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The Commercial Real Estate Network’s Web site www.ccim.com offers commercial real estate owners an array of services including news, market trends, conferences, and a library. It also lists upcoming events.

www.creonline.com is the Web site for Creative Real Estate Online and is targeted at those interested in creative real estate investments. Categories at the Web site include How-To Articles, Money-Making Ideas, Legal Corner, and Cash Flow Corner.

www.jumpstartcoalition.org The Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy seeks to improve the personal financial literacy of young adults. Its purpose is to evaluate the financial literacy of young adults; develop, disseminate, and encourage the use of guidelines for grades K-12; and promote the teaching of personal finance. Its Web site provides a searchable database of educational materials for the K-12 age group. (888) 45-EDUCATE.

The Web site for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts is located at www.nareit.com. Topics covered include how to invest in REITs, Government Relations, Research and Statistics, and tax-reporting information.

www.ncfe.org is the Web site for the National Center for Financial Education. It is a consumer-oriented, nonprofit, public education organization that offers articles and worksheets on topics, such as spending perception and creating a spending plan.

Several auction Web sites are both interesting and informative. www.ebay.com is the Internet’s most successful auction Web site, selling many items to many people. www.icollector.com is home to more than 200 auction houses, dealers, and galleries, and www.sothebys.com is the Web site for Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest and most venerable auction house.

For more information on gems, Gemological Institute of America has a Web site at www.gia.org. Topics include GIA Education, Gem Trade Laboratory, Gems & Gemology, and How to Buy a Diamond.

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