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McNellis: Your Real Estate Empire-Build it or Buy it?
By John McNellis What’s your strategy in allocating capital between buying finished projects and doing development deals, what percentage of each do you...
McNellis: Understating Your Net Worth
By John McNellis If you’re in real estate, if you’re developing or simply investing in property, you’re in the business of borrowing money....
McNellis: Meals on Broken Wheels
By John McNellis What do DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have in common with Lassie? Nothing. They’re dogs; Lassie’s a superstar. What...
McNellis: Is Tesla a Climate Change Bystander?
By John McNellis (EDITOR’S NOTE: While The Registry does not usually weigh into making changes to opinion articles, it is worth pointing out...
McNellis: Is it a Wee Downturn?
After all, paraphrasing that famous philosopher, Yogi Berra: “Ninety percent of a recession is half mental.” By John McNellis It is a well-established...
In Memoriam: James J. Curtis III
(Publisher’s note: John McNellis gave the following eulogy on August 9th at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in San Francisco at a mass commemorating...
McNellis: Oh, Say Can U.C.
By John McNellis Last week the city of Berkeley sued the University of California over its proposed redevelopment of the worn-out Upper Hearst...
McNellis: Game of Phones
By John McNellis The International Council of Shopping Centers, far better known as the ICSC, gathers this weekend for its annual meeting in...
McNellis: Retail’s Existential Threat is Private Equity
By John McNellis A “bust out” is a fraud tactic, commonly used in the organized crime world, wherein a business’ assets and lines of...
McNellis: Whole Foods’ Existential Threat?
“Amazon’s plunge into the $800 billion US grocery industry posed an existential threat to rivals.” CNN August 2018 By John McNellis A couple...
McNellis: Death by Power Point
By John McNellis With speaking season just around the corner, with the conferences, conventions and even lowly breakfast panels backing up like rusting...
McNellis: Winter is Coming
By John McNellis As of last Friday, the S&P 500 was down 2.33 percent for the year. Like a dead rat in the...
