, purchased, financed, and securitized each year, hundreds of millions of square feet of new construction projects are completed, and a similar number of square feet are signed to new leases.
 
The combined capitalization of REITs has also increased measurably in recent years. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts reported that the 183 publicly-traded REITs at the end of 2006 had a combined market capitalization of $438.1 billion, 32.5% higher than the previous year and almost double the REIT market capitalization of $224.2 billion in 2003.
 
The varied participants in U.S. commercial real estate demand timely and accurate information to support their decision-making. Participants in the asset market, such as property owners, developers and builders, banks and non-bank lenders, and equity investors, require access to information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply, and absorption. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction. Additionally, brokers, operators and lessors require access to detailed information concerning current and historical rents, vacancies, concessions, operating expenses, and other market and property-specific performance measures.


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Reis’s Business
 
As commercial real estate markets have grown in size and complexity, Reis 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 and transaction support;
 
  •  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. The depth and breadth of Reis’s data and expertise will be critical in allowing Reis to grow its business. As of September 30, 2007, Reis had over 675 companies under signed contracts. Generally, each company has multiple users entitled to access Reis SE . These numbers do not include users who pay for our reports by credit card on a “one-off” basis.
 
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 each month.
 
Reis continues to develop and introduce new products, expand and add new data, and find new ways to deliver existing information to meet and anticipate client demand. In 2007, Reis began publishing information on an additional 87 apartment markets (bringing the total number of apartment markets covered to 169), released an email alert mechanism, and started publishing new construction updates on a weekly basis.
 
Proprietary Databases
 
Over the last 25 years, Reis has developed 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.
 
In addition to the core property database, Reis maintains a new construction database that monitors projects that are being added to the covered markets. The database reports relevant criteria such as project size, property type and location for planned and proposed projects, projects under construction, and projects nearing completion.
 
Finally, Reis also maintains a sales comparables database that captures information such as buyer, seller, purchase price, capitalization rate and financing details, where available, for each transaction over $2,000,000 in our covered markets.
 
Products and Services
 
Reis SE , available through the www.reis.com website, serves as a delivery platform for the thousands of reports containing Reis’s primary research data and forecasts. 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 six years to accommodate real estate professionals who need to perform market-based trend and


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forecast analysis, property specific research, comparable property analysis, and generate valuation and credit analysis estimates at the single property and portfolio levels.
 
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 reflect all individual property, city, and neighborhood data gathered over the previous 90 days.
 
Reports are retrievable by street address, property type (office, apartment, retail, and industrial) or market/submarket and are available as 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.
 
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;
 
  •  customizable email alerts that let users receive proactive updates on only those reports or markets that they are interested in;
 
  •  property comparables that allow users to identify buildings with similar rents, sales or new construction projects to their own;
 
  •  quarterly “first glance” reports that provide an early assessment of the office, apartment, 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.
 
Reis is continuously enhancing Reis SE by developing new products and applications. Examples of recently released enhancements include:
 
  •  coverage of an additional 52 apartment markets in April 2007 with a further addition of 35 apartment markets in August 2007, bringing the total number of apartment markets covered to 169;
 
  •  publication of property construction updates on a weekly basis (August 2007); and
 
  •  introduction of a property construction search capability that allows users to identify new construction projects near a specific address.
 
Cost of Service and Renewal Rates
 
Reis’s data is available for sale in four primary ways: (1) annual and multi-year subscriptions to Reis SE ; (2) capped subscriptions allowing customers to purchase a limited number of reports; (3) online credit card purchases; and (4) custom data requests. Annual subscription fees range from $1,000 to over $500,000 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 range from $1,000 to $25,000 and allow clients to download a fixed number of reports over a 12-month period. Credit card 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.
 
Subscription renewal rates are an important measure of customer satisfaction. Over the past four years, Reis has renewed an average of 94% of its subscription revenue.
 
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 to promote usage, maximize product knowledge, and solicit customer input for future product enhancements. The corporate training team meets regularly with a large proportion of Reis’s customers to identify opportunities for product adoption and increased usage. Additional


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points of customer contact include mid-year service reviews, a web-based customer feedback program and account manager visits.
 
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 breath of underlying databases; 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; price; 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. 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, Property and Portfolio Research, Inc. and Loopnet, Inc., as well as with in-house real estate research departments. Many of our competitors, either alone or with affiliated entities, have substantially greater resources than we do.
 
Wellsford’s Historic Business
 
The Company was originally formed as a Maryland corporation on January 8, 1997 as a corporate subsidiary of Wellsford Residential Property Trust (the “Residential Trust”). On May 30, 1997, Residential Trust merged (the “EQR Merger”) with Equity Residential (“EQR”) at which time Residential Trust contributed certain of its assets to the Company and the Company assumed certain liabilities of Residential Trust and distributed to its common stockholders all of its outstanding shares of the Company. Prior to the Merger, the Company was operating as a real estate merchant banking firm which acquired, developed, financed and operated real properties and invested in private and public real estate companies. The Company’s primary operating activities immediately prior to the Merger were the development, construction and sale of three residential projects and its approximate 23% ownership interest in Private Reis. The Company continues to develop, construct and sell these existing residential projects.
 
Merger with Private Reis
 
On October 11, 2006, the Company announced that it and Reis Services entered into a definitive merger agreement with Private Reis to acquire Private Reis and that the Merger was approved by the independent members of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”). The Merger was approved by the stockholders of both the Company and Private Reis on May 30, 2007 and was completed later that day. The previously announced Plan of Liquidation (the “Plan”) (see below) of the Company was terminated as a result of the Merger and the Company returned to the going concern basis of accounting from the liquidation basis of accounting. For accounting purposes, the Merger was deemed to have occurred at the close of business on May 31, 2007 and the statements of operations include the operations of Reis Services effective June 1, 2007.
 
