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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
THE DEWOLFE COMPANIES, INC.
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to The DeWolfe Companies, Inc. 1998
Stock Option Plan and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated January 28, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of The DeWolfe Companies, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 28, 2000
