AB 68 Changes The Rules Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units
By Steven Vettel and CJ Higley
On January 1, several housing-related bills signed into law in late 2019 by California Governor Gavin Newsom took effect, including Assembly Bill 68 (AB...
McNellis: Density and California’s Senate Bill 827
By John McNellis
Give Scott Weiner a medal. While not a complete solution, the state senator’s proposed bill, SB 827, directly addresses California’s two most pressing issues—our housing shortage and...
McNellis: Outward Bound, Now More Than Ever
By John McNellis
Thanksgiving at home is the traditional time and place for contemplating not only your good fortune—and sharing a bit of it—but your kindness in general. Worthy thoughts...
McNellis: Size Matters
Making it in Real Estate (Part Six): Size Matters
By John McNellis
In the opening scene of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Rosencrantz correctly calls heads ninety-two times in a row...
McNellis on Governance: Rescue Our Horse
John McNellis
The annual meeting of America’s foremost real estate organization, the Urban Land Institute, took place last week in Los Angeles. Its mood was as somber as an Irish...
Game-Changing Methods for Unlocking Grocery Anchor Benefits
By: Eric Price
The regional shopping center market is in flux. The enduring rise of e-commerce trends, lingering COVID adjustments, the increasing costs of rent and construction materials and other...
McNellis: Is the 1031 Exchange Panacea or Placebo?
By John McNellis
Upon selling a supermarket last week, we deposited our proceeds into a 1031 exchange account. Call this maneuver the triumph of hope over experience, because we have...
Polentz: Here Comes the Sun
By Michael C. Polentz
For those who have been watching from the sidelines, the solar industry has had its ups and downs over the past few years. For those who...
More Sunlight on Solar
(Editor’s Note: John McNellis’ September column, “Sunlight on Solar,” generated a fair bit of reader response, most notably from Sun Light and Power, the company that designed and installed...
McNellis: California’s Housing Crisis is a High Class Problem
By John McNellis
There are problems and then there are high-class problems. Being unemployed is a problem. Getting hit with a huge tax bill is a high-class problem. Not qualifying...
