Gary Secondino: Real Estate

Money At The Center Of VOW Debate

Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:50:04 GMT

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.

From Candy to Chromosomes in Cambridge

Wed, 09 Oct 2002 14:56:33 GMT

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

A Melding of Residential and Commercial in One Shop

Wed, 09 Oct 2002 14:54:23 GMT

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

Foreclosures close in on 'American Dream'

Mon, 30 Sep 2002 01:25:23 GMT

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

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Meeting Wednesday

Thu, 05 Sep 2002 07:51:08 GMT

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!