The merger agreement provided for half of the aggregate consideration to be paid in Company stock and the remaining half to be paid in cash to Private Reis stockholders, except Wellsford Capital, the Company’s subsidiary which owned a 23% preferred interest and which received only Company stock. The Company issued 4,237,074 shares of common stock to Private Reis stockholders, other than Wellsford Capital, with $25,000,000 of the cash consideration being funded by a $27,000,000 bank loan (the “Bank Loan”), the commitment for which was obtained by Private Reis in October 2006 and was drawn upon just prior to the Merger, and approximately $9,573,000 provided by the Company. The per share value of the Company’s common stock, for purposes of the exchange of stock interests in the Merger, had been previously established at $8.16 per common share.


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The Company’s acquisition costs, excluding assumed liabilities, is summarized as follows:
 
         
Value of shares of Company stock
  $ 30,083,225  
Cash paid for Private Reis shares
    9,573,452  
Capitalized merger costs
    5,231,494  
Historical cost of Company’s 23% interest in Private Reis
    6,790,978  
         
Total before officer loan settlement
    51,679,149  
Officer loan settlement (see below)
    (1,304,572 )
         
Total
  $ 50,374,577  
         
 
The value of the Company’s stock for purposes of recording the acquisition was based upon the average closing price of the Company’s stock for a short period near the date that the merger agreement was executed of $7.10 per common share, as provided for under relevant accounting literature.
 
Upon the completion of the Merger and the settlement of certain outstanding loans, Lloyd Lynford and Jonathan Garfield, both executive officers and directors of Private Reis, became the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, respectively, of the Company and both became directors of the Company. The Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Jeffrey Lynford, remained Chairman of the Company. The merger agreement provided that the outstanding loans to Lloyd Lynford and Mr. Garfield aggregating approximately $1,305,000 be simultaneously satisfied with 159,873 of the Company’s shares received by them in the Merger. Lloyd Lynford and Jeffrey Lynford are brothers. Immediately following the consummation of the Merger, the Private Reis stockholders owned approximately 38% of the Company.
 
As the Company is the acquirer for accounting purposes, the acquisition of the remaining interests in Private Reis not owned by the Company prior to the Merger has been accounted for as a purchase by the Company. Accordingly, the acquisition price of the remainder of Private Reis acquired in this transaction combined with the historical cost basis of the Company’s historical investment in Private Reis has been allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on respective fair values. The purchase price allocation is preliminary as of September 30, 2007. The Company expects to finalize the purchase price allocation with the filing of the December 31, 2007 financial statements on Form 10-K, which is within the permitted time period for completing such an assessment under the existing accounting rules.
 
Plan of Liquidation and Return to Going Concern Accounting
 
On May 19, 2005, the Board approved the Plan and on November 17, 2005, the Company’s stockholders ratified the Plan. The Plan contemplated the orderly sale of each of the Company’s remaining assets, which are either owned directly or through the Company’s joint ventures, the collection of all outstanding loans from third parties, the orderly disposition or completion of construction of development properties, the discharge of all outstanding liabilities to third parties and, after the establishment of appropriate reserves, the distribution of all remaining cash to stockholders. The Plan also permitted the Board to acquire more Private Reis shares and/or discontinue the Plan without further stockholder approval. The initial liquidating distribution of $14.00 per share was made on December 14, 2005 to stockholders of record on December 2, 2005. Upon consummation of the Merger, the Plan was terminated. Consequently, it was necessary to recharacterize $1.15 of the December 14, 2005 cash distribution of $14.00 per share from what may have been characterized at that time as a return of capital for Company stockholders to taxable dividend income.
 
For all periods preceding stockholder approval of the Plan on November 17, 2005, the Company’s financial statements were presented on the going concern basis of accounting. As required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting as of the close of business on November 17, 2005. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable value and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts, which estimates have been periodically reviewed and adjusted as appropriate.


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The Company’s net assets in liquidation at May 31, 2007 (prior to the Merger and the return to going concern accounting), and December 31, 2006 were:
 
                 
    May 31,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2006  
 
Net assets in liquidation
  $ 51,922,617     $ 57,595,561  
Per share
  $ 7.76     $ 8.67  
Common stock outstanding at each respective date
    6,695,246       6,646,738  
 
The reported amounts for net assets in liquidation presented development projects at estimated net realizable values at each respective date after giving effect to the present value discounting of estimated net proceeds therefrom. All other assets were presented at estimated net realizable value on an undiscounted basis. The amount also included reserves for future estimated general and administrative expenses and other costs and for cash payments on outstanding stock options during the liquidation. The primary reasons for the decline in net assets in liquidation of approximately $5,673,000 from December 31, 2006 to May 31, 2007 are the increase in the reserve for stock options due to the increase in the price of the Company’s stock from $7.52 to $11.00 per share, representing approximately $4,636,000 of the decrease, and the decline in the value of real estate assets under development.
 
The Company has returned to the going concern basis of accounting effective at the close of business on May 31, 2007.
 
The termination of the Plan results in the retention of cash flow from the sales of residential development assets for working capital and re-investment purposes after the consummation of the Merger. Such cash would not be distributed to stockholders in the form of a liquidating distribution as had been contemplated under the Plan.
 
