1. The Ideal Listing System. ... An e-mail from Kelly Tueller at GSA recently got me thinking how far we've come and yet how far we have to go. ... His question: Is there "a list of Washington, DC metropolitan area web sites showing web addresses for developers, building owners, persons offering land for sale, brokers offering ... office, flex and industrial space?" Could a central Internet site make the GSA's search for space and market information more efficient? Why process fliers from dozens or hundreds of owners and brokers? ... Good questions. ... Since the Internet burst into public consciousness three years ago, a number of strong listing sites have developed.

For example, LoopNet, which relies upon brokers to input space available listings, provides wide geographic coverage, but not necessarily comprehensive local coverage, for free. ... Regional listing services like the Commercial Real Estate Arena, Commercial Search, COMMREX and Commercial Space Online are focused on specific markets, again for free or at minimal cost. ... Realty Information Group, which recently went public, provides very comprehensive, high bandwidth information to subscribers only on CD-ROM, but does offer updates via the web. ... With few exceptions, you're very unlikely to find complete, local leasing information for free on the net. What's your experience? ... If you have a listing service that you particularly like, write to me, and I'll mention your favorites in a future Dispatch.

2. Web Success--Cohen-Esrey Site Adds New Feature. ... Cohen-Esrey Real Estate Services, Inc., based in Kansas City, MO, provides a broad range of service, including brokerage and property management. Recently they added an "Apartments for Rent" section for the apartment communities that they manage. You'll see the button right on the home page. This is a good example of how the web can enable a firm to provide a higher level of service (and, not incidentally, raise the bar for the competition). ... Do you have a Web Success story? ... Send me e-mail. ... For hyperlinks to this week's story, use the URL below:

http://www.pikenet.com/pike?func=WebSuccess08

3. Dispatch HTML E-mail Option. ... Remember that you can now receive this Dispatch in HTML format, so that it looks just like a web page. ... Not all e-mail programs can receive HTML mail, including most corporate mail programs, but Netscape, Eudora 4.0, Outlook 98, Outlook Express, HotMail and WebTV can all receive it correctly, I believe. ... If you would like to receive future Dispatches in HTML format, edit your User Profile by going to the home page and clicking the "Edit User Profile" link under the PikeNet logo, or use the following URL:

http://www.pikenet.com/pike?func=emailRequest

4. Knowledge Base--Directory of Major Malls. ... ICSCNET now provides brief information from the Directory of Major Malls ®, which lists primary centers with Gross Leasable Areas of 250,000 and above. ... You'll find step-by-step instructions in the PikeNet Knowledge Base (top of home page) under the Phone Directories section, or use the URL below:

http://www.pikenet.com/pike?func=showPublicPage&page=
questions/questions/question078

5. PikeNet Presentations. ... This fall I'll be speaking at the following conferences and events. If you're attending, say hello! ... San Francisco: September 15, breakfast panel sponsored by the San Francisco Business Times. ... St. Louis: September 23, presentation to NAREIM, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers. ... Des Moines: October 7, presentation to the state CCIM conference. ... Los Angeles: October 14, seminar for AIR, the American Industrial Real Estate Association. ... Indianapolis: November 6, presentation to the ICBR/IU Annual Conference sponsored by the Indiana Commercial Board of Realtors and Indiana University.

6. Web News. ... Boeing Realty Corporation, which handles real estate for Boeing, is online with surplus properties in CA, FL and WA. ... American Industrial Properties is a REIT based in Irving, TX, specializing in the light industrial property sector nationwide. ... KLNB offers commercial real estate services in Baltimore, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC.... NY Realty.com provides complete real estate information on the New York City multifamily market.

--Peter Pike