Contributors
McNellis: Murder on the Retail Express?
By John McNellis [dropcap]P[/dropcap]utting the black in Black Friday, the Wall Street Journal found almost no pulse in traditional retail last Friday, declaring...
Working with WeWork: A Broker’s and Real Estate Counsel’ Commentary
By Dan Mihalovich WeWork has been in the news lately. From dominating the shared work space arena, to buying an iconic retail department...
McNellis: West Coast Housing Crisis is a High Class Problem
By John McNellis [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are problems and then there are high-class problems. Being unemployed is a problem. Getting hit with a huge tax...
Should Landlords Conduct Cybersecurity Audits?
By Christian Leitner A recent KPMG survey of businesses in the real estate industry showed that about 50% of surveyed organizations believed that...
Resilience and Real Estate Investing
Evan Reis, SE Executive Director, US Resiliency Council Evan.reis@usrc.org www.usrc.org Does luxury last? [dropcap]I[/dropcap]’ve traveled around the country speaking about resilience, making the...
Amazon-Whole Foods Already Rattling the Grocery Sector
By Wolf Richter Here are the numbers since the August 28 price cuts. When Amazon’s deal to acquire Whole Foods Market closed on...
McNellis: Leaving Retail
By John McNellis [dropcap]I[/dropcap] received an invitation to attend a cocktail party in Los Angeles at next week’s International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC)...
Resilience Is the New Sustainability
Evan Reis, SE Executive Director, US Resiliency Council Evan.reis@usrc.org www.usrc.org Green design alone is not sustainable Ihad a discussion with a friend a...
McNellis: The Only Free Cheese is in a Mouse Trap
By John McNellis [dropcap]I[/dropcap] had the following conversation with a broker a couple days ago. While not verbatim, it is true. The phone...
McNellis: Over-Storing America
By John McNellis “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves…” Julius Caesar [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s it happens, Shakespeare was writing...
On Seattle’s Construction Boom, Rents, and Crane Counting
By Liberty One Lithium There are 67,507 apartment units in various stages of the pipeline. Jun 30, 2017--It’s kind of hard to wrap...
McNellis: Is Macy’s Amazon’s Next Target?
By John McNellis “Amazon wrecked the mall. Now it’s coming for the grocery store.” Chris Isidore CNN Money “The 40,000 square foot market...