Palo Alto
Pacific Urban Doubles Down on Coastal San Diego with $90.3MM Bet on 142-Unit Bird Rock Property
Palo Alto-based investor lands 142-unit oceanfront community at 5060 La Jolla Blvd., pushing its San Diego footprint past 2,900 units as new luxury...
Bed Bath & Boomerang
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) In August 2025, Marcus Lemonis, the executive chairman of Beyond, Inc.—which is to...
3D Printed Houses and Other Fairy Tales
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The prophecy was always that technology would save us. And here we are in 2026,...
Hudson Pacific Properties Slashes Q4 Outlook After Major Asset Sale
Hudson Pacific Properties lowered its fourth-quarter earnings forecast as the real estate investment trust grapples with falling occupancy and the offloading of a...
McNellis to Accountants: Gimme Shelter
(Editor’s note: this essay is taken from John’s forthcoming 3rd edition of Making it in Real Estate which, with only a bit of...
Bang & Olufsen Plants Flagship in West Hollywood as Part of Entertainment Industry Push
Danish audio brand opens 4,000-square-foot store on design district’s retail corridor, betting on entertainment sector wealth Bang & Olufsen is making a major...
Ford Expands Electric Vehicle Development with New 250,000 SQFT Long Beach Campus
Ford Motor Company has established a significant new footprint in Southern California with the opening of its Electric Vehicle Development Center in Long...
Tesla Renews 84,000 SQFT Industrial Lease in Santa Monica
Tesla has renewed its roughly 84,000-square-foot lease at 1100 Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, extending its commitment to this strategic commercial location. The...
Hudson Pacific Properties Reports $80.3MM Net Loss in Q1 2025 Amid Office Market Headwinds
Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) reported a significant net loss of $80.3 million for the first quarter of 2025, a 50.5 percent increase...
Economic Commentary: Softening Labor Market Could Lead to Interest Rate Cuts Earlier Than Expected
By John Beuerlein, Chief Economist at the Pohlad Companies At the midpoint of the year, the economy has clearly slowed from the faster pace...
McNellis: Resuscitation Hardware
By John McNellis I shorted a stock once. As a Kmart landlord 20 years ago, I saw firsthand how badly that discounter was...
Retailers Implement Price Cuts to Address Changes in Consumer Spending Patterns
By John Beuerlein, Chief Economist at the Pohlad Companies Economic data was generally more subdued during May, indicating a slow start to the...
