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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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The Board of Directors 
THE DEWOLFE COMPANIES, INC.

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this
Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to The DeWolfe Companies, Inc. 1992
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated February 26, 1996 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedules of The DeWolfe Companies, Inc. included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                        Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 24, 1996













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