Industry Contributors & Editorial
McNellis: On Private Equity and Real Estate
By John McNellis “Behind every great fortune lies a great crime,” Honore de Balzac, the French novelist, supposedly claimed. While this may be...
McNellis: The Chapter After Eleven
By John McNellis Put Mervyns, Blockbuster and Lassie together, and what do you have? Two dogs and a money-maker. If you own retail...
McNellis: To Everything There is a Season
By John McNellis The Bible’s book of Ecclesiastes tells of a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to rend and a...
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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...
Electric Charging Stations Are Next Commercial Property Frontier
By John Kalb Consumers are buying electric vehicles in greater numbers and beginning to create demand for charging stations in workplaces, public places,...
La Eace: ‘X’ Rated
By Rob La Eace As we round graduation time, I’m reminded of high school. My least-favorite subject was mathematics. I’m a creative type,...
McNellis: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
By John McNellis Our last column ended with questions: Why would a seller ever permit a listing broker to keep 100 percent of...
McNellis: Sex, Lies and Off-Market Deals
By John McNellis Jesus spent 40 days in the desert, eating nothing and resisting the devil’s temptations. Along a similar, if less biblical parallel,...
Hobstetter: America’s Cup and the Legacy Opportunity
By David Hobstetter Races come, races go, but what legacy do they leave behind? In the run-up and excitement to the world’s most-followed...
McNellis: Hazardous to Whom?
By John McNellis Trying to find an exchange property over the last 30 days has had us tire-kicking a passel of old shopping...
Leone: What Lies Beneath
By Nicholas B. Leone I received an interesting call the other day from Michael Gibbons, a property manager for a mid-size multifamily investment...
McNellis: Abandon All Hope
By John McNellis Hollywood has it wrong. Lawsuits very seldom right wrongs and, as often as not, taking a case to trial can...
