1. E-Commerce: Securities Firms Syndicate Billions over the Web. ..... Can commercial real estate lenders be far behind?. ….. J.P. Morgan uses IntraLoan’s web site to send and receive documents for loan syndicates. According to WebWeek of November 24, "IntraLoan essentially creates a Web-based virtual private network that allows underwriters and agent banks to post syndicated loan documents--loan information memorandum, credit letters, and other documents--to a secure Web site, where they are accessed by participating banks and financial institutions."

2. Web Success--Commercial Search Posts NAIOP's Fall Tour. ....Commercial Search, the Colorado listing service, and NAIOP’s Denver Chapter teamed up to showcase NAIOP’s Fall Tour properties on the Internet. Now brokers, before or after, the bus tour could go to the net and bring up specific property information, including pictures, floor plans and maps. ….. Everybody saves shuffling paper around, and the information can be accessed immediately.

3. New and Notable. ..... Heitman Financial Ltd. invests in real estate equities and public real estate securities for institutions. ….. Tower Realty Trust, a REIT, concentrates on the acquisition, repositioning and turnaround of office properties in NY, FL, AZ. ….. Albert D. Phelps, is a commercial and retail property owner, manager and developer based in Norwalk, CT. ….. Atlantic Mortgage & Investment Company provides income property financing and real estate services from offices in Richmond and Chesapeake, VA.

The Peninsula Advisors web site now features a downloadable interactive demo of IRIS^TM, the Integrated Real Estate Information System. ….. Harrison & Bates provides commercial real estate services throughout central Virginia from Richmond. ….. The American Industrial Real Estate Association (AIREA) is an organization of real estate brokers, primarily in eight Southern California counties, and a publisher of many real estate forms. ….. Smith Travel Research provides information and analysis to the lodging industry, including all major hotel chains.

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