1. Property and Anti-Property Web Sites. … In response to last week’s Dispatch, Maurice Gatien of Canada’s eSPACE mentioned 250 Yonge Street (Toronto) web site, which his firm has recently done. … Although it is not apparent to a public visitor, according to Gatien, "The site has been designed so that it can be managed from the desk-top of the leasing rep, without the need to involve the cost (or delay) of having an HTML programmer make changes. A remote admin center allows access on a password-protected basis. This allows same-day changes in text or in information about available spaces." … And now for an anti-property web site… Forristall Enterprises, a Florida general and demolition contractor, has a "DemoCAM" of a Sarasota hotel under demolition to make way for a Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Every five minutes Forristall captures a frame from a video camera and uploads it to their web site.

2. Web Success--Cap Rate Properties Sells NNN. … Dean L. Curci of Cap Rate Properties in Newport Beach, CA, recently closed a transaction as a "direct result" of listing a $1.8 million Staples net leased property at his web site. … In this 45-day virtual transaction, "Cap Rate Properties did not ever meet the buyer or the buyer’s agent … Part of the reason we were able to close the transaction so quickly was due in part to e-mailing back and forth the draft revisions of the formal purchase contract." … Do you have a Web Success story? … Send me e-mail.

3. Message Board--Software Discussion. … I received an e-mail this week from a corporate real estate director, "Do you know of any information source, on the Web or otherwise, which gives an up-to-date evaluation of all the major lease management/owned property software systems? We are about to launch a study, and any information and insight you could provide would be greatly appreciated." … So if you have thoughts, please post to the Software Message Board. … Remember that you can read all messages, but must register to post. … Use the link below to go directly to the Software Message Board.

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4. Web News. … Highwoods Properties is a REIT specializing in suburban office and industrial property in the Southeast with headquarters in Raleigh, NC. … Korpacz has recently launched its newly designed Real Estate Source Directory with over 10,000 information references. … The Asian Property Journal (APJ) provides On-line daily news covering the real estate markets of the Asia Pacific region.

5. Knowledge Base--Inquist Fights Information Overload. … Use Inquisit to receive automatic e-mail or pager notification any time a company name or business term is mentioned in over 600 publications (primarily newspapers and news wires). … For example, when I signed up, I entered Equity Office, Realty Information Group and "synthetic lease." … If I had been a subscriber over the past thirty days, I would have received 46, 5 and 3 articles respectively. … A subscription costs $13 a month with the first fourteen days free. … For step-by-step instructions, go to the PikeNet Knowledge Base at the top of the home page and click the last question in the News section.

6. PikeNet Express. … Sharp-eyed readers noted that I sent out my first "PikeNet Express" on Tuesday this week. … The Express is a short Dispatch with editorial content paid for by the sponsor, in this case REIS Reports, which was seeking input for its new market research product.

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