About REA 9

REA is the only >> contact manager (aka Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system that was created by commercial real estate professionals, for commercial real estate professionals.

System Requirements

Minimum 266 MHz processor (Pentium III or higher recommended)
Minimum 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM or higher recommended)
Minimum 300 MB of available hard disk space
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REA 9 Primary Use:

Commercial Real Estate Leasing, Investments, Development and Management for multiple users and corporations. REA 9 was written specifically for newer machines and operating systems from Windows 2000 and greater.

REA 9 combines the power of the Microsoft SQL database system and the .NET programming language to create an enterprise database system for tracking properties and contacts.

REA 9 works seamlessly with Microsoft Office including synching contacts, calendar and emails with Outlook. REA 9 can be run over an internet connection making it easy to access your data from anywhere.

REA 9 leverages the 25 years of experience Creagh Computer Systems has in commercial real estate database technology and brings it to your desktop.

Instantly access contacts and companies

Ordering information

You can purchase single and multi-user licenses by calling REA toll free at 888-290-5770;

REA 9 REFUND POLICY

REA Return Policy for software purchases

REA has a 30 day money back guarantee. During the first 30 days after your purchase and if you have not registered the software you can return the program for a refund. Registering the software voids the 30 day money back guarantee.

After 30 days there are no refunds regardless of if you have registered the software or not.

REA Return Policy on Technical Support Agreements

There are absolutely no refunds for any technical support agreements.

Refund process

In order to receive a refund, you must call 858-729-0154 and speak to a REA sales representative and request the refund. You must speak to a live person during our normal business hours. No emails, letters, voice mails or faxes will be accepted as a form of requesting a refund.

For those currently using REA 8:

The benefits of upgrading to version 9 are many:

New Prospects database view.
New Properties 1031 Exchanges database view.
New Contact database eliminates all duplication while still separating contact types automatically.
New Company database making it easy to make address changes to a group of contacts and see company profiles.
User & Administrative Rights: REA 9 has better security rights for each of your users to help protect your data from being stolen or incorrectly manipulated.
Advanced security settings allow you to control every aspect of your data.
Made of Microsoft .NET and Microsoft SQL for complete compatibility with Microsoft, XP and Vista.
Intuitive program design that is up to date with current Microsoft software products and programs such as Outlook, Word and Map Point.
Uses Microsoft SQL Server as a database engine that is secure and requires less maintenance. No more 'compressing and re-indexing' in the REA 9 program.
REA 9 database can be accessed over the internet using Microsoft Virtual Private Networking, making your database accessible from anywhere in the world.
Settings for each field including eliminating blanks and requiring users to pick a value from a list instead of entering it.
Custom Views allows you to create record subsets of data making it easier for you to work inside a predefined record set.
Companies view allows viewing/organizing by Organization, Subsidiary, Company, or via an "Organization Chart".
Panel Views: Select which panels you want to view on the main screen.
Supports multiple contact windows open at the same time.
Easier User Management.
True relational structure.
Sort the database by any combination of fields you want and save those sorts for repeat usage.
Multiple selection of records for deleting.
Unlimited addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for each client.
Separate tab for attachments.
Undo feature allows you to go back when you accidentally make changes to a record.
Complete rent comps capability for both tenants and spaces.
Track unlimited unit types for Multi-Family and Hotel properties.
More details in Property Apartment tracking.
More details in Property Spaces tracking.
Full synchronization with Microsoft Outlook.
Supports Microsoft Fax
All email sent or received from Outlook automatically attached to the history records in REA.
Better integration for envelopes and labels in conjunction with Microsoft Word.
REA 9 now uses the "Crystal Reports Engine" to view and print reports.
Full Crystal Reports Integration with "Report Templates" window. Be able to import or edit reports for use in REA 9.
Print Preview feature for every report REA 9 can create.
Capability to save a report preview as a Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word formats.
More powerful Marketing Report Query and Reports available or create your own using Crystal Reports.
List includes ability to sort by any column with a click, dragging and dropping columns to change the order, export to Excel and Word.
Email and phone number searches automatically search all phone number and email fields, even alternates.
History records contain 8 user defined fields allowing you to tailor your marketing reports.
Time zone support for each address including local time display for each client and auto calendar display based on your time zone.
Duplicate Checker window features drag and drop capability for merging contacts.
Ability to merge duplicate contact and company records by dragging and dropping
Customize the "Record" and "Description" text easily when adding a new link.
"Verify Now" feature allows users to verify the information for the current contact is correct.
Tenants database includes "Move In" and "Move Out" feature.
Easily attach owners, agents, or secondary contacts to existing properties or contacts with a global search.
Events and history can be connected to both contacts and property records.
Shared calendar enabling teams to share schedules.
Improved calendar views.
Smart search engine eliminates spaces and punctuation making it much easier to find records.
Ability to edit queries.
Improved query engine with five new query types.
Add your own custom "history status" types.
Add your own custom "event" types.
Users have control over who sees the information for each individual record.
New user friendly query wizard and advanced query windows.
Teams: All contacts in REA 9 are assigned to a team. Each record is visible to only the members of that team.

REA 8: As of July 1st 2008, REA no longer sells licenses for REA version 8. Support is only available to license holders whose support contract extended past the July 1st date.

No Annual Fees for this commercial real estate software software