Alan Crittenden, who founded the Crittenden Report and related real estate conferences, passed away May 7 from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease at his home in San Diego. He was 81. In 1972, Crittenden founded the Crittenden Report, a newsletter that covers commercial real estate financing. It was originally a marketing tool designed to support his growing mortgage brokerage business. However, he quickly found that subscribers were willing to pay for the newsletter and focused his business full-time on publishing. More