Content
1. Headline
2. New and Notable
3. Web Strategy
4. Oops
5. PikeNet Changes
6. Subscribing and Canceling

1. Headline... "Office Buildings Magazine: It's All on the Net." No other real estate trade publication in the U.S. has provided access to as much content, for free on the web. *Click the Headline at PikeNet.*

2. New and Notable... Portman Holdings has put up a very attractive site. One Peachtree Center, a Portman development, has a separate site featuring floor plans and an interesting stacking plan. Tanger Outlet Centers REIT owns factory outlet centers in 22 states. Gaedeke Landers acquires and manages office properties in Dallas/Ft. Worth and South Florida. The Meridian Industrial Trust is a REIT specializing in warehouses and light manufacturing buildings across the U.S. Meditrust is the nation's largest REIT investing in health care facilities. Yonge Wellington Property Limited owns high rise office buildings in Toronto, Canada.

RealQuest On-Line Data Access is software for downloading and managing data from online providers like TRW-REDI and DataQuick. Bonz & Company, based in Boston, offers financial counseling services in New England and internationally in Russia. Hall Associates provide brokerage services in Roanoke, Virginia. LeasingProfessional publishes a monthly newsletter on negotiating and drafting strategies for commercial real estate. The Lease Audit Website posts good documentation and court decisions for reference in this area. Real Estate Tax Services (RETS) provides property tax management services in a dozen states. *Find these sites by entering a complete or partial word in the text search box on the home page.*

3. Web Strategy... "The game right now on the Web is not so much about technology. It's about rapid customer acquisition and getting people familiar with the services you provide, getting them habituated to your service." Jim Manzi, CEO Industry.Net in WebWeek, July 1996.

4. Oops... Forest City's site includes an 80k image of a stack of lumber. Estimated 40 seconds to download at 14.4k. "Honey, come look at this."

5. PikeNet Changes... New Toolkits for Metropolitan Boston and Property Management. Click the "Market Toolkits" icon at the top of the home page.

6. Subscribing and Canceling... If you do not want to receive this Dispatch, please reply with "cancel" in the Message field to remove your name. If you know a person who would like to be added to this list, please send me an e-mail with the word "subscribe." Please include your name and company.

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