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.” The accelerating...
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 from us, the whole...
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 attended the Pacific...
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 investor to make...
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 billion to...
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 exciting time as...
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 think you should write...
Online Dating
By John Cumbelich
The real estate industry’s version of online dating can be found in places with names like LoopNet, Crexi, Commercial Search, CoStar and...
McNellis: Many Happier Returns
Solving E-Commerce’s Challenge to Traditional Retail Comes in Small Packages
By John McNellis
Before the Wall Street Journal pontificates again about retail’s demise, about all those...
McNellis: Does WeWork at All?
Company discloses $1 billion losses in bond offering
By John McNellis
Wall Street’s biggest houses just hawked $702 million in junk bonds for WeWork. The junk...
