NOTICE:  CRE Partners is now providing its educational
               and consulting services under the business name
                                            "Realcomm." 

                        Please visit us at www.realcomm.com.

                               For more information, contact
                                       Darlene Pope, 703-444-5720
                                           dpope@realcomm.com       
   
 

        * * * NEWS RELEASE - OCT 17, 2005 * * *      

              CRE Partners and Realcomm have entered into a new partnership
              agreement that will incorporate CRE Partners and its business offerings
              into Realcomm.  This merger will expand the customer base of both companies and extend the service
              offerings to reach a much broader base of commercial real estate professionals.  CRE Partners seminar
              series for 2006 will now be offered in its entirety under the Realcomm brand  (see NEWS RELEASE).

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