Article: Outlook for online real estate: commercial real estate websites have yet to mature, but property listing sites are striving for better coverage, timeliness and accuracy. (Work Place Technology).

As commercial real estate websites die, merge and find shelter under the wing of an industry consortium, business tenants may feel like helpless spectators. Turn that image of the helpless spectator into the empowered window-shopper.

Real estate websites have yet to mature, but there's a proliferation of listing sites to peruse. Property listing sites admit they can't cover every available property, but they are improving.

Growing pains

In the first six months of 2001, the commercial real estate industry witnessed approximately 35 percent to 40 percent attrition in the total number of sites because of failed launches, mergers or closings, ...

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