With all the news front and center about the mortgage market meltdown, we are all more than a bit concerned, and ask ourselves: "What does it mean to real estate investors?" Sure, there are tons of deals out there, foreclosures abound and prices keep sliding what seems like each month for a year now. But how do we finance these deals now that banks are losing liquidity and collapsing?

In our next meetup, I wanted to focus on what this crisis means for acquiring and selling investment properties (and real estate in general, by default). And of course, since we are a real estate technology group, we will be discussing how technology can help us navigate this situation. Are there new business models on the web that are emerging as a result? Are there any new cool technologies that we can build to change the game?

We are trying a new venue this time, Taralluci e Vino, in Union Square. They serve food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, whatever you fancy. And it's a chilled-out atmosphere where we can sit around a table and talk and actually hear each other. If we like it, we can make it our regular spot. I am going to call ahead and make a reservation for 20. Please RSVP as soon as you can, so that I can give them an accurate head count.