Industry Contributors & Editorial
McNellis: Decked by City Hall?
Making it in Real Estate (Part Ten): Decked by City Hall? By John McNellis “If you can’t eat their food, drink their booze,...
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...
McNellis: The Politics of it All
Making it in Real Estate (Part Nine): The Politics of it All By John McNellis [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ents and occupancy rates are tumbling today in...
McNellis: Your New Year’s Obituary
By John McNellis [dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you haven’t made a New Year’s resolution yet, you might consider another way of possibly improving yourself. Rather than...
SB 743 and CEQA
New Ways To Analyze Transportation Impacts Under SB 743 and the California Environmental Quality Act By Cecily Barclay The traffic impacts of development...
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...
McNellis: Thanks for Giving?
By John McNellis [dropcap]S[/dropcap]tarted three years ago, “Giving Tuesday” is becoming to the non-profit world what Black Friday is to retail. Set five...
Bubble Talk = Wishful Thinking
By Eric Von Berg We hear people referring to the current Bay Area economy as the boom phase of a boom/bust cycle: “We...
McNellis: The Stadium Tab
By John McNellis Winning power through public largesse was old when the Sphinx arose from the bulrushes. In 100 AD, the Roman poet...
Cheaper AND Greener?
One builder’s small steps yield big results to the triple bottom line By Kara Overaa Gragg We know that the construction business is...
Tenant Files Bankruptcy?
By Tracy Green You receive a phone call telling you that one of your tenants just filed a bankruptcy. What should you do?...
McNellis: Autographing the Deal
Making it in Real Estate (Part Eight): Autographing the Deal By John McNellis It seems we all lie. Depending on which lying study...
