McNellis: Bromancing the Deal
Making it in Real Estate (Part Five): Bromancing the Deal
By John McNellis
“I always act as our broker when we buy properties. That way I take the commission we save...
Affordable Housing: Death by Entitlement
By W. Charles Perry
“Affordable Housing” has now joined the ranks of “negative income” and “unbiased opinion” as a world-class oxymoron in the California vernacular. In 2016, our fearless leaders...
McNellis: Amazon’s Clicking into Bricks
By John McNellis
In May 2017, The Real Deal ran a cover story entitled, “Retail is F*cked.” While snarkier than its mainstream competitors, it encapsulated the prevailing sentiment of the...
McNellis: Lords of the Pipeline
The worst is over and recovery begins.
November 1, 2011
By John McNellis
At last. September’s ICSC Western States Conference in San Diego was more upbeat than beat-up; it had more site...
McNellis: A Great Year to Unload Crap
By John McNellis
There are bad ideas—say, ordering spaghetti on a first date. And there are worse ideas, like telling someone what you really think of his fiancée. And then...
McNellis: Abusing Power
By John McNellis
Just as historians still question the precise date the Romans became the Italians, developers are by no means in agreement as to exactly when every pothole or...
McNellis: When it’s Good for Everybody
By John McNellis
The magnificent PBS series, The Roosevelts, aired about the same time as the release of yet another Federal Reserve report. Considered together, the two prove one thing:...
McNellis: The Politics of it All
Making it in Real Estate (Part Nine): The Politics of it All
By John McNellis
Rents and occupancy rates are tumbling today in North Dakota because shale oil is mud in...
Retail Reinvented
By John Cumbelich
The San Francisco Bay Area is now home to not one but two of the most evolutionary new projects in the world of commercial real estate. The...
Primer on Workplace Amenities
How to Leverage Your Competitive Edge And Meet the Needs of a Changing Workforce
By Robin Weckesser
Using the workplace as a tool to attract and retain talent while enhancing the...
