Industry Contributors & Editorial
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...
McNellis: There’s No Place Like Home
As good times roll back around, real estate investors should take stock of the foibles of our past and resolve not to repeat...
McNellis: Through a Glass Darkly
Views of the skeptical optimist. January 1, 2011 By John McNellis Attended a couple more posh conferences where it seemed nearly every panelist...
McNellis: A Deal Runs Through It
Fishing for deals proves to be a popular sport across the country. June 1, 2010 By John McNellis Remember Brad Pitt fly-fishing in...
McNellis: March Madness
March 23, 2010 By John McNellis Monterey, March 2010 – While St. Patrick may have driven the snakes out of Ireland all by himself,...