Contributors
Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, It Affects the Industry’s Owners
By Helen Moulis As most of us know, we’ve entered a new era of tax rules with the passage of the Tax Cuts...
McNellis: Mattress Firm’s Moral Bankruptcy
By John McNellis Mattress Firm, the nation’s largest mattress retailer, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in last month. Why did it go bankrupt? Simple....
McNellis: Amazon’s Clicking into Bricks
By John McNellis In May 2017, The Real Deal ran a cover story entitled, “Retail is F*cked.” While snarkier than its mainstream competitors,...
Microsoft’s Redmond Campus Gets $169+ MM In Upgrades Over Last Year
By Kelsey Graeber The original posting can be found HERE. Over the past year, Microsoft’s plans for the Redmond campus overhaul, expected to...
McNellis: A Broken Compass?
By John McNellis Does outspending your competition buy you the best talent? Of course. Does it guarantee you the World Series championship? Not...
Facebook Oculus Spends $106MM on Redmond Facilities Expansion
By Kelsey Graeber In January, Matt Day of the Seattle Times stated that “Facebook is reshaping Seattle as a virtual, augmented reality hub.”...
McNellis: Could California Flame Out?
By John McNellis The phone rang early yesterday. “Well, our center’s still standing,” my partner said. “Whoa.” “The fire’s only a couple blocks...
Still Room for Growth in Housing Market
Industry perspectives from PCBC 2018 By Erica A. Bose, Mathew A. Wyman and Christopher D. Stark Developers, capital providers and other industry professionals...
Why the U.S. Housing Market Will End Up Like Japan’s
By Tyree Nelson Housing start stats. You’ve got to love them. One month they’re up, the next month they’re down. What’s an astute...
McNellis: Uber’s Johnny Cab Future
By John McNellis While Uber isn’t exactly driving straight to the bank, it may get there yet. The company has ripped through $10...
Is This Going to Crush Rents in Seattle?
by Wolf Richter A phenomenal onslaught of the wrong kind of supply. Crane-counters in the metropolitan area of Seattle have long had an...
Screwed: Brokers Tell-All
“Business is the polar opposite of a high school dance—you can always find someone to screw you.” By John McNellis “Dear John: I...
