Frank Gallinelli's RealData Blog

Federal Reserve V.P. and senior policy advisor John Duca has just published an an exceptionally lucid article that discusses the four key “shocks” suffered by the U.S. economy during the financial crisis: As he states quite succinctly, “Home construction plunged, wealth fell, credit standards ti...

I will be posting several video excerpts from classes I recently taught in Connecticut. These classes focused on financial analysis of income-producing property. In the first segment, I discuss some of the preliminary steps that every real estate investor should take when evaluating a potential i...

Our programmers at RealData have been very busy recently, working to bring you the latest release of our products for Excel on the Mac.  You can now purchase REIA Professional v15, REIA Express, and Commercial / Industrial Development with the same features that you would find in our Windows rel...

From time to time I teach a series of continuing education classes for Connecticut brokers and agents.  The courses are entitled "Understanding Real Estate Investments" -- there is a Level 1 (introductory) and Level 2 (intermediate), each for 3 credit hours as electives. I'll be doing so again fr...

If you’re trying to finance or refinance a piece of commercial real estate, then we urge you to check out this new article: "Commercial Real Estate Financing: What to Do Now" We interviewed George Blackburne of C-loans to ask him what investors should be doing in today’s market to secure that com...

I'm pleased to announce that I will be teaching continuing education electives in Connecticut from late March through mid-May. I'll be offering classes entitled "Understanding Real Estate Investments." There will be both an introductory level class and an intermediate. You can get more info and e...

REIA has been our flagship software product since 1982 (no, that's not a typo), It's not surprising then that we're always excited when we can announce a "new and improved" version.And so (drumroll)...  introducing Version 15, new for 2010The Professional Edition performs cash flow, resale, rate-...

To my surprise and delight, when I opened my Twitter account this morning (twitter.com/fgallinelli) I found news of one of my books making the 12/31/09 best seller list at Realtor® Magazine. There will be no living with me today! What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow... wa...

I recently taught a continuing ed class in real estate investment analysis at the invitation of a local mortgage exec and would like to share the press release with you (below).  FYI, in addition to CE classes I also plan to offer more extensive hands-on analysis courses for the public in Connect...

We've been publishing real estate investment and development software for more than 28 years and today we're pleased to announce the release of a new product: REIA Express Edition. We designed REIA Express with several audiences in mind. Perhaps you are... • a broker who needs to create professio...