In July of 1776 the number of people living in the colonies was 2.5 million. This 4th of July we will have surpassed the 300 million mark – now that is demographic growth! As we hit the mid point of 2007, we continue to see a healthy yet funky market
“If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments!” The current meltdown in the sub prime market is a “prime” example of greed and mispricing of risk. I have been advising clients of late that we really didn’t / don’t have a real estate bubble. What we had
Making a deal come together is like landing a 747 on a blade of grass. This past month was one of the most interesting I’ve witnessed in some time. As I have told you, last year was our best on record. Well the first quarter of this year beats all
OK so I missed Earth Day on Friday – sorry! Sustainability and Green Buildings have long been kept in the corner by the real estate industry along with tree huggers and indian sand flys and such. The press and politicians have raised our environmental awareness, however, I believe that soaring
April 1, 2007 «AddressBlock» RE: Monthly Letter Dear «GreetingLine» The ancient Greeks taught that all communications involved three ingredients: Ethos, or the character of the speaker; Pathos, or connecting with the emotions; and Logos, which is the factual content of the message. For any of you who read our Gold
Well at least the front page of the Real Estate section of the San Diego Daily Transcript (which is the daily legal and real estate newspaper of San Diego). For those of you who don’t subscribe, it is linked here (double click on the text); Retail Market Strong The press
The buzz has been on the street for about 6 months that Tesco (the world’s third largest grocery store chain) is coming to town. Plans are for Southern California, Phoenix and Las Vegas. I’m working on 3 locations myself. The concept is a 14,000 sf freestanding building like a Walgreens
I had the pleasure of attending the Univesity of San Diego annual Commercial Real Estate forecast event last month. Sam Zell the real estate mogul and billionaire was the keynote speaker. I learned two things and thought I would pass them on to you. 1. Sam noted that rents rise
I had the pleasure of attending the Univesity of San Diego annual Commercial Real Estate forecast event last month. Sam Zell the real estate mogul and billionaire was the keynote speaker. I learned two things and thought I would pass them on to you. 1. Sam noted that rents rise
‘m still not sure about this. It is easy to type and rant but who really cares to read it. I already write my monthly letter and many read and enjoy that. I live on the phone and by email. I even use instant messaging with my co workers and