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 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE] [IMAGE]    ReisCast October 23, 2001 =
    Reis - America's Source for Real Estate Investing    Welcome to ReisCas=
t, our weekly email newsletter.  This week's edition highlights are:    Met=
ro Briefs  Now Underway -- Reis SE's Special Offer -- FREE MetroStats & Sub=
marketStats 2Q01 Reports!     [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]    1. Metro Briefs   Still =
"King of the Hill - Top of the Heap" - New York Apartment Market - Second Q=
uarter 2001  Just six months ago, a "new gilded age" was permeating New Yor=
k.  According to Reis, as well as other market observers, the market was ch=
aracterized as having an all-time low unemployment rate, an expanding finan=
cial industry, and a vibrant, though volatile, "Silicon Alley".  Now recove=
ring from the wounds left by the events of September 11, the city's busines=
s and political leaders are faced with the daunting task of revamping secur=
ity and rebuilding the city, including the reconstruction of its communicat=
ion and transportation infrastructure, office market, and more importantly,=
 healing public confidence...Yet even now, New York's 128,000-unit apartmen=
t market continues to show tremendous staying power...      To get the enti=
re market excerpt as well as an opportunity to buy the full Reis Observer r=
eport,  go to  http://www.reis.com/learning/insights_metro_spotlight1.cfm#o=
ne      Midwest Heavyweight Keeps Swinging - Chicago Retail Market - Second=
 Quarter 2001  Ducking the punches thrown by today's sluggish retailing env=
ironment, the city with broad shoulders is slugging it out with a tough, tw=
o-fisted challenger-consumer apprehension and economic recession.  Already =
showing signs of wear, regional malls have been hit with a crippling combo =
of departures by JC Penney, Sears, Roebuck and Co., and Montgomery Ward.  F=
ortunately, Chicago has been able to "keep its dukes up" thus far,...reposi=
tioning itself to survive by relying more on big-box, value-oriented retail=
ers and community and neighborhood shopping centers...      To get the enti=
re market excerpt as well as an opportunity to buy the full Reis Observer r=
eport,  http://www.reis.com/learning/insights_metro_spotlight1.cfm#two     =
  [IMAGE]      2. Now Underway -- Reis SE's Special Offer -- FREE MetroStat=
s & SubmarketStats 2Q01 Reports!   Just a reminder ... you can still get FR=
EE MetroStats and SubmarketStats reports with market trends, per second qua=
rter 2001, for office and apartment markets in our 30 expansion metros.   B=
ut remember, this offer is limited to Reis SE and corporate account users a=
nd expires with the release of our third quarter 2001 update in November.  =
So don't delay....download your FREE MetroStats and SubmarketStats 2Q01 rep=
orts this week.   Not a Reis SE subscriber or corporate account user yet? W=
hat are you waiting for? Reis SE is very affordably priced to custom-fit yo=
ur US metro needs--be that one market or one hundred!  So call now for a Re=
is SE Demo at 1(800) 366-REIS, or email us at INFO@reis.com .     As always=
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