Industry Contributors & Editorial
McNellis on Spring Rituals: A Full Accounting
By John McNellis Like daffodils, if not quite as lovely, accountants are among the earliest signs of spring. When ours called the other...
McNellis on Spring Rituals: A Full Accounting
FEBRUARY 1, 2012 By John McNellis Like daffodils, if not quite as lovely, accountants are among the earliest signs of spring. When ours...
McNellis on Developers and Contractors: General Relativity
December 13, 2011 By John McNellis With major construction about to blossom all over the Bay Area—campuses for Salesforce, Google and Apple, the...
McNellis: Lords of the Pipeline
The worst is over and recovery begins. November 1, 2011 By John McNellis At last. September’s ICSC Western States Conference in San Diego...
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...
McNellis: A Sod Roof Too Far
November 1, 2011 By John McNellis In addition to sounding tres sophistiques, the word triage embodies a very reasonable concept. If you’re running out...
McNellis: Working Without a Net Worth
Cash flow is real estate’s real value. By John McNellis Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first vice president, John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner, is remembered...
McNellis: Lies, Damn Lies and the IRR
September 1, 2011 By John McNellis Outright fraud in sales packages is about as rare as total amnesia. However negligently prepared offerings may...
McNellis: Da to Kapital
Retail landlord finds hope amidst the rubble. July 1, 2011 By John McNellis In Red Square, Russia stages day-long parades to display its military...
McNellis: Brokers with Principals
Give a little to get a lot. June 1, 2011 By John McNellis Before examining a few mistakes this undervalued profession makes so...
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...
McNellis: Let Us Now Praise Famous Architects
And let us remind not-so-famous developers to seek business counsel elsewhere. March 1, 2011 By John McNellis The Registry is devoting this issue...