Maximizing Your Workday to Maximize Your Wallet
“Time is money” sums up the concept of opportunity cost – because time is money. It means time is a valuable resource (because our time in…
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How Permit Delays Continue to Impact Our Neighborhoods
I was recently handling a retail listing in the Sunset District in San Francisco that had been vacant for over a year before I took…
Game Changer: How Retailers Can Compete with Amazon Drone Delivery Service
Amazon continues to take center stage in retail thanks to a variety of things they’ve done right– great customer service, competitive pricing, unbeatable product mix, reliable…
Will Artificial Intelligence Soon Replace Salespeople?
In recent years, particularly in the past few weeks, there have been some impactful statements released involving humans being replaced by robots. Elon Musk, the…
Why San Francisco’s Affordable Housing Leads to a Dead End
For years, San Francisco has been tackling a major housing crisis. At an average of over $4,500/month for a two-bedroom apartment, San Francisco has become…
Why is Bay Area Retail Struggling?
The counties of San Mateo and Marin reported rates of 2.7 percent and 2.9 percent. San Francisco reported unemployment of 3 percent, while Santa Clara…
Can Sales Be Taught?
The Strengths and Weakness of a Great Salesman I was recently involved in a very complicated real estate deal that involved four top real estate…
Our History on Domestic Spending and Its Impact on Commercial Real Estate
In 1981, President Reagan took office on a program of heavy domestic spending and fixing international trade disparities that were threatening American jobs. The economic…
What Higher Interest Rates in 2017 Could Mean for Real Estate
With a new administration entering office and discussion of corporate tax cuts, regulation cuts, and domestic job growth continue to be top of mind, we…
The Importance of Trust and How to Earn It
The moment that a stranger sees you, his or her brain makes millions of assumptions about who you are at the speed of light. Are…