Residential Development Activities and Other Investments
 
At September 30, 2007, the Company’s residential development activities and other investments were comprised primarily of the following:
 
  •  The 259 unit Gold Peak condominium development in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, which we refer to as Gold Peak. Sales commenced in January 2006 and 167 Gold Peak units were sold as of September 30, 2007.
 
  •  The Orchards, a single family home development in East Lyme, Connecticut, upon which the Company could build 101 single family homes on 139 acres. An additional 60 homes could be built on a contiguous 85 acre parcel of land also owned by Wellsford, which we refer to as the East Lyme Land and collectively with the 139 acres, we refer to as East Lyme. Sales commenced in June 2006 and 17 homes were sold as of September 30, 2007.
 
  •  The Stewardship, a single family home development, in Claverack, New York, which we refer to as Claverack, which is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots on 235 acres.
 
  •  A 10% interest in Clairborne Fordham, a company which currently owns and is selling the remaining unsold residential unit of a 50-story, 277 unit, luxury condominium apartment project in Chicago, Illinois.
 
  •  Wellsford Mantua, a company organized to purchase land parcels for rezoning, subdivision and creation of environmental mitigation credits.
 
See Note 3 of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding all of the operating activities.
 
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA
 
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Although EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, senior management uses EBITDA to measure operational and management performance. Management believes that EBITDA is an appropriate metric that may be used by investors as a supplemental financial measure 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, and that EBITDA provides the reader with the ability to understand our


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operational performance while isolating non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization expenses and stock based compensation, as well as other non-operating items, such as interest income, interest expense and income taxes. Management also believes that disclosing EBITDA will provide better comparability to other companies in Reis Services’s type of business. However, investors should not consider this measure in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, or any other measure for determining operating performance that is calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because EBITDA is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, it may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. Reconciliations of EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP financial measure, net income, follows for the three and four months ended September 30, 2007:
 
                         
          Residential
       
(amounts in thousands)         Development
       
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA
  Reis
    Activities
       
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2007   Services     and Other*     Consolidated  
 
Net income
                  $ 316  
Income tax expense (benefit), net
                    332  
                         
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,016     $ (368 )     648  
Add back:
                       
Depreciation and amortization expense
    932       64       996  
Interest expense (income), net
    609       (520 )     89  
Stock based compensation benefit, net
          (132 )     (132 )
                         
EBITDA (unaudited)
  $ 2,557     $ (956 )   $ 1,601  
                         
 
                         
          Residential
       
          Development
       
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA
  Reis
    Activities
       
for the Four Months Ended September 30, 2007   Services     and Other*     Consolidated  
 
Net income
                  $ 1,151  
Income tax expense (benefit), net
                    336  
                         
Income before income taxes
  $ 1,233     $ 254       1,487  
Add back:
                       
Depreciation and amortization expense
    1,224       85       1,309  
Interest expense (income), net
    788       (595 )     193  
Stock based compensation benefit, net
          (1,185 )     (1,185 )
                         
EBITDA (unaudited)
  $ 3,245     $ (1,441 )   $ 1,804  
                         
 
 
* Includes Palomino Park, East Lyme, the Company’s other developments and corporate level income and expenses that have not been allocated to the operating segments.
 
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Acquired Business
 
The following are the significant accounting policies with respect to the assets and business acquired from Private Reis, now part of the consolidated operations of the Company through the Reis Services segment:
 
Revenue Recognition and Related Items
 
The Company’s subscription revenue is derived principally from subscriptions to its web-based services and is recognized as revenue ratably over the related contractual period, which is typically one year, but can be as long as 36 months. Revenues from ad-hoc and custom reports are recognized as completed and delivered to the customers, provided that no significant Company obligations remain.
 
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obligations of a contract, any related accounts receivable and deferred revenue are written off at that time and the net amount, after considering any recovery of accounts receivable, is charged to cost of sales.
 
Cost of Sales of Subscription Revenue
 
Cost of sales of subscription revenue principally consists of salaries and related expenses for the Company’s researchers who collect and analyze the commercial real estate data that is the basis for the Company’s information services. Additionally, cost of sales includes the amortization of database technology.
 
Web Site Development Costs
 
The Company follows Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-2, “Accounting for Web Site Development Costs,” which requires that costs of developing a web site should be accounted for in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed for Internal Use” (SOP 98-1) . The Company expenses all internet web site costs incurred during the preliminary project stage. All direct external and internal development and implementation costs are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over their remaining estimated useful lives, not exceeding three years. The value ascribed to the web site development intangible asset at the time of the Merger is amortized on a straight-line basis over three years and is charged to product development expense.
 
Database
 
The Company capitalizes costs for the development of its database in connection with the identification and addition of new real estate properties and sale transactions which provide a future economic benefit. Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over a three or five year period. The Company capitalized approximately $256,000 and $307,000 during the three and four months ended September 30, 2007 related to the database.
 
The fair value ascribed to the database intangible asset acquired at the time of the Merger is amortized on a straight-line basis over five years.
 
Customer Relationships
 
The value ascribed to customer relationships acquired at the time of the Merger is amortized over a ten-year period and is charged to sales and marketing expense.
 
Lease Value
 
The value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease existing at the time of the Merger is amortized over the remaining term of the acquired office lease which was approximately nine years. Amortization is charged to general and administrative expenses.
 
Goodwill
 
Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually or after a triggering event has occurred requiring such a calculation in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”). An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset’s fair value. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives that arose from the acquisitions be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives using a method of amortization that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise used up, and that such intangible assets be reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”).


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Results of Operations and Changes in Net Assets
 
Results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007
 
The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 reflect the operations of the Company on a going concern basis and include the operating results of the Reis Services segment.
 
Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $6,343,000 and $1,256,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2007 resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $5,087,000.
 
Revenue and cost of sales of residential units were approximately $12,827,000 and $11,208,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2007 from the sale of 24 condominium units at the Gold Peak development and eight sales at East Lyme during the period.
 
Sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses were approximately $1,314,000 and $413,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and solely represent costs of the Reis Services segment.
 
Property operating expenses of $367,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 represent the non-capitalizable project costs and other period expenses related to the Company’s residential development projects.
 
General and administrative expense of $3,794,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 includes current period expenses and accruals of $3,926,000 offset by a net reduction of approximately $132,000 of non-cash compensation costs. This net reduction is comprised of an approximate $610,000 decrease in the reserve for option cancellations due to a decrease in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $9.08 per share at June 30, 2007 to $7.42 per share at September 30, 2007 and options settled at an amount less than $9.08 per share during the period, offset by additional compensation expense from 2007 equity awards of approximately $478,000.
 
Interest and other income of $332,000 primarily reflects interest earned on cash for the three months ended September 30, 2007.
 
Interest expense of $421,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of $625,000, non-capitalized interest from residential development activities of $33,000 and interest from other debt of $13,000, offset by the effect of the capitalization of interest of $250,000 from the Bank Loan to residential developments in accordance with existing accounting rules.
 
Results of operations for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007
 
The results of operations for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 reflect the operations of the Company on a going concern basis and include the operating results of the Reis Services segment.
 
Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $8,217,000 and $1,660,000, respectively, for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $6,557,000.
 
Revenue and cost of sales of residential units were approximately $13,984,000 and $12,158,000, respectively, for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 from the sale of 28 condominium units at the Gold Peak development and eight sales at East Lyme during the period.
 
Sales and marketing expenses and product development expenses were approximately $1,762,000 and $518,000, respectively, for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 and solely represent costs of the Reis Services segment.
 
Property operating expenses of $436,000 for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 represent the non-capitalizable project costs and other period expenses related to the Company’s residential development projects.
 
General and administrative expense of $3,905,000 for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 includes current period expenses and accruals of $5,090,000, offset by a net reduction of approximately $1,185,000 of non-cash compensation costs. This net reduction is comprised of an approximate $1,791,000 decrease in the reserve for option cancellations due to a decrease in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $11.00 per share at


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May 31, 2007 to $7.42 per share at September 30, 2007 and options settled at an amount less than $11.00 per share during the period, offset by additional compensation expense from 2007 equity awards of approximately $606,000.
 
Interest and other income of $424,000 primarily reflects interest earned on cash for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007.
 
Interest expense of $617,000 for the period June 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of $807,000, non-capitalized interest from residential development activities of $43,000 and interest from other debt of $17,000, offset by the effect of the capitalization of interest of $250,000 from the Bank Loan to residential developments in accordance with existing accounting rules.
 
Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007
 
During the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007, net assets in liquidation decreased approximately $5,673,000. This decrease is the net result of (i) an increase to the option cancellation reserve of approximately $4,636,000 due to the increase in the market price of Wellsford’s stock from $7.52 per share at December 31, 2006 to $11.00 per share at May 31, 2007 and (ii) sales of real estate assets under development and other changes in net real estate assets under development from the updating of cash flow valuation calculations during the period of approximately $1,805,000, offset by (iii) operating income of approximately $768,000 which primarily consisted of interest income earned from cash and cash equivalents during the period.
 
Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2006, net assets in liquidation increased approximately $367,000. This increase is attributable to (i) operating income of approximately $442,000 which primarily represents interest income earned from cash and cash equivalents and (ii) the increase in real estate assets under development of approximately $394,000, which resulted primarily from changes in the net realizable value estimates for Gold Peak due to the shortening of the discount period as a result of the passage of time, offset by (iii) the recording of an approximate $469,000 increase to the reserve for option cancellations to reflect the increase in the market price of the Company’s common stock between June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2006.
 
Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, net assets in liquidation decreased approximately $359,000. This decrease is primarily attributable to the recording of a $4,227,000 provision upon the adoption by the Board of modifications in the terms of the Company’s stock option plans during the first quarter of 2006. The provision resulted from the modification to allow for cash payments that would be made to option holders, at their election, as consideration for the cancellation of their options in the amount of the fair value of the Company’s common stock in excess of the adjusted exercise prices of outstanding options as of March 31, 2006. This liability has been decreased by $848,000 to reflect the changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock between March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2006. The net decrease was offset by (i) a net increase in value of real estate assets under development of approximately $1,747,000 which results primarily from changes in the net realizable value estimates, including the shortening of the discount periods as a result of the passage of time and sales of condominium units and homes and (ii) operating income of approximately $1,273,000 which primarily represents interest income earned from cash and cash equivalents.
 
Income Taxes
 
During the three and four months ended September 30, 2007, the Company incurred $332,000 and $336,000, respectively, of aggregate state and Federal income taxes which amounts are net of a $273,000 reduction in the deferred tax valuation allowance.
 
Private Reis had net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards aggregating approximately $11,600,000 at May 30, 2007. These losses may be utilized against consolidated taxable income to the extent that the separate taxable income of Reis Services is included in the Company’s income tax returns in the future.


