1. NAIOP Survey Shows Shift to Web. … NAIOP just released a survey of its Principal Members (those actively involved as developers, owners, investors and asset managers). "The number of Principal members’ companies that list properties on the Internet is now around 25%. In two years, those who say they will or possibly will list properties there will skyrocket to more than 77%." … How and where they choose to list properties will be interesting to watch.

2. Web Success--FindAppraiser.com Delivers. … When Tim Kelly of Texas-based American Asset Advisers needed to sell an unusual property, he wanted an appraiser to help him "set and document the right price." So he used FindAppraiser.com. … "We got five or six responses back right away. … I particularly like the idea that we can review an appraiser’s credentials, especially considering that we don’t have a long business history with that person." … And Kelly found just the right person, so for him the transaction was already a success. … George McCanse, the developer of FindAppraiser.com has just launched a companion web site, Internet Appraiser, with news and information for appraisal professionals. … Do you have a Web Success story? Send me e-mail.

3. New and Notable. … Trammell Crow has launched its redesigned site featuring property listings--for example, the Campus at Cherry Creek in Denver with an asking price of $30m. … Waterford at Blue Lagoon is a major corporate office park developed by The Hogan Group, opposite the Miami International Airport. … Hotel Online provides a hospitality industry "meeting place" with news, forums and employment opportunities. … ERIIS (Environmental Risk Information & Imaging Services) provides real property and company-specific environmental due diligence data nationwide. … APTEK Management Services specializes in residential property management in the New York City area. … Bruce Strumpf, Inc., based in Clearwater, FL, offers retail space management and leasing in Florida. … The Self Storage Association is an International non-profit association dedicated solely to the self storage industry.

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5. Upgraded Search Feature at PikeNet. … To the right of the "Search" button at PikeNet, you’ll notice two radio buttons. The top one is active, by default, to search the PikeNet database of URLs. … Click the lower button to search the PikeNet Knowledge Base, Dispatch and Web Success stories. … For example, a search for "synthetic lease" will lead you to references for this phrase. … A search for "treasury" will take you to information on U.S. Treasury rates. … "Signature" will lead you to instructions for adding a signature to your e-mail.

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