Industry Insight
These posts include my insight on the meaning and significance of recent events and changes in how we live, work, learn and shop. You can read by topic or key word, as shown at right.
Real Estate Industry Leader Expects 40% Drop in Office Values
Barry Sternlicht, founder of Starwood, is one of the smartest people in real estate. He's made a fortune forecasting the market. He made his start...
The “Congress of Too Urbanism”?
Recently I worte about how this billionaires' land investment, located more than an hour from the nearest job center, violates the spirit of place. Today...
In Central Vancouver, Housing Overtakes Jobs
I'm just spent several days there, where everywhere we went there were people walking, even at 11 on a Sunday night. When Americans see the...
There’s Something Inherently Wrong About Turning the Sacramento Delta into Brooklyn
I took the photo at left in November 2024 while traveling on Amtrak near Suisun City, downriver from Rio Vista. The rendering at right shows...
Governor Newsome Yanks Chain on $1.7 Million San Francisco Restroom
Now another story on a city's inability to provide for basic human needs: State government is canceling a $1.7 million for a 150-square-foot restroom serving...
“She said the move to work from home will not be permanent.”
It's fun to look back, and that's a quote from a Bloomberg Business article written on July 20, 2020 about the bankruptcy of the Neiman...