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At December 31, 2006, the Company separately had NOLs aggregating approximately $59,700,000. The NOLs include an aggregate of approximately $22,100,000 expiring in 2007 and 2008 and $11,500,000 expiring in 2010. There is an annual limitation on the use of such NOLs, which the Company has estimated to be $2,700,000. A new annual limitation was established at the time of the Merger. As a result of the new annual limitation and expirations, the Company expects that it could only potentially utilize approximately $36,000,000 of its remaining NOLs at December 31, 2006. A further requirement of the tax rules is that after a corporation experiences an ownership change, it must satisfy the “continuity of business enterprise” requirement (which generally requires that a corporation continue its historic business or use a significant portion of its historic business assets in its business for the two-year period beginning on the date of the ownership change) to be able to utilize its NOLs. There can be no assurance that this requirement will be met with respect to any ownership change of the Company including the Merger. If the Company fails to satisfy this requirement, the Company would be unable to utilize any of its NOLs; however, there would be no such limitation on the Private Reis NOLs.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
The Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements such as current operating and capitalizable costs, near-term product development and enhancements, the current portion of long-term debt, operating and capital leases, construction and development costs, other capital expenditures, cancellation of outstanding stock options, debt repayments or additional collateral for construction loans, generally through the use of available cash, cash generated from the operations of Reis Services (restricted to use for obligations of Reis Services), sales of condominium units, single family homes and land, the sale or realization of other assets, releases from escrow reserves and accounts, distributions from Clairborne Fordham, interest revenue, the availability of $2,000,000 for working capital purposes of Reis Services under the Bank Loan, and proceeds from construction financings, refinancings, modifications to borrowing capacity and covenant terms on existing construction loans and the ability to extend maturity dates on existing construction financings through the use of available extension options and negotiated loan modifications.
 
The Company expects to meet its long-term liquidity requirements such as future operating and capitalizable costs, product development and enhancements, the non-current portion of long-term debt, operating and capital leases, construction and development costs, other capital expenditures and debt repayments or additional collateral for construction loans generally through the use of available cash, cash generated from the operations of Reis Services (restricted to use for obligations of Reis Services), sales of condominium units, single family homes and land, interest revenue, the availability of $2,000,000 for working capital purposes of Reis Services under the Bank Loan, and proceeds from construction financing, refinancings, modifications to terms and borrowing capacity and covenant terms on existing construction loans and the ability to extend maturity dates on existing construction financings through the use of available extension options and negotiated loan modifications.
 
The East Lyme Construction Loan and Gold Peak Construction Loan require the Company to have a minimum GAAP net worth, as defined, of $50,000,000. The Company may be required to make an additional $2,000,000 cash collateral deposit for the East Lyme Construction Loan and a $2,000,000 paydown of the Gold Peak Construction Loan if net worth, as defined, is below $50,000,000. The Company is required to maintain minimum liquidity levels at each quarter end for the East Lyme and Gold Peak Construction Loans, the most restrictive of which is $10,000,000. The lender for the East Lyme Construction Loan has also provided a $3,000,000 letter of credit to a municipality in connection with the construction of public roads at the East Lyme project. The Company has posted $1,300,000 of restricted cash as collateral for this letter of credit. There is a restriction on the transfer of funds from Reis Services to the Company and its other subsidiaries under the terms of the Bank Loan.
 
Cash and cash equivalents aggregated approximately $23,446,000 at September 30, 2007. Management considers such amount to be adequate and expects it to continue to be adequate to meet operating and lender liquidity requirements both in the short and long terms.
 
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provides 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 amount of payments Reis Services can make to the Company each year.
 
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. The final maturity date of all amounts borrowed pursuant to the credit agreement is September 30, 2012.
 
At September 30, 2007, the interest rate was LIBOR plus 3.00% if the loans are designated as LIBOR Rate loans or Base Rate plus 2.00% if the loans are designated as Base Rate loans. These spreads are based on a leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00. Reis Services also pays a fee on the unused portion of the loans of 0.50% per annum. 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, which does not have to exceed $12,500,000. The term of any interest rate protection must be 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 fair value of the cap was approximately $53,000 at September 30, 2007. The change in the fair value of approximately $56,000 was charged to interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2007.
 
In connection with obtaining the Bank Loan, Reis Services has paid fees aggregating approximately $501,000 which will be amortized over the term of the loan. Such costs are included as deferred financing costs in the accompanying financial statements. In addition, Reis Services is required to pay an annual administration fee of $25,000.
 
Gold Peak
 
In 2004, the Company commenced the development of Gold Peak, the final phase of Palomino Park, a 1,707 unit multifamily residential development in Highlands Ranch, a southern suburb of Denver, Colorado, which we refer to as Palomino Park. Gold Peak will be comprised of 259 condominium units on the remaining 29 acre land parcel at Palomino Park.
 
In April 2005, the Company obtained development and construction financing for Gold Peak in the aggregate amount of approximately $28,800,000, which bears interest at LIBOR + 1.65% per annum (the “Gold Peak Construction Loan”). The Gold Peak Construction Loan matures in November 2009 and has additional extensions at the Company’s option upon satisfaction of certain conditions being met by the borrower. Principal repayments are made as units are sold. The balance of the Gold Peak Construction Loan was approximately $7,791,000 and $9,550,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The outstanding balance on the development portion of the loan was repaid during 2006 and the related commitment was terminated in February 2007. The Company has a 5% LIBOR cap expiring in June 2008 for the Gold Peak Construction Loan.
 
