NEW YORK CITY-In what one insider has termed very difficult negotiations, no handshake has come about in Vornado's $3.25-billion bid for the World Trade Center.

NEW YORK CITY-In an overwhelming show of unity, industry professionals have circled the wagons around their service offerings, protesting the possibility that banks could invade their territory. The poll launches GlobeSt.com's bi-weekly industry survey.

NEW YORK CITY-The lily-white boy's club is giving way to ethnic and gender diversity, as commercial real estate slowly comes of age.

NEW YORK CITY-Insiders said it wasn't supposed to play out this way, but GlobeSt.com has learned from sources close to the deal that Vornado will enter into 20-day negotiation period with Port Authority board for 99-year leasehold.

NEW YORK CITY-Reports that Vornado has the inside track in the sale of the World Trade Center are misleading, says one official close to the talks. Brookfield/Boston Properties is still the logical choice.

NEW YORK CITY-The dot-com bloodbath shook our nerves and rattled our brains, but not so much that we've been blinded to the ongoing importance of tech development in real estate. Experts nationwide log in with their views on the relationship between the two industries.

NEW YORK CITY-Smaller space in cheaper digs--and a promise to keep city services on site--may end the months-long, much-publicized, often-criticized search for Bill Clinton's post-presidential base of operations.

NEW YORK CITY-In a move that caught more than a few people by surprise, former President Bill Clinton has nixed plans to move into the pricey Midtown office tower, opting--under much public pressure--for cheaper space. The frontrunner now is 55 W. 125th St.