Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Money At The Center Of VOW Debate Money -- who gets it and who doesn't -- is at the center of the huge dispute concerning Virtual Office Web sites, or VOWs. With VOWs as currently proposed, all listings from a local MLS must be available for display -- MLS member brokers would not be able to opt out or fully control the use of their listings. Consumers who wish to see VOW listings would be forced to register with VOW owners. With a registration in hand, a VOW owner -- perhaps an entity that has never seen the property, never met the prospective buyer and never visited the community where the property is located -- may well be entitled to a share of the realty commission. 12:50:04 PM

Wednesday, October 9, 2002

From Candy to Chromosomes in Cambridge Making the grandest entry into the Boston area real estate market in memory, Novartis has leased 764,000 square feet of costly lab space in Cambridge, Mass. By Susan Diesenhouse. New York Times: Business 10:56:33 AM

A Melding of Residential and Commercial in One Shop How has Geoffrey P. Wharton, who has spent most of his professional life in commercial real estate, turned up as chief executive of one of the largest residential brokerage agencies in the city? By John Holusha. New York Times: Business 10:54:23 AM

Sunday, September 29, 2002

Foreclosures close in on 'American Dream' CNN - Beth Johnson and the US economy both were on a roll in 2000, when she bought her first home. More homeowners face foreclosure MSNBC Mortgage miseries sending more homeowners into foreclosure Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Google Business News 9:25:23 PM

Thursday, September 5, 2002

Meeting Wednesday Today I had a meeting with the developer Scott Johnson. We talked of digital technology and business as we walked Long Beach in Nahant. I must take more beach meetings, excellent! 3:51:08 AM