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RealPage Press Release
RealPage Acquisition of M/PF Research Combines Leaders in Technology and
Market ResearchDALLAS, TX - July 19, 1999 - RealPage, Inc., the leading
provider of multifamily property management software and services, today
announced that it has acquired M/PF Research, Inc., a Dallas-based company that
provides market research analysis of multifamily and commercial real estate
markets across the United States. M/PF will operate as a separate wholly owned
subsidiary of RealPage.
The acquisition combines the Web technology
initiatives under development at RealPage with the nationally acclaimed research
methodologies practiced by M/PF. The eventual outcome of this unprecedented
union will be availability of comprehensive, current demographic, market and
performance data delivered on a real-time basis.
"Both companies have an
extensive base of existing clients who will benefit from this acquisition," said
Jim Melson, chief executive officer of RealPage. "Our intent is to enable
clients to easily access market research information for use in monitoring and
benchmarking property performance. The technology investment planned for M/PF
will be aimed at instantaneously connecting property stakeholders with site
data, sub-market research, and relevant commentary of trends and
forecasts."
M/PF Research President Ron Witten, who will remain as
president of M/PF, is excited about the teaming of the two companies. "We are
delighted to become a part of a much larger company with the technological
resources to dramatically extend the capabilities of M/PF," said Witten. "We are
especially eager to access RealPage's expertise to migrate M/PF product delivery
to the Internet.
Based in Dallas, M/PF Research, Inc. has been providing
market research analysis of residential and commercial real estate markets
across the United States since its inception in 1961. It is retained by
investors, developers, owners and lenders to provide project-specific market
studies, as well as broader, strategic market selection studies and
reports.
RealPage, Inc. offers products and services to handle the entire
site management process for both affordable and conventional multifamily
properties, including applicant screening, accounting, budgeting, property
management, facilities, marketing, and compliance reporting. The company also
develops and delivers proprietary Web-based applications that enhance client
information management capabilities.
RealPage is headquartered in
Carrollton, Texas. The company was formed from the December 1998 merger of Rent
Roll, Inc., a Dallas-based company offering multifamily property management
software, and RealPage Communications, Inc., the leading provider of Internet
solutions to the real estate industry.
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