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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...
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...
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...
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...
McNellis: Back to School
Real Estate Jargon Demystified By John McNellis [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hether a lawyer, architect, engineer or broker, a young professional in real estate often hears expressions—some...
McNellis: Flatten the Code
By John McNellis When even the crooked developers think the polls-leader gives real estate a bad name, you know Washington has problems. A...
SummerHill Homes’ Proposed Project Near Lawrence Caltrain Station Moving Forward
[googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d25354.042584846793!2d-121.9958516!3d37.407439600000004!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x808fb7d4338735b7%3A0xf9945dd138a01c35!2sLawrence+Station!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1438573801616&w=600&h=450] By Naib Mian During a study session on July 14, the Santa Clara City Council indicated its preference in the conceptual...
McNellis: WeWork Until WeDon’t
By John McNellis When was irrational exuberance upgraded to the first class lounge? When did delusional insanity take over the valuations of start-up...
McNellis: In Praise of Inefficiency
By John McNellis A lender on one of our projects wrote last week, demanding we post an $800,000 letter of credit to further...
McNellis: Let Them Commute
By John McNellis [quote]“The rich are different from you and me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald[/quote] Rich cities are different, too, but—like rich people—they have...
McNellis: Bromancing the Deal
Making it in Real Estate (Part Five): Bromancing the Deal By John McNellis “I always act as our broker when we buy properties....