Gold Peak unit sales commenced in January 2006. At September 30, 2007, there were 29 Gold Peak units under contract with nominal down payments. The following table provides information regarding Gold Peak sales:
 
                                                 
    For the
    For the
    For the
       
    Three Months Ended
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
       
    September 30,     September 30,     December 31,
    Project
 
    2007     2006     2007     2006     2006     Total  
 
Number of units sold
    24       34       59       75       108       167  
Gross sales proceeds
  $ 7,412,000     $ 9,266,000     $ 17,988,000     $ 21,021,000     $ 31,742,000     $ 49,730,000  
Principal paydown on Gold Peak Construction Loan
  $ 4,920,000     $ 6,890,000     $ 11,732,000     $ 16,753,000     $ 24,528,000     $ 36,260,000  


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East Lyme
 
The Company has 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 is constructing houses for sale. The Company purchased the land for $6,200,000 in June 2004.
 
After purchasing the land, the Company executed an agreement with a homebuilder (the “Homebuilder”) who will construct and sell the homes for this project and is a 5% partner in the project along with receiving other consideration.
 
The Company obtained construction financing for East Lyme in the aggregate amount of $21,177,000 to be drawn upon as costs are expended. The East Lyme Construction Loan (the “East Lyme Construction Loan”) bears interest at LIBOR + 2.15% per annum and matures in December 2007 with two one-year extensions at the Company’s option upon satisfaction of certain conditions being met by the borrower. The Company will not meet the minimum home sale requirement condition and, accordingly, is negotiating extension terms with the lender. There can be no assurance that an extension will be granted on favorable terms, or at all. The balance of the East Lyme Construction Loan was approximately $7,070,000 and $10,579,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company had a 4% LIBOR cap which expired in July 2007 for a portion of the East Lyme Construction Loan.
 
During the fourth quarter of 2005, the model home was completed and home sales commenced in June 2006. At September 30, 2007, four East Lyme homes were under contract for which deposits of 10% of the contract sales price are provided by the buyer. The following table provides information regarding East Lyme sales:
 
                                                 
    For the
    For the
    For The
       
    Three Months Ended
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
       
    September 30,     September 30,     December 31,
    Project
 
    2007     2006     2007     2006     2006     Total  
 
Number of homes sold
    8             12       1       5       17  
Gross sales proceeds
  $ 5,415,000     $        —     $ 8,267,000     $ 649,000     $ 3,590,000     $ 11,857,000  
Principal paydown on East Lyme Construction Loan
  $ 4,869,000     $     $ 7,426,000     $ 584,000     $ 3,246,000     $ 10,672,000  
 
The Company executed an option to purchase the East Lyme Land, a contiguous 85 acre parcel of land which can be used to develop 60 single family homes and subsequently acquired the East Lyme Land in November 2005 for $3,720,000, including future costs which were the obligation of the seller. The East Lyme Land requires remediation of pesticides used on the property when it was an apple orchard at a cost of approximately $1,000,000. Remediation costs were considered in evaluating the value of the property for liquidation basis purposes at May 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. This estimate continues to be recognized as a liability in the going concern balance sheet at September 30, 2007.
 
Claverack
 
Through September 30, 2007, the company had a 75% ownership interest in a joint venture that owned two land parcels aggregating approximately 300 acres in Claverack, New York. The Company acquired its interest in the joint venture for $2,250,000 in November 2004. One land parcel was subdivided into seven single family home lots on approximately 65 acres. The remaining 235 acres, known as The Stewardship, which was originally subdivided into six single family home lots, now is subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots.
 
During July 2006, the initial home on one lot of the seven lot parcel was completed and in October 2006, the home and a contiguous lot were sold for approximately $1,200,000 and the related outstanding debt of approximately $690,000 was repaid to the bank. At December 31, 2006, there were no additional houses under construction on either parcel. In February 2007, Claverack sold one lot to the venture partner, leaving four lots of the original seven lots available for sale. In October 2007, the Company redeemed the joint venture partner’s interest in the joint venture in exchange for the remaining four lots, representing the remaining approximate 45 acres of the original 65 acres. This resulted in the Company being the sole owner of The Stewardship.


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Palomino Park
 
On September 30, 2007, the Company purchased EQR’s remaining 7.075% interest in the corporation that owns the remaining Palomino Park assets for $1,200,000.
 
In September 2006, the Company sold its Palomino Park telecommunication assets, service contracts and operations and in November 2006 it received a net amount of approximately $988,000. At that time, the buyer held back approximately $396,000, of which approximately $208,000, including $16,000 of accrued interest, was received by the Company in September 2007 with the remaining receivable of approximately $204,000 expected to be released in September 2008. The Company believes that the remaining balance will be collected and has recorded such amount at full value at September 30, 2007.
 
Stock Option Plans
 
At March 31, 2006, the Company determined that it was appropriate to record a provision during the first quarter of 2006 aggregating approximately $4,227,000 to reflect the modification permitting an option holder to receive a net cash payment in cancellation of the holder’s option based upon the fair value of an option in excess of the exercise price. The reserve is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect the settlement amounts of the liability, exercises of stock options and the impact of changes to the market price of the stock at the end of each reporting period. The change in the liability is reflected in the statement of changes in net assets in liquidation through May 31, 2007.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company made cash payments aggregating approximately $668,000 related to 237,426 options cancelled for option holders electing this method, all of which was paid in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. No cash payments were made during the five months ended May 31, 2007. A liability of approximately $7,269,000 was recorded at May 31, 2007 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company of $11.00 per share and the individual exercise prices of all outstanding “in the money” options at that date.
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2007, an aggregate of 20,574 options were settled with a net cash payment of approximately $67,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an aggregate of 91,470 options were settled with a net cash payment of approximately $361,000. In a series of transactions in June 2007, Jeffrey Lynford tendered certain shares of common stock he owned as payment of the exercise price for 891,949 options. Further, he reduced the number of shares he would ultimately receive in this exercise transaction to satisfy his tax obligation of approximately $2,072,000 in cash (which was retained by the Company to pay for his applicable income taxes). As a result, he received a net of 212,070 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the completion of this exercise. Pursuant to his option agreements, Jeffrey Lynford received “reload” options to purchase 243,931 shares of the Company’s common stock which have an exercise price of $10.67 per option reflecting the market value of the Company’s stock at the time of the grant. These reload options, which expire on December 31, 2007, do not have a net cash settlement feature and are treated as an equity reward.
 
