App-Maker Unicorn Tries to “Disrupt” Residential Real Estate
The idea didn’t include anyone in real estate.
By Melissa Terzis, Realtor, City Chic Real Estate, Washington, DC:
Here we are, 15+ years post-dotcom bust, and 9 years post-housing bust. We...
McNellis: There’s no Place like Home
By John McNellis
If idle hands are the Devil’s work shop—they are—idle money is surely his pied-a-terre. When left with little to do, small boys play with matches, older ones...
Non-News Flash: Things are Booming
By Gary Marsh
San Jose and Silicon Valley are booming, as evidenced by hotel occupancy and nightly rates (Part I) in downtown San Jose’s premium hotels, as well as the...
Opinion: San Francisco Real Estate Market Finally Plateaued
Flat prices and stale inventory brought the fog to the city by the bay
By Jeffery Marino
San Francisco home sales declined for the eighth-consecutive month, falling 0.4 percent in August from a...
McNellis: Goodbye Yellow Cab Road
By John McNellis
If you’re a nostalgia fan, nail a selfie in front of a Yellow Cab because in a few years the only place you’ll find one is Guatemala...
New Rules for Home Buying
By Kelly McDonald
With the United States economy still struggling to bounce back from the difficult times of the last few years, the dream of homeownership for many people seems...
San Francisco Restaurant Week
By Angie Sommer, ZFA Structural Engineers
San Francisco Restaurant Week is one of dozens of events throughout California that showcase one of the state’s most notable contributions to American culture:...
McNellis: Desperately Chasing Yield
By John McNellis
To paraphrase a vulgar aphorism, self-delusions are like opinions—everybody has one. Some have many. Self-delusions are sometimes tragic—consider the starving anorexic who considers herself fat. Occasionally they...
Oakland Proposed Developer Fees Summarized
By Robert Selna
Unlike most large Bay Area cities, Oakland has not charged development impact fees to pay for affordable housing, but that is likely to change soon. The ramifications...
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...
