Industry Contributors & Editorial
How to Plan and Manage Smoother Apartment Renovation Projects
By Lauri Moffet-Fehlberg & Chris Apostolopoulos Renovation projects, occupied or unoccupied, are seldom straightforward because, unlike new construction, they are challenged with the...
McNellis: Understating Your Net Worth
By John McNellis If you’re in real estate, if you’re developing or simply investing in property, you’re in the business of borrowing money....
Senate Bill 330 Housing Crisis Act Explained
By Steven Vettel and Charles “CJ” Higley California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law several housing-related bills passed in the 2019-2020 state...
McNellis: How to Keep Friends and Influence No One
“80 percent of friendship is kindness.” By John McNellis We all want friends. We all want to be liked. Most of us wish...
California’s Black Sky Decision Upends Decades of Lending Practice
By Steven M. Morger For decades, the holder of an obligation secured by a junior deed of trust would be able to sue...
McNellis: Meals on Broken Wheels
By John McNellis What do DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have in common with Lassie? Nothing. They’re dogs; Lassie’s a superstar. What...
An Open Letter To Mayor London Breed About Zoning Reform
Dear Mayor Breed, I just attended the National Association of Realtors (NAR) convention at San Francisco’s Moscone Center last week. While I was there,...
WeWork Goes to Zero
By Dan Mihalovich First, the disclosures: This article will take longer than 60 seconds to read. My apologies. Stop now, perhaps. Sorry, but...
Facebook Commits $1 Billion and Partners with the State of California to Address Housing Affordability
By David Wehner Facebook builds and supports communities, both online and off. Today, we’re committing $1 billion to help address the affordable housing crisis...
McNellis: Is Tesla a Climate Change Bystander?
By John McNellis (EDITOR’S NOTE: While The Registry does not usually weigh into making changes to opinion articles, it is worth pointing out...
Retail Double Whammy
By John Cumbelich The suburban shopping center business is not in crisis. But the simultaneous presence of two unsettling dynamics in the industry...
In California, WOTS up WOTUS?
By Wendy L. Manley and Bruce S. Flushman This month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers finalized a rule...