At September 30, 2007, the option liability was approximately $782,000 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at September 30, 2007 of $7.42 per share and the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 382,949 “in the money” options that are accounted for as a liability award at that date. The Company recorded a compensation benefit in General and Administration expenses in the statement of operations of approximately $610,000 and $1,791,000 for the three and four months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as a result of the stock price declines during the periods. Changes in the settlement value of option awards treated under the liability method as defined by SFAS No. 123R are reflected as income or expense in the statements of operations under the going concern basis of accounting.


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A summary of the changes in outstanding stock options during the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 and through September 30, 2007 follows:
 
                 
          Weighted
 
          Average
 
    Options     Exercise Price  
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2006
    1,414,876     $ 5.68  
Options exercised during the five months ended May 31, 2007
    (48,508 )     (5.81 )
                 
Balance outstanding prior to the Merger
    1,366,368       5.68  
Options granted as a result of the Merger to certain key employees
    340,000       10.40  
Options granted to employees
    100,000       7.50  
Options cancelled through cash settlement
    (91,470 )     (5.39 )
Options exercised by the Company’s Chairman
    (891,949 )     (5.81 )
Forfeitures
    (20,000 )     (7.50 )
Reload options issued to the Company’s Chairman
    243,931       10.67  
                 
Options outstanding at September 30, 2007
    1,046,880       8.43  
                 
Options exercisable at September 30, 2007
    626,880          
                 
Options exercisable which can be settled in cash at September 30, 2007
    382,949          
                 
 
The estimate for option cancellations could materially change from period to period based upon (1) an option holder either (a) exercising the options in a traditional manner or (b) electing the net cash settlement alternative and (2) the changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock. At each period end, an increase in the Company’s common stock price would result in an increase in compensation expense, whereas a decline in the stock price would reduce compensation expense.
 
The Effects of Inflation/Declining Prices and Trends
 
Condominium and Home Sales
 
The continuing increases in energy costs and construction materials (such as concrete, lumber and sheetrock) and the uncertainty as to future interest rate changes could adversely impact our home building business. As these costs increase, our products become more expensive to build and profit margins could deteriorate. In order to maintain profit margin levels, we may need to increase sale prices of our condominiums and homes. A continuing rise in energy costs and the uncertainty as to any future interest rate changes as well as increasing illiquidity in the residential mortgage market may negatively impact our marketing efforts and the ability for buyers to afford and/or finance the purchase of one of our homes at our targeted, or any price level, which could result in the inability to meet targeted sales prices or cause sale price reductions. The Company has limited its exposure from the effects of increasing interest on its construction loans and a portion of the Bank Loan by purchasing interest caps.
 
The number and timing of future sales of any residential units by the Company or by its joint ventures could be adversely impacted by increases in interest rates and the availability of credit to potential buyers.
 
As the softening of the national housing market continues, the Company’s operations relating to residential development and the sale of homes have been negatively impacted in markets where the Company owns property. Demand at certain of the Company’s projects and sales of inventory are lower than expected resulting in price concessions and/or additional incentives being offered, a slower pace of construction, building only homes which are under contract and the consideration of selling home lots either individually or in bulk instead of building homes. The pace of construction, unit completions and sales at Gold Peak was negatively impacted during the fourth quarter of 2006 and into the first and second quarters of 2007 as a result of severe winter weather conditions in the Denver, Colorado area. The East Lyme project has experienced an increase in sales activity and construction of single family homes being built for contract during the second and third quarters of 2007, primarily driven by a multinational pharmaceutical firm’s relocation of its employees to a local research facility. This increase in construction and sales activity may not be sustainable after this relocation event is completed.


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Reis Services
 
The Company monitors commercial real estate industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on its products and product development initiatives. To date, the recent volatility in the U.S. housing and residential mortgage markets has not materially affected the marketability of the Company’s products or the renewal rates of its subscription services. During historical periods of economic and commercial real estate market volatility, Private Reis experienced stable demand for current information on changing market conditions and an increase in demand for its portfolio products as mortgage lenders place greater emphasis on assessing portfolio risk. There is no assurance that the level of demand for Reis Services products will continue through future market volatility.
 
Changes in Cash Flows
 
Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2007 to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
 
Cash flows from operating activities changed $12,166,000 from $7,787,000 used in the 2006 period to $4,379,000 provided in the 2007 period. The significant components of this change related to cash provided by the continuing construction activities and the operating results of the Reis Services segment.
 
Cash flows from investing activities changed $12,855,000 from $967,000 provided in the 2006 period to $11,888,000 used in the 2007 period. The significant components of this change related to the use of cash for the Private Reis Merger consideration, net of cash acquired of $6,527,000, the payment of Merger costs for investment banking, legal and accounting fees and other Merger costs of $2,504,000, the purchase of EQR’s remaining interest in Palomino Park for $1,200,000 and investments in other real estate assets, web site and database development and furniture, fixtures and equipment aggregating $1,777,000, offset by the return of capital from the Company’s investment in Clairborne Fordham of $120,000. The investing activity in the 2006 period was comprised of cash proceeds from the January 2006 sale of the Beekman assets for $1,297,000, offset by $330,000 paid for Merger costs in that period.
 
