Screwed: Brokers Tell-All; A John McNellis Column
“Business is the polar opposite of a high school dance—you can always find someone to screw you.”
By John McNellis
“Dear John:
I think you should write about how everyone is a...
McNellis: Could California Flame Out?
By John McNellis
The phone rang early yesterday. “Well, our center’s still standing,” my partner said.
“Whoa.”
“The fire’s only a couple blocks from us, the whole town of Lakeport’s been evacuated....
Lenders Beware
California Considers Significant Changes To Residential Foreclosures
By Kenneth R. Styles
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument on three related foreclosure cases:
Yvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corporation (2014, 2nd...
McNellis: Blood Simple
By John McNellis
Whether Theranos proves the biggest fraud since Volkswagen faked diesel remains to be seen, but the blood-testing company has already been convicted and hung in the court...
McNellis: For the Class of 2016
By John McNellis
It appears my invitation to address Stanford’s graduating class was rejected by my spam filter. It also blocked commencement speech invitations from an underwater welding school and...
McNellis: Playing Small Ball
Making it in Real Estate Part Three: Playing Small Ball
By John McNellis
“I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.” A winning...
Amazon CEO Sets Flexible Return-to-Work Baseline
Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy sent the following message to Amazon’s employees
Subject: Updated guidance on where we work
Dear Amazonians,
I want to update you on how we’re continuing to evolve our...
Opinion: Another (Opportunistic) Look at San Francisco’s Office Vacancy
By Vladimir Bosanac
As San Francisco’s vacancy and availability rates continue to climb into the high 20 percent range, I am struck by one thing: Opportunity!
Today’s market may be one...
Online Dating
By John Cumbelich
The real estate industry’s version of online dating can be found in places with names like LoopNet, Crexi, Commercial Search, CoStar and others. These sites are built...
McNellis: Monogamy and Its Downside
Bankers like exclusivity, but developers should be less enamored.
April 1, 2011
By John McNellis
In an issue devoted to infrastructure—yes, sadly, it’s all falling apart and, yes, we all need to...