Cash flows from financing activities changed $11,889,000 from $3,794,000 provided in the 2006 period to $8,095,000 used in the 2007 period primarily from the net effect of borrowings and repayments. Borrowings on the East Lyme, Gold Peak and Claverack construction loans aggregated $21,671,000 during the 2006 period as compared to $13,889,000 in the 2007 period, primarily from weather related construction delays in the first and second quarters of 2007 and fewer buildings under construction in the 2007 period as we are nearing completion of the construction phase for the Gold Peak project. During the 2006 period, approximately $16,753,000 was repaid on the Gold Peak Construction Loan from 75 condominium sales and $584,000 from one East Lyme home sale. During the 2007 period, approximately $11,732,000 was repaid on the Gold Peak Construction Loan from 59 condominium unit sales and approximately $7,426,000 was repaid on the East Lyme Construction Loan from 12 home sales. During the 2007 period, $500,000 was repaid on the Bank Loan and $109,000 was used to purchase an interest rate cap. Other debt repayments in the 2007 period aggregated $66,000. Payments for option cancellations aggregated $2,433,000 in the 2007 period as compared to $668,000 during the 2006 period. Proceeds received from the exercise of options by option holders were $282,000 in 2007.
 
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
The Company makes forward-looking statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements relate to the Company’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 the Company’s business operations or performance. Specifically, forward-looking statements may include:
 
  •  statements relating to the benefits of the Merger with Private Reis and future services and product development of the Reis Services segment;
 
  •  statements relating to future business prospects, potential acquisitions, revenue, income, cash flows and EBITDA; and
 
  •  statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or similar expressions.


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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 assumptions regarding, among other things, the determination of estimated net realizable value for the Company’s assets and the determination of estimated settlement amounts for its liabilities for reporting under the liquidation basis of accounting through May 31, 2007 and general economic conditions.
 
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:
 
  •  expected benefits from the merger with Private Reis may not be fully realized or at all;
 
  •  revenues following the merger with Private Reis may be lower than expected;
 
  •  the possibility of litigation arising as a result of terminating the Plan;
 
  •  adverse changes in the real estate industry and the markets in which the Company operates;
 
  •  the inability to retain and increase the Company’s customer base;
 
  •  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;
 
  •  legal and regulatory issues;
 
  •  changes in accounting policies or practices; and
 
  •  the risk factors listed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2007 and, as amended, on April 30, 2007, and those listed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4, which was initially filed with the SEC on December 28, 2006 and, as amended, on March 9, 2007, April 11, 2007 and April 30, 2007.
 
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.


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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, 2007, the Company’s only exposure to interest rates was variable rate based debt. This exposure was minimized through the use of interest rate caps. The following table presents the effect of a 1% increase in the applicable base interest rates of the Company’s variable rate debt at September 30, 2007:
 
(amounts in thousands)
                                         
          Notional
                   
          Amount of
                   
          Interest Rate
                   
    Balance at
    Caps at
          LIBOR at
    Additional
 
    September 30,
    September 30,
          September 30,
    Interest
 
    2007     2007     LIBOR Cap     2007     Incurred  
 
Variable rate debt:
                                       
With interest rate caps:
                                       
Gold Peak Construction Loan
  $ 7,791     $ 14,000       5.00 %     5.12 %   $ (A)(B)
Bank Loan
    24,500     $ 15,000       5.50 %     5.12 %     152 (A)
                                         
      32,291                               152  
Without interest rate caps:
                                       
East Lyme Construction Loan
    7,070     $       %     5.12 %     71 (C)(B)
                                         
    $ 39,361                             $ 223  
                                         
 
 
(A) Reflects additional interest which could be incurred on the loan balance amount in excess of the notional amount at September 30, 2007 for the effect of a 1% increase in LIBOR, plus any increase from the September 30, 2007 LIBOR to the LIBOR cap if less than 1%.
 
(B) An increase in interest incurred would result primarily in additional interest being capitalized into the basis of this project.
 
(C) The East Lyme interest rate cap of LIBOR at 4.00% expired in July 2007.
 
Item 4T.   Controls and Procedures.
 
As of the end of the period covered by this report, management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the SEC.
 
Part II. Other Information
 
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.
 
The Company and its subsidiaries are not presently a party to any material litigation.
 
Item 1A.   Risk Factors.
 
Please refer to the risk factors listed under “Item 1A to Part I. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2007 and, as amended, on April 30, 2007 and the registration statement on Form S-4 filed on December 28, 2006 and, as amended on March 9, 2007, April 11, 2007 and April 30, 2007. There has been no material change to the risk factors disclosed therein.


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Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
None.
 
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
 
  3 .1   Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Reis, Inc. (f/k/a Wellsford Real Properties, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-11 filed on November 14, 1997).
  3 .2   Articles Supplementary (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2006).
  3 .3   Articles of Amendment of Reis, Inc. (f/k/a Wellsford Real Properties, Inc.), effective June 1, 2007 (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2007).
  3 .4   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Reis, Inc. (f/k/a Wellsford Real Properties, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2005).
  3 .5   Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Reis, Inc. (f/k/a Wellsford Real Properties, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2006).
  3 .6   Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Reis, Inc. (f/k/a Wellsford Real Properties, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on April 9, 2007).
  4 .1   The rights of Reis’s equity security holders are defined in Article V of the Articles of Amendment and Restatement (see Exhibit 3.1 above).
  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.


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SIGNATURES
 
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 12, 2